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University of Detroit Mercy

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Detroit, MI
Population 3,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,289
Men / Women 36% / 64%
White 47%
Black 12%
International 8%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering 34%
Health Sciences 19%
Life & Natural Sciences 19%
Business & Economics 10%
Humanities & Social Sciences 9%
Arts 6%
Computer Science & Math 2%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,946
Est. Cost of Attendance $42,211
10-Year ROI $254,000
ROI Percentile 93th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (19th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #314
Life & Natural Sciences $3M #343
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #509
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 213 #114
Life & Natural Sciences 173 #143
Engineering, Computing & Math 3 #233

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 1070 – 1220
SAT Math Range 510 – 630
SAT RW Range 520 – 630
ACT Range 22 – 28

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
University of Detroit Mercy 811 45% / 55% 36% $100,079
Architectural Engineering 2 50% / 50% 0%
Civil Engineering 4 75% / 25% 25%
Electrical Engineering 3 100% / 0% 33%
General Engineering 248 73% / 27% 100%
Mechanical Engineering 12 83% / 17% 0%
Robotics Engineering 7 43% / 57% 0%
Computer Science 3 100% / 0% 0%
Cybersecurity 14 93% / 7% 7%
Mathematics 2 50% / 50% 100%
Biochemistry 10 40% / 60% 0%
Biology 133 25% / 75% 10%
Chemistry 13 46% / 54% 54%
Dental Hygiene 17 0% / 100% 12% $49,979
Nursing 139 13% / 87% 1% $108,053
Accounting 7 43% / 57% 0%
Applied Economics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Business Administration 57 42% / 58% 4% $101,351
Economics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Health Administration 17 12% / 88% 0% $80,723
Health Information/Medical Records Administration
Addiction Counseling 4 25% / 75% 0%
Child Psychology 4 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 7 43% / 57% 0%
Criminal Justice 12 42% / 58% 0%
English 2 +1 0% / 100% 50%
History 4 100% / 0% 0%
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Philosophy 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Political Science 8 38% / 62% 12%
Psychology 13 +1 38% / 62% 8%
Social Work 16 0% / 100% 6%
General Education 5 20% / 80% 0%
Architecture 42 60% / 40% 21%
Theater 3 67% / 33% 0%