Student Age Distribution at Michigan Colleges

A total of 401,340 students are enrolled in Michigan colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

In Michigan colleges and universites, 29,093 students are 18 years old or younger(7.25%), 105,386 students are 18 or 19 years old (26.26%), 95,770 students are between 20 and 22 years old (23.86%), 66,309 students are between 22 and 24 years old (16.52%), and 45,290 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.28%).

36,300 students are between 30 and 39 years old (9.04%), 15,249 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.80%), 7,869 students are 50 years old or older (1.96%).

Student Population by Age for Michigan Colleges

In Michigan 4-year colleges and universites, 12,449 students are 18 years old or younger(4.23%), 80,155 students are 18 or 19 years old (27.25%), 78,809 students are between 20 and 22 years old (26.79%), 51,963 students are between 22 and 24 years old (17.67%), 33,403 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.36%), 22,947 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.80%), 9,598 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.26%), 4,775 students are 50 years old or older (1.62%)

In Michigan community colleges, there are 41,565 students are younger than 20 years old (39.15%), 30,875 students are between 20 and 24 years old (29.08%), 11,745 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.06%), and 21,958 students are 30 years old or older (20.68%).

In Michigan trade schools, there are 310 students are younger than 20 years old (30.01%), 432 students are between 20 and 24 years old (41.82%), 142 students are between 25 and 29 years old (13.75%), and 140 students are 30 years old or older (13.55%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Age for Michigan Colleges
Total Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
All Levels401,340 29,093
(7.25%)
105,386
(26.26%)
95,770
(23.86%)
66,309
(16.52%)
45,290
(11.28%)
36,300
(9.04%)
15,249
(3.80%)
7,869
(1.96%)
4-Year Colleges294,134 12,449
(4.23%)
80,155
(27.25%)
78,809
(26.79%)
51,963
(17.67%)
33,403
(11.36%)
22,947
(7.80%)
9,598
(3.26%)
4,775
(1.62%)
Community Colleges106,173 16,637
(15.67%)
24,928
(23.48%)
16,696
(15.73%)
14,179
(13.35%)
11,745
(11.06%)
13,244
(12.47%)
5,630
(5.30%)
3,084
(2.90%)
Trade Schools1,033 7
(0.68%)
303
(29.33%)
265
(25.65%)
167
(16.17%)
142
(13.75%)
109
(10.55%)
21
(2.03%)
10
(0.97%)

