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University of Detroit Mercy

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
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%
From State 89%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering 34%
Health Sciences 19%
Life & Natural Sciences 18%
Business & Economics 10%
Humanities & Social Sciences 9%
Arts 6%
Computer Science 2%
Physical Sciences & 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 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (19%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
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 #113
Life & Natural Sciences 173 #142
Engineering, Computing & Math 3 #233

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy 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 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
University of Detroit Mercy 811 45% / 55% 36% $88,910 96%
Architectural Engineering 2 50% / 50% 0% $88,556 93
Civil Engineering 4 75% / 25% 25% $88,569 93
Electrical Engineering 3 100% / 0% 33% $96,077 96
General Engineering 248 73% / 27% 100% $110,700 99
Mechanical Engineering 12 83% / 17% 0% $102,589 98 100%
Robotics Engineering 7 43% / 57% 0% $92,003 94
Computer Science 3 100% / 0% 0% $97,960 96
Cybersecurity 14 93% / 7% 7% $92,870 95
Chemistry 13 46% / 54% 54% $67,527 74
Mathematics 2 50% / 50% 100% $77,715 85
Biochemistry 10 40% / 60% 0% $72,646 81
Biology 133 25% / 75% 10% $103,618 98 98%
Dental Hygiene 17 0% / 100% 12% $46,980 23 96%
Nursing 139 13% / 87% 1% $77,162 85 97%
Accounting 7 43% / 57% 0% $79,682 87
Applied Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $78,362 86
Business Administration 57 42% / 58% 4% $79,344 87 86%
Economics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $78,296 86
Health Administration 17 12% / 88% 0% $61,664 63 91%
Health Information/Medical Records Administration $61,845 63
Addiction Counseling 4 25% / 75% 0% $53,364 42
Child Psychology 4 0% / 100% 0% $51,374 36
Communication 7 43% / 57% 0% $53,264 42
Criminal Justice 12 42% / 58% 0% $55,300 48
English 2 +1 0% / 100% 50% $48,202 27
History 4 100% / 0% 0% $50,865 34
Industrial and Organizational Psychology $51,555 37
Philosophy 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $52,328 39
Political Science 8 38% / 62% 12% $63,509 67
Psychology 13 +1 38% / 62% 8% $50,857 34
Social Work 16 0% / 100% 6% $49,524 31 100%
General Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $52,209 38
Architecture 42 60% / 40% 21% $68,334 75
Theater 3 67% / 33% 0% $37,865 7