University of Detroit Mercy

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 3,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (19%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,344
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 89%
From Region 3%
Athletes 329 (14.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 59%
Black 11%
Hispanic 9%
Asian 7%
International 6%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Detroit Mercy 617 34% 61% 7% 9% 5% 7% $86,756 84 +1.14 88 97%
Architectural Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,217 30 -0.44 89 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 7 — 86% 71% 14% 14% 0% 0% $89,109 30 -0.46 89 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 7 — 100% 43% 0% 14% 14% 14% $106,865 30 -0.48 97 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 17 — 88% 65% 0% 12% 6% 6% $104,169 78 +0.62 96 100% — — — —
Robotics & Mechatronic Systems Engineering 4 — 100% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $99,431 58 +0.03 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 10 — 100% 30% 10% 20% 0% 20% $99,334 23 -0.75 94 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 15 — 73% 53% 13% 27% 0% 7% $94,366 48 +0.04 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 11 — 36% 64% 0% 9% 0% 18% $76,289 77 +0.45 79 — — — — —
Mathematics — — — — — — — — $75,309 45 -0.38 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 12 — 17% 33% 8% 8% 17% 8% $76,250 69 +0.42 79 — — — — —
Biology 191 — 25% 63% 15% 7% 3% 5% $102,114 100 +4.14 95 97% — — — —
Dental Hygiene 20 — 0% 55% 5% 0% 30% 0% $64,566 25 -0.71 60 98% — — — —
Nursing 131 — 18% 68% 6% 7% 4% 2% $82,153 9 -1.00 84 96% — — — —
Accounting 10 — 80% 70% 10% 10% 10% 0% $89,465 61 +0.16 89 — — — — —
Applied Economics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,137 35 -0.48 87 — — — — —
Business Administration 49 — 59% 69% 4% 6% 10% 4% $98,761 89 +1.10 94 98% — — — —
Economics 6 — 50% 50% 0% 17% 0% 17% $84,836 35 -0.49 86 — — — — —
Health Administration 12 — 25% 42% 0% 25% 0% 8% $70,692 73 +0.22 71 83% — — — —
Health Information/Medical Records Administration — — — — — — — — $72,947 78 +0.34 75 — — — — —
English 6 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,386 44 -0.25 23 — — — — —
History 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $53,365 39 -0.35 31 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,899 44 -0.27 44 — — — — —
Addiction Counseling 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,002 78 +0.56 44 — — — — —
Child Psychology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $58,577 39 -0.30 45 — — — — —
Communication 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,139 43 -0.26 47 — — — — —
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 4 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $59,084 41 -0.25 47 — — — — —
Political Science 14 — 36% 36% 0% 14% 14% 14% $72,536 55 +0.02 74 — — — — —
Psychology 15 +1 7% 40% 7% 20% 13% 0% $56,379 62 +0.20 40 — — — — —
Social Work 5 — 0% 40% 0% 40% 20% 0% $51,338 35 -0.23 26 94% — — — —
General Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $55,470 54 +0.05 37 — — — — —
Architecture 37 — 30% 51% 0% 3% 0% 43% $67,265 44 -0.09 66 — — — — —
Theater 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,267 96 +1.50 34 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 13 — 31% 77% 0% 15% 8% 0% $59,720 53 -0.02 48 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $34,276
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 53%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Life & Natural Sciences 32.9% 203 24% 62% 14% 7% 3% 5% $100,585 100 +3.92 95 97% —
Health Sciences 24.5% 151 15% 66% 6% 6% 7% 2% $79,824 62 -0.97 82 97% —
Business & Economics 12.6% 78 56% 63% 4% 10% 8% 5% $92,005 77 +0.70 91 95% —
Social Sciences 7.6% 47 21% 45% 2% 19% 11% 4% $61,342 62 +0.01 53 94% —
Arts 6.5% 40 35% 55% 0% 2% 0% 40% $66,290 94 +0.03 64 — —
Engineering 5.8% 36 92% 61% 3% 14% 6% 6% $100,823 46 +0.10 95 100% —
Computer Science 4.1% 25 84% 44% 12% 24% 0% 12% $96,353 23 -0.28 93 — —
Professional 2.1% 13 31% 77% 0% 15% 8% 0% $59,720 25 -0.02 48 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 11 36% 64% 0% 9% 0% 18% $76,289 44 +0.45 79 — —
Humanities 1.6% 10 40% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $52,484 34 -0.27 29 — —
Education 0.5% 3 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $55,470 65 +0.05 37 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $2.7M #232 99% $0.0M — — — —
Engineering $0.7M #295 77% $0.1M 3 #204 8 —
Health Sciences $0.5M #287 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.5M #275 100% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #489 81% $0 7 #260 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #596 97% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #432 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Total $4.5M #396 84% $0.1M 10 #473 8 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 98 $499K $499K $0
Lacrosse 50 $863K $863K $0
Soccer 35 $717K $717K $0
Basketball 18 $3.1M $3.1M $9K
Golf 11 $296K $296K $0
Fencing 6 $94K $94K $0
Total 160 $5.6M $5.6M $9K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 86 $632K $632K $0
Soccer 39 $867K $867K $0
Lacrosse 31 $731K $731K $27
Softball 31 $546K $546K $0
Basketball 15 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Golf 9 $265K $265K $0
Fencing 8 $166K $166K $0
Total 169 $5.2M $5.2M $27
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 184 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 81 $1.6M $1.6M $27
Soccer 74 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 33 $5.1M $5.1M $9K
Softball 31 $546K $546K $0
Golf 20 $561K $561K $0
Fencing 14 $260K $260K $0
Total 329 $14.9M $14.1M $782K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 57%
SAT Range 1030 – 1260
SAT Math Range 510 – 630
SAT RW Range 520 – 630