Student Population Comparison By Age for All Michigan Colleges

The following table compares student population by age between Michigan colleges. A total of 401,340 students have enrolled in Michigan colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Age between Michigan Colleges
SchoolTotal Enrollment Under 1818-1920-2122-24 25-2930-4040-5050 and Over
Adrian CollegePrivate, 4-year1,76584
(4.76%)
711
(40.28%)
631
(35.75%)
262
(14.84%)
36
(2.04%)
24
(1.36%)
15
(0.85%)
1
(0.06%)
Albion CollegePrivate, 4-year1,30838
(2.91%)
583
(44.57%)
567
(43.35%)
110
(8.41%)
4
(0.31%)
6
(0.46%)
--
Alpena Community CollegePublic, 4-year1,581743
(47.00%)
402
(25.43%)
132
(8.35%)
85
(5.38%)
79
(5.00%)
90
(5.69%)
33
(2.09%)
17
(1.08%)
Andrews UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,940111
(3.78%)
451
(15.34%)
443
(15.07%)
391
(13.30%)
283
(9.63%)
447
(15.20%)
471
(16.02%)
343
(11.67%)
Baker CollegePrivate, 4-year3,955461
(11.66%)
510
(12.90%)
431
(10.90%)
601
(15.20%)
624
(15.78%)
784
(19.82%)
386
(9.76%)
158
(3.99%)
Michigan School of PsychologyPrivate, 4-year190- - 4
(2.11%)
45
(23.68%)
67
(35.26%)
50
(26.32%)
16
(8.42%)
8
(4.21%)
Central Michigan UniversityPublic, 4-year14,48838
(0.26%)
3,324
(22.94%)
3,546
(24.48%)
3,223
(22.25%)
1,866
(12.88%)
1,434
(9.90%)
751
(5.18%)
306
(2.11%)
Mott Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,7181,209
(18.00%)
1,428
(21.26%)
866
(12.89%)
800
(11.91%)
740
(11.02%)
970
(14.44%)
457
(6.80%)
248
(3.69%)
Empire Beauty School-MichiganPrivate, Less than 2-year2592
(0.77%)
63
(24.32%)
59
(22.78%)
53
(20.46%)
41
(15.83%)
33
(12.74%)
7
(2.70%)
1
(0.39%)
Cleary UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,00416
(1.59%)
116
(11.55%)
149
(14.84%)
176
(17.53%)
111
(11.06%)
168
(16.73%)
144
(14.34%)
124
(12.35%)
College for Creative StudiesPrivate, 4-year1,433135
(9.42%)
426
(29.73%)
460
(32.10%)
236
(16.47%)
108
(7.54%)
50
(3.49%)
11
(0.77%)
7
(0.49%)
David Pressley School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year2251
(0.44%)
53
(23.56%)
46
(20.44%)
34
(15.11%)
38
(16.89%)
36
(16.00%)
7
(3.11%)
6
(2.67%)
Delta CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,3971,637
(19.50%)
1,767
(21.04%)
1,061
(12.64%)
985
(11.73%)
921
(10.97%)
1,257
(14.97%)
553
(6.59%)
216
(2.57%)
Universal Technical Institute-CantonPrivate, 2-4 year1,4173
(0.21%)
355
(25.05%)
274
(19.34%)
255
(18.00%)
270
(19.05%)
197
(13.90%)
50
(3.53%)
13
(0.92%)
Eastern Michigan UniversityPublic, 4-year12,631425
(3.36%)
2,797
(22.14%)
3,092
(24.48%)
2,605
(20.62%)
1,605
(12.71%)
1,199
(9.49%)
578
(4.58%)
328
(2.60%)
Ferris State UniversityPublic, 4-year9,959713
(7.16%)
2,620
(26.31%)
2,618
(26.29%)
2,089
(20.98%)
834
(8.37%)
621
(6.24%)
331
(3.32%)
133
(1.34%)
Kettering UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,46617
(1.16%)
452
(30.83%)
508
(34.65%)
249
(16.98%)
112
(7.64%)
88
(6.00%)
28
(1.91%)
12
(0.82%)
Gogebic Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year882253
(28.68%)
292
(33.11%)
92
(10.43%)
62
(7.03%)
46
(5.22%)
80
(9.07%)
48
(5.44%)
9
(1.02%)
Grand Rapids Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year12,4681,544
(12.38%)
3,185
(25.55%)
2,170
(17.40%)
1,813
(14.54%)
1,456
(11.68%)
1,500
(12.03%)
576
(4.62%)
224
