Eastern Michigan University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Ypsilanti, MI
Population
1,300,000
Website
http://www.emich.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
10,751
Men / Women
41% / 59%
White
59%
Black
18%
Hispanic
9%
Mixed
5%
International
5%
Asian
4%
Native American
0%
From State
88%
From Region
7%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
19%
Health Sciences
18%
Education
9%
Computer Science
7%
Arts
6%
Life & Natural Sciences
5%
Professional
4%
Engineering
2%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$16,240
Est. Cost of Attendance
$21,008
10-Year ROI
$156,000
ROI Percentile
58th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
69%
4-Year Graduation Rate
24%
6-Year Graduation Rate
46%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours
2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation
231 (21%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
68%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $0M | #446 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $1M | #462 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $0M | #504 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 2 | #242 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 26 | #332 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 1 | #561 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
73%
SAT Range
960
–
1130
SAT Math Range
440
–
570
SAT RW Range
480
–
600
ACT Range
18
–
27
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts and Sciences | 173 | 75% / 25% | 3% | $73,743 | 96% | ||
| Computer Science | 67 +2 | 81% / 19% | 4% | $73,322 | 87 | 95% | |
| Cybersecurity | 55 — | 89% / 11% | 2% | $81,228 | 92 | 100% | |
| Information Technology | 6 — | 83% / 17% | 0% | $101,172 | 98 | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 13 +1 | 62% / 38% | 8% | $60,017 | 72 | 100% | |
| Geosciences | 9 — | 56% / 44% | 0% | $57,343 | 67 | — | |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | — — | — | — | $57,538 | 68 | — | |
| Mathematics | 9 +1 | 56% / 44% | 0% | $73,723 | 87 | 86% | |
| Physics | 7 — | 57% / 43% | 0% | $71,795 | 86 | — | |
| Women's Studies | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $50,577 | 52 | 91% | |
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $42,656 | 29 | 97% | |
| Musical Theatre | — — | — | — | $40,041 | 22 | — | |
| Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $37,917 | 17 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Business | 538 | 50% / 50% | 3% | $62,900 | 94% | ||
| Statistics | 3 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $77,224 | 90 | — | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $52,579 | 57 | 99% | |
| Accounting | 51 — | 53% / 47% | 6% | $67,858 | 82 | 91% | |
| Accounting and Related Services | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $67,858 | 82 | 91% | |
| Actuarial Science | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $77,506 | 90 | — | |
| Business Economics | 4 +4 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $85,171 | 94 | 95% | |
| Business Management and Administration | 57 +4 | 49% / 51% | 0% | $70,345 | 85 | 95% | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 100% | $74,196 | 88 | — | |
| Entrepreneurship | 12 — | 58% / 42% | 8% | $57,487 | 68 | 95% | |
| Finance | 45 +1 | 71% / 29% | 0% | $77,007 | 90 | 98% | |
| General Business | 28 +1 | 46% / 54% | 4% | $60,335 | 73 | 90% | |
| Hospitality Management | 7 — | 29% / 71% | 14% | $50,411 | 52 | 94% | |
| International Business | 9 — | 44% / 56% | 11% | $64,934 | 79 | 100% | |
| Logistics | 39 +1 | 79% / 21% | 0% | $70,345 | 85 | 95% | |
| Management Information Systems and Statistics | 20 — | 75% / 25% | 15% | $88,084 | 95 | 91% | |
| Marketing | 76 — | 43% / 57% | 3% | $57,811 | 68 | 98% | |
| Sports Management | 34 — | 76% / 24% | 0% | $52,579 | 57 | 99% | |
| Taxation | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $71,608 | 86 | — | |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 10 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $58,992 | 70 | 86% | |
| Public Administration | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $55,402 | 64 | — | |
| Social Work | 103 — | 17% / 83% | 1% | $49,925 | 51 | 91% | |
| Fashion Merchandising | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $47,884 | 45 | 86% | |
| Construction Management | 19 — | 79% / 21% | 0% | $71,247 | 85 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education | 647 | 34% / 66% | 1% | $49,048 | 93% | ||
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 35 — | 74% / 26% | 0% | $52,336 | 57 | 100% | |
| Environmental Studies | 26 — | 42% / 58% | 0% | $53,229 | 59 | 97% | |
| Economics | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 25% | $85,171 | 94 | 95% | |
| Anthropology | 10 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $45,416 | 38 | — | |
| Children's and Adolescent Literature | 2 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,515 | 35 | — | |
| Creative Writing | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $41,746 | 27 | 100% | |
| Criminology | 54 +2 | 22% / 78% | 0% | $55,482 | 64 | 94% | |
| English | 13 +1 | 15% / 85% | 0% | $48,087 | 45 | 96% | |
| French | 2 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $49,917 | 51 | — | |
| Geographic Information Science | — — | — | — | $53,896 | 60 | — | |
| Geography | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $52,386 | 57 | 90% | |
| German | — — | — | — | $49,885 | 51 | — | |
| History | 18 +2 | 61% / 39% | 0% | $44,105 | 34 | 93% | |
| International Affairs | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $53,103 | 59 | — | |
| Japanese | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $49,760 | 50 | — | |
| Journalism | 14 +1 | 21% / 79% | 0% | $48,222 | 46 | 85% | |
| Linguistics | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $49,700 | 50 | — | |
| Philosophy | 2 +3 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $56,170 | 65 | 100% | |
| Political Science | 30 +1 | 67% / 33% | 0% | $51,826 | 56 | 92% | |
| Professional/Technical Writing | — — | — | — | $43,767 | 33 | — | |
