EMU Peer Institutions

EMU maintains a variety of peer groups for benchmarking purposes. The goals of any given benchmarking exercise should drive the selection of the appropriate peer group. The peer group listed below (updated in 2019) is used in most cases when researchers wish to compare EMU with other institutions similar in terms of size, program mix, and finances (operating budget and endowment).

Institution, City, State, IPEDS Unit ID

Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO (177418)

Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, TN (220215)

Friends University, Wichita, KS (155089)

Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA (212656)

Grace College and Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN (150677)

Heritage University, Toppenish, WA (235422)

Huntington University, Huntington, IN (150941)

Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, TX (226383)

Malone University, Canton, OH (203775)

Manchester University, North Manchester, IN (151777)

Mary Baldwin University, Staunton, VA (232672)

Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, OH (204194)

Muskingum University, New Concord, OH (204264)

Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, OH (204617)

Roberts Wesleyan College, Chili, NY (194958)

Saint Martin's University, Lacey, WA (236452)

Trinity Washington University, Washington, DC (131876)

Waynesburg University, Waynesburg, PA (216694)

Wheeling University, Wheeling, WV (238078)