(1.80%)
Grand Valley State UniversityPublic, 4-year22,011560
(2.54%)
7,470
(33.94%)
6,772
(30.77%)
3,919
(17.80%)
1,540
(7.00%)
1,057
(4.80%)
497
(2.26%)
193
(0.88%)
Henry Ford CollegePublic, 4-year11,4102,149
(18.83%)
2,914
(25.54%)
2,149
(18.83%)
1,550
(13.58%)
1,025
(8.98%)
935
(8.19%)
454
(3.98%)
228
(2.00%)
Hillsdale CollegePrivate, 4-year1,79277
(4.30%)
645
(35.99%)
745
(41.57%)
196
(10.94%)
76
(4.24%)
42
(2.34%)
6
(0.33%)
1
(0.06%)
Kellogg Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,036934
(23.14%)
793
(19.65%)
454
(11.25%)
410
(10.16%)
424
(10.51%)
627
(15.54%)
260
(6.44%)
134
(3.32%)
Kirtland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,905435
(22.83%)
299
(15.70%)
173
(9.08%)
170
(8.92%)
194
(10.18%)
287
(15.07%)
184
(9.66%)
163
(8.56%)
Lake Michigan CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,937562
(19.14%)
911
(31.02%)
402
(13.69%)
322
(10.96%)
254
(8.65%)
294
(10.01%)
124
(4.22%)
57
(1.94%)
Lake Superior State UniversityPublic, 4-year1,567190
(12.13%)
395
(25.21%)
454
(28.97%)
283
(18.06%)
107
(6.83%)
67
(4.28%)
42
(2.68%)
29
(1.85%)
Lansing Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,8211,199
(12.21%)
2,563
(26.10%)
1,845
(18.79%)
1,476
(15.03%)
1,029
(10.48%)
1,021
(10.40%)
443
(4.51%)
245
(2.49%)
Macomb Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year16,3002,082
(12.77%)
3,714
(22.79%)
2,857
(17.53%)
2,467
(15.13%)
1,871
(11.48%)
1,981
(12.15%)
827
(5.07%)
501
(3.07%)
Madonna UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,124184
(8.66%)
439
(20.67%)
490
(23.07%)
432
(20.34%)
262
(12.34%)
184
(8.66%)
76
(3.58%)
54
(2.54%)
Rochester Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,193332
(27.83%)
232
(19.45%)
244
(20.45%)
158
(13.24%)
60
(5.03%)
80
(6.71%)
46
(3.86%)
29
(2.43%)
University of Michigan-Ann ArborPublic, 4-year52,855967
(1.83%)
14,789
(27.98%)
16,163
(30.58%)
9,499
(17.97%)
7,223
(13.67%)
3,448
(6.52%)
611
(1.16%)
155
(0.29%)
Michigan State UniversityPublic, 4-year52,0891,034
(1.99%)
17,864
(34.30%)
17,684
(33.95%)
7,193
(13.81%)
4,780
(9.18%)
2,532
(4.86%)
758
(1.46%)
244
(0.47%)
University of Michigan-DearbornPublic, 4-year8,104367
(4.53%)
1,982
(24.46%)
2,005
(24.74%)
1,583
(19.53%)
1,108
(13.67%)
725
(8.95%)
236
(2.91%)
98
(1.21%)
University of Michigan-FlintPublic, 4-year6,529537
(8.22%)
955
(14.63%)
984
(15.07%)
1,127
(17.26%)
1,019
(15.61%)
1,071
(16.40%)
578
(8.85%)
258
(3.95%)
Mid Michigan CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,6921,349
(36.54%)
762
(20.64%)
452
(12.24%)
363
(9.83%)
291
(7.88%)
312
(8.45%)
118
(3.20%)
45
(1.22%)
Monroe County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,210699
(31.63%)
507
(22.94%)
284
(12.85%)
233
(10.54%)
147
(6.65%)
204
(9.23%)
82
(3.71%)
54
(2.44%)
Muskegon Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,617671
(18.55%)
1,109
(30.66%)
504
(13.93%)
392
(10.84%)
298
(8.24%)
400
(11.06%)
163
(4.51%)
80
(2.21%)
Northern Michigan UniversityPublic, 4-year7,409231
(3.12%)
2,548
(34.39%)
2,085
(28.14%)
1,087
(14.67%)
468
(6.32%)
403
(5.44%)
279
(3.77%)
308
(4.16%)
Northwestern Michigan CollegePublic, 4-year3,253486
(14.94%)
868
(26.68%)
549
(16.88%)
418
(12.85%)
345
(10.61%)
358
(11.01%)
160
(4.92%)
69
(2.12%)
