Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Ypsilanti, MI
Population 1,300,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (21%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,247
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 88%
From Region 7%
Athletes 8.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Black 18%
Hispanic 10%
International 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 188 72% / 28% 9% $73,048 86 96%
Computer Science 92 72% / 28% 11% $71,350 84 95%
Cybersecurity 62 79% / 21% 6% $79,043 90 100%
Information Technology 6 67% / 33% 17% $98,450 98 94%
Chemistry 8 38% / 62% 0% $59,942 71 100%
Geosciences 2 0% / 100% 0% $57,660 66
Hydrology and Water Resources Science $57,751 67
Mathematics 8 +1 62% / 38% 12% $73,228 86 86%
Physics 3 100% / 0% 33% $71,157 84
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,541 50 91%
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 2 100% / 0% 0% $41,901 25 97%
Musical Theatre $37,246 14
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $37,246 14 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 554 51% / 49% 6% $62,057 74 94%
Statistics 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $74,949 87
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,660 56 99%
Accounting 48 +2 52% / 48% 10% $66,783 80 91%
Accounting and Related Services $66,783 80 91%
Actuarial Science 3 67% / 33% 0% $74,486 87
Business Economics 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $84,625 93 95%
Business Management and Administration 55 +1 38% / 62% 0% $69,230 83 95%
Business/Managerial Economics 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $71,930 85
Entrepreneurship 11 +1 45% / 55% 9% $56,576 64 95%
Finance 54 +1 74% / 26% 2% $75,787 88 98%
General Business 27 67% / 33% 0% $59,379 70 90%
Hospitality Management 4 75% / 25% 0% $49,612 47 94%
International Business 10 10% / 90% 30% $63,905 77 100%
Logistics 47 66% / 34% 6% $69,230 83 95%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 14 93% / 7% 7% $86,688 94 91%
Marketing 65 +3 43% / 57% 2% $56,895 65 98%
Sports Management 40 88% / 12% 8% $52,660 56 99%
Taxation $72,240 85
Public Administration 10 50% / 50% 0% $55,093 61
Social Work 108 +1 17% / 83% 0% $49,688 48 91%
Fashion Merchandising 10 10% / 90% 0% $47,125 40 86%
Construction Management 34 76% / 24% 50% $70,118 83 100%
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 6 33% / 67% 0% $58,708 69 86%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 650 30% / 70% 1% $48,840 45 93%
Game and Interactive Media Design 25 60% / 40% 0% $51,409 52 100%
Environmental Studies 27 37% / 63% 0% $53,171 57 97%
Economics 4 +1 75% / 25% 25% $84,625 93 95%
Anthropology 4 +3 25% / 75% 0% $45,240 34
Children's and Adolescent Literature 6 0% / 100% 0% $42,664 27
Creative Writing 2 100% / 0% 0% $41,642 24 100%
English 22 18% / 82% 0% $47,967 43 96%
French 2 50% / 50% 0% $50,769 51
Geographic Information Science 2 100% / 0% 0% $51,114 52
Geography 8 38% / 62% 0% $52,050 54 90%
German $51,086 51
History 21 +2 57% / 43% 0% $43,935 30 93%
International Affairs 4 50% / 50% 25% $54,250 59
Japanese 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $49,286 46
Journalism 14 +1 29% / 71% 0% $47,757 42 85%
Linguistics $48,517 44
Literature 1 0% / 100% 0%
Philosophy 5 +2 60% / 40% 0% $56,128 64 100%
Political Science 31 +3 35% / 65% 0% $51,494 53 92%
Professional/Technical Writing $41,642 24
Public Relations 11 18% / 82% 0% $54,243 59 90%
Religion/Religious Studies $49,358 47
Sociology 10 +1 20% / 80% 0% $46,053 37 89%
Spanish 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $50,396 50
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 66 +5 44% / 56% 0% $51,225 52 93%
Writing $41,642 24
Biology Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,641 42 91%
Business Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Early Childhood Education 26 0% / 100% 0% $46,932 40 91%
Education 2 +68 0% / 100% 0% $49,133 46
Education of Orthopedically Disabled 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,724 53
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 15 13% / 87% 0% $51,724 53 97%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 2 0% / 100% 0% $51,724 53 97%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 6 17% / 83% 0% $51,724 53 97%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 6 0% / 100% 0% $51,724 53 97%
Elementary Education 40 +1 5% / 95% 0% $46,932 40 91%
English Education 33 9% / 91% 3% $47,641 42 91%
French Language Teacher Education $47,641 42 91%
History Teacher Education 3 33% / 67% 0%
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $47,641 42 91%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching $47,641 42
Physics Teacher Education $47,641 42
Reading Teacher Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $47,641 42 91%
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 7 14% / 86% 