- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MICity: largeZIP 48221Founded 1878
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1878
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.udmercy.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
MichiganReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of Detroit Mercy
University of Detroit Mercy is a private nonprofit university in Detroit, Michigan, with 2,438 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $13,469 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention84%
4-year graduation60%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans25%
$13,469net price / year
75%admission rate
1134average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$74,106median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,103median debt
#291 of 1,704 for earnings#388 of 1,739 for lowest net price#288 of 1,738 for graduation rate#716 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $42,754tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $33,604
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,604
- Average net price
- $13,469national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,761
$30,001–48,000$10,312
$48,001–75,000$10,990
$75,001–110,000$15,654
$110,001+$21,810
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1134
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 520–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–630
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,253
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,106middle 50%: $47,414–$104,831
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,103
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$104,831
Median, University of Detroit Mercy$74,106
Lower quarter$47,414
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,438
- Part-time
- 7.5%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 23.8
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,733 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,925
- Endowment, end of year
- $108,570,110
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic8.7%
Black11%
Asian7.3%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident7.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown4.3%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering45%
Biological & biomedical sciences18%
Health professions15%
Business & management5.4%
Architecture3.4%
Computer & information sciences2.3%
Psychology1.9%
Social sciences1.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 169716. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1320232.