University of Michigan - Dearborn

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,500,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,397
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 96%
From Region 0%
Athletes 237 (4.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Asian 11%
Black 8%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
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 Michigan - Dearborn 1,324 51% 67% 10% 7% 6% 3% $77,325 65 -0.40 80 94%
Biomedical Engineering 25 — 56% 68% 16% 0% 4% 4% $101,053 64 +0.20 95 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 56 — 82% 57% 29% 2% 5% 5% $98,635 9 -0.87 94 97% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 111 — 91% 74% 9% 3% 4% 2% $109,806 41 -0.34 97 99% — — — —
Engineering 8 — 38% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,360 64 +0.14 95 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $110,239 49 -0.22 97 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $101,061 64 +0.23 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 75 — 80% 75% 7% 3% 7% 3% $101,852 69 +0.33 95 97% — — — —
Robotics Engineering 5 — 60% 40% 40% 0% 0% 20% $101,190 66 +0.25 95 — — — — —
Computational Science 17 — 82% 71% 12% 0% 12% 0% $100,051 23 -0.73 95 — — — — —
Computer Programming 39 — 62% 64% 15% 3% 3% 10% $110,664 37 -0.42 98 92% — — — —
Computer Science 102 — 80% 54% 26% 5% 6% 4% $101,728 25 -0.68 95 98% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 3 — 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $101,217 21 -0.51 95 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 18 — 72% 67% 28% 0% 6% 0% $92,333 44 -0.07 91 — — — — —
Information Systems Management 31 +1 65% 61% 23% 3% 3% 0% $93,892 45 -0.21 92 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics 2 — 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% $81,315 12 -0.87 83 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 +1 80% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $66,032 25 -0.54 63 — — — — —
Geosciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,327 45 -0.25 54 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,864 41 -0.43 76 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 100% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $79,739 39 -0.28 82 — — — — —
Statistics 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $81,221 11 -0.87 83 — — — — —
Biochemistry 9 — 67% 78% 0% 0% 0% 11% $65,165 20 -0.56 61 — — — — —
Biology 84 — 32% 71% 14% 2% 4% 2% $66,055 49 -0.05 63 92% — — — —
Microbiology 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $65,334 18 -0.67 61 — — — — —
Neuroscience 24 — 8% 54% 8% 17% 0% 12% $65,173 33 -0.16 61 — — — — —
Environmental Science 9 — 44% 67% 0% 11% 0% 0% $51,125 16 -0.95 25 95% — — — —
Natural Resources 6 — 83% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $51,125 16 -0.95 25 95% — — — —
Public Health 96 — 21% 76% 3% 8% 5% 1% $49,881 7 -1.42 21 — — — — —
Accounting 40 — 57% 82% 0% 2% 8% 2% $82,423 41 -0.30 84 96% — — — —
Actuarial Science 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% $86,111 18 -0.89 87 — — — — —
Business Administration 11 +9 27% 91% 0% 9% 0% 0% $77,823 66 +0.01 80 99% — — — —
Business Analytics 28 +4 75% 75% 7% 7% 4% 0% $87,516 42 -0.28 88 95% — — — —
Digital Marketing 16 — 25% 44% 6% 19% 12% 6% $71,830 34 -0.45 73 95% — — — —
Economics 9 +1 67% 67% 11% 0% 11% 11% $82,188 31 -0.59 84 94% — — — —
Finance 43 +11 63% 74% 2% 5% 7% 5% $85,139 34 -0.48 86 95% — — — —
Health Services Administration — — — — — — — — $59,614 40 -0.35 47 93% — — — —
Human Resources Management 20 +1 25% 85% 5% 5% 5% 0% $70,912 36 -0.37 71 81% — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $96,546 63 +0.24 93 93% — — — —
Marketing 25 — 36% 76% 8% 8% 8% 0% $71,830 34 -0.45 73 95% — — — —
Small Business Management 4 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,935 64 +0.01 78 — — — — —
African American Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,645 55 +0.03 47 — — — — —
Arabic 3 +1 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $52,077 29 -0.53 27 — — — — —
Area Studies 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,464 70 +0.42 59 80% — — — —
English 29 — 21% 66% 3% 10% 10% 3% $43,428 8 -1.10 9 85% — — — —
French 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,834 32 -0.46 29 94% — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $55,404 47 -0.18 36 89% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $38,329 1 -1.82 5 — — — — —
Philosophy 6 +1 83% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $54,142 34 -0.55 32 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,834 32 -0.46 29 94% — — — —
Women's Studies — +1 — — — — — — $56,603 56 +0.04 39 — — — — —
Writing 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,039 13 -0.90 12 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,244 29 -0.51 25 — — — — —
Communication 24 — 29% 54% 4% 21% 21% 0% $55,980 32 -0.55 38 95% — — — —
Early Childhood Studies 8 — 0% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $49,458 24 -0.45 20 — — — — —
Media Studies 12 — 25% 58% 0% 42% 0% 0% $54,161 23 -0.72 32 — — — — —
Political Science 22 +2 59% 50% 5% 14% 18% 0% $61,009 19 -0.82 51 94% — — — —
Psychology 105 +4 23% 61% 12% 10% 9% 3% $56,060 60 +0.15 38 88% — — — —
Social Sciences 27 +3 15% 70% 4% 15% 4% 0% $48,970 16 -0.72 19 80% — — — —
Sociology 7 +2 29% 14% 0% 71% 14% 0% $57,435 58 +0.05 42 90% — — — —
Chemistry Education — — — — — — — — $51,522 24 -0.60 26 88% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 18 — 6% 78% 11% 0% 11% 0% $48,339 24 -0.59 18 96% — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $71,500 97 +1.93 72 95% — — — —
Educational Technology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,409 81 +0.63 49 — — — — —
Elementary Education 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,706 50 -0.09 26 — — — — —
English Education 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $51,522 32 -0.55 26 89% — — — —
General Education 19 — 47% 63% 0% 26% 0% 0% $55,404 54 +0.04 36 89% — — — —
Mathematics Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,522 24 -0.60 26 88% — — — —
Reading Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,522 32 -0.55 26 88% — — — —
Science Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,522 24 -0.60 26 88% — — — —
Social Studies Education 12 — 42% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $51,522 22 -0.66 26 89% — — — —
Special Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,161 42 -0.26 32 — — — — —
Art History 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $50,460 54 -0.11 23 — — — — —
Urban Studies 4 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $62,187 18 -0.67 54 — — — — —
Criminology 39 +2 46% 54% 3% 23% 10% 3% $58,811 47 -0.15 45 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,431
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,997
Est. In-State Cost $21,255
Est. Out-of-State Cost $45,272
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