| Public Relations | 3 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $54,771 | 62 | 90% | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $47,217 | 43 | — | |
| Sociology | 10 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $46,350 | 40 | 89% | |
| Spanish | 1 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $49,760 | 50 | — | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 59 +4 | 29% / 71% | 3% | $51,724 | 55 | 93% | |
| Writing | — — | — | — | $43,298 | 31 | — | |
| Biology Teacher Education | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Early Childhood Education | 41 — | 5% / 95% | 0% | $46,454 | 41 | 91% | |
| Education | 1 +52 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $48,998 | 48 | — | |
| Education of Orthopedically Disabled | — — | — | — | $50,411 | 52 | — | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | 11 — | 9% / 91% | 0% | $51,197 | 54 | 97% | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $51,197 | 54 | 97% | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities | 11 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $51,197 | 54 | 97% | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $51,197 | 54 | 97% | |
| Elementary Education | 22 — | 5% / 95% | 0% | $46,454 | 41 | 91% | |
| English Education | 40 — | 18% / 82% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| French Language Teacher Education | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 18 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | — — | — | — | $48,334 | 46 | — | |
| Physics Teacher Education | — — | — | — | $47,879 | 45 | — | |
| Reading Teacher Education | 10 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 37 — | 49% / 51% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Teacher Education | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 1 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,865 | 45 | — | |
| Art Education | 12 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Art History | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $40,678 | 24 | 88% | |
| Art/Art Studies | 32 — | 28% / 72% | 3% | $40,678 | 24 | 88% | |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $40,155 | 22 | — | |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 9 — | 89% / 11% | 0% | $56,333 | 65 | — | |
| Dance | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $37,226 | 15 | — | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 27 +3 | 78% / 22% | 4% | $47,900 | 45 | — | |
| Interior Design | 13 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $52,336 | 57 | 100% | |
| Music | 4 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $41,510 | 26 | — | |
| Music Education | 12 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $47,156 | 43 | 91% | |
| Music Performance | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $41,564 | 26 | — | |
| Theater | 9 — | 56% / 44% | 0% | $37,917 | 17 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering and Technology | 322 | 54% / 46% | 4% | $67,408 | 94% | ||
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 24 +1 | 88% / 12% | 12% | $91,234 | 96 | — | |
| Engineering Physics | — — | — | — | $89,034 | 96 | — | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 34 — | 74% / 26% | 9% | $86,178 | 95 | — | |
| Computer Engineering Technology/Technician | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $67,611 | 82 | 100% | |
| Data Science | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $71,949 | 86 | — | |
| Engineering Management | 33 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $62,437 | 76 | 98% | |
| African-American Studies | 3 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $50,577 | 52 | 91% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 137 +1 | 32% / 68% | 2% | $52,732 | 58 | 93% | |
| Early Childhood and Family Studies | 10 — | 10% / 90% | 0% | $41,327 | 26 | 100% | |
| Communications Technology/Technician | 7 — | 86% / 14% | 0% | $56,196 | 65 | 100% | |
| Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | 10 — | 70% / 30% | 0% | $89,815 | 96 | 89% | |
| Aviation Management | 25 — | 72% / 28% | 8% | $89,815 | 96 | 89% | |
| CAD/CADD Drafting Design Technology | — — | — | — | $74,464 | 88 | — | |
| Electrical Engineering Technology | 8 — | 75% / 25% | 12% | $82,583 | 93 | — | |
| Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | 18 — | 78% / 22% | 0% | $81,595 | 92 | — | |
| Industrial Technology | — — | — | — | $78,697 | 91 | — | |
| Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician | 7 — | 100% / 0% | 14% | $92,393 | 97 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Health and Human Services | 703 | 18% / 82% | 1% | $66,001 | 95% | ||
| Biochemistry | 14 — | 36% / 64% | 7% | $57,862 | 68 | 100% | |
| Biology | 70 — | 33% / 67% | 3% | $60,455 | 73 | 90% | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $60,588 | 73 | 89% | |
| Neuroscience | 15 — | 13% / 87% | 7% | $56,522 | 66 | — | |
| Athletic Training | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 33% | $56,170 | 65 | — | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 25 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $60,398 | 73 | 94% | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 13 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | $70,372 | 85 | 100% | |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 23 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | $58,521 | 70 | 95% | |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 12 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $47,774 | 45 | 95% | |
| Nursing | 305 — | 16% / 84% | 1% | $81,223 | 92 | 96% | |
| Occupational Therapy | 10 — | 10% / 90% | 0% | $47,774 | 45 | 95% | |
| Orthotist/Prosthetist | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,774 | 45 | 95% | |
| Public Health | 15 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $57,087 | 67 | 100% | |
| Speech-Language Pathology | — — | — | — | $57,286 | 67 | — | |
| Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy | 20 — | 5% / 95% | 0% | $47,774 | 45 | 95% | |
| Health Administration | 36 — | 11% / 89% | 0% | $57,368 | 67 | 95% | |
| Psychology | 139 +6 | 16% / 84% | 1% | $48,294 | 46 | 93% |