Oakland Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year15,2871,100
(7.20%)
3,301
(21.59%)
2,709
(17.72%)
2,480
(16.22%)
2,062
(13.49%)
2,185
(14.29%)
889
(5.82%)
543
(3.55%)
Oakland UniversityPublic, 4-year15,768314
(1.99%)
3,879
(24.60%)
3,891
(24.68%)
3,537
(22.43%)
2,125
(13.48%)
1,287
(8.16%)
486
(3.08%)
249
(1.58%)
The University of OlivetPrivate, 4-year97914
(1.43%)
211
(21.55%)
393
(40.14%)
252
(25.74%)
34
(3.47%)
32
(3.27%)
27
(2.76%)
16
(1.63%)
Schoolcraft Community College DistrictPublic, 4-year8,587758
(8.83%)
2,172
(25.29%)
1,467
(17.08%)
1,291
(15.03%)
1,042
(12.13%)
1,122
(13.07%)
466
(5.43%)
269
(3.13%)
Siena Heights UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,781140
(7.86%)
521
(29.25%)
409
(22.96%)
196
(11.01%)
90
(5.05%)
208
(11.68%)
146
(8.20%)
71
(3.99%)
St Clair County Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,317950
(28.64%)
878
(26.47%)
431
(12.99%)
290
(8.74%)
253
(7.63%)
301
(9.07%)
148
(4.46%)
66
(1.99%)
Southwestern Michigan CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,000505
(25.25%)
674
(33.70%)
255
(12.75%)
140
(7.00%)
140
(7.00%)
172
(8.60%)
81
(4.05%)
33
(1.65%)
Spring Arbor UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,44177
(3.15%)
304
(12.45%)
363
(14.87%)
276
(11.31%)
310
(12.70%)
521
(21.34%)
383
(15.69%)
207
(8.48%)
Washtenaw Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,1331,505
(13.52%)
2,381
(21.39%)
1,858
(16.69%)
1,513
(13.59%)
1,344
(12.07%)
1,451
(13.03%)
627
(5.63%)
453
(4.07%)
Wayne State UniversityPublic, 4-year23,803666
(2.80%)
5,262
(22.11%)
4,894
(20.56%)
5,198
(21.84%)
3,929
(16.51%)
2,464
(10.35%)
862
(3.62%)
524
(2.20%)
Paul Mitchell the School-Grand RapidsPrivate, Less than 2-year862
(2.33%)
27
(31.40%)
35
(40.70%)
9
(10.47%)
8
(9.30%)
4
(4.65%)
1
(1.16%)
-
Western Michigan UniversityPublic, 4-year16,744585
(3.49%)
4,298
(25.67%)
4,408
(26.33%)
3,435
(20.51%)
1,716
(10.25%)
1,291
(7.71%)
687
(4.10%)
324
(1.94%)
Paul Mitchell the School-Great LakesPrivate, Less than 2-year751
(1.33%)
27
(36.00%)
24
(32.00%)
12
(16.00%)
3
(4.00%)
5
(6.67%)
1
(1.33%)
1
(1.33%)
Paul Mitchell the School-MichiganPrivate, Less than 2-year1361
(0.74%)
49
(36.03%)
39
(28.68%)
19
(13.97%)
16
(11.76%)
8
(5.88%)
3
(2.21%)
1
(0.74%)
The Salon Professional Academy-Battle CreekPrivate, Less than 2-year49- 11
(22.45%)
13
(26.53%)
4
(8.16%)
7
(14.29%)
8
(16.33%)
1
(2.04%)
1
(2.04%)
French Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year51- 9
(17.65%)
11
(21.57%)
13
(25.49%)
15
(29.41%)
3
(5.88%)
--
School of Missionary Aviation TechnologyPrivate, 2-4 year36- 9
(25.00%)
9
(25.00%)
8
(22.22%)
5
(13.89%)
5
(13.89%)
--
Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington HillsPrivate, Less than 2-year99- 43
(43.43%)
28
(28.28%)
12
(12.12%)
8
(8.08%)
7
(7.07%)
1
(1.01%)
-
Chamberlain University-MichiganPrivate, 4-year629- 15
(2.38%)
79
(12.56%)
189
(30.05%)
173
(27.50%)
131
(20.83%)
30
(4.77%)
12
(1.91%)
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicinePrivate, 4-year346- - -72
(20.81%)
242
(69.94%)
28
(8.09%)
4
(1.16%)
-
Motion Picture InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year53- 21
(39.62%)
10
(18.87%)
11
(20.75%)
6
(11.32%)
5
(9.43%)
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