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
Engineering 21.6% 286 81% 69% 13% 2% 5% 3% $104,266 60 -0.19 96 98% —
Computer Science 15.9% 210 74% 60% 23% 3% 5% 4% $101,282 34 -0.51 95 96% —
Social Sciences 15.7% 208 26% 60% 8% 16% 10% 1% $55,267 36 -0.23 36 89% —
Business & Economics 15.1% 200 50% 76% 4% 6% 6% 3% $80,078 53 -0.37 82 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.1% 121 31% 68% 12% 5% 2% 6% $65,790 40 -0.13 62 92% —
Health Sciences 7.3% 96 21% 76% 3% 8% 5% 1% $49,881 0 -1.42 21 — —
Education 5.7% 76 25% 79% 3% 8% 5% 0% $51,942 38 -0.37 27 91% —
Humanities 3.7% 49 33% 63% 4% 10% 12% 4% $47,894 11 -0.80 17 85% —
Professional 2.9% 39 46% 54% 3% 23% 10% 3% $58,811 23 -0.15 45 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 18 72% 61% 22% 6% 0% 0% $73,590 35 -0.49 75 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 15 60% 73% 0% 13% 0% 0% $51,125 13 -0.95 25 95% —
Arts 0.5% 6 50% 50% 17% 33% 0% 0% $58,278 75 -0.49 44 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $10.3M #190 47% $1.8M 16 #147 86 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #408 58% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #364 12% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.2M #339 76% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #316 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #523 98% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #406 46% $0 2 #413 — —
Computer Science $0.0M #484 0% $0 2 #173 21 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $12.1M #291 46% $1.8M 20 #382 107 —

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

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 34 $131K $131K $0
Lacrosse 31 $113K $113K $0
Soccer 29 $59K $59K $0
Basketball 17 $89K $89K $0
Bowling 11 $45K $45K $0
Golf 9 $27K $23K $3K
Cross Country 8 $43K $22K $21K
Total 139 $510K $485K $24K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 22 $51K $51K $0
Softball 21 $140K $140K $1
Basketball 17 $117K $117K $0
Volleyball 15 $136K $136K $0
Golf 10 $23K $21K $2K
Bowling 9 $37K $37K $0
Cross Country 8 $43K $22K $21K
Total 98 $551K $528K $23K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 51 $111K $111K $0
Baseball 34 $131K $131K $0
Basketball 34 $206K $206K $0
Lacrosse 31 $113K $113K $0
Softball 21 $140K $140K $1
Bowling 20 $83K $83K $0
Golf 19 $50K $45K $5K
Cross Country 16 $86K $44K $42K
Volleyball 15 $136K $136K $0
Total 237 $2.4M $2.3M $48K

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 69%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 69% 69% 69%

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 59%
SAT Range 990 – 1250
SAT Math Range 490 – 630
SAT RW Range 500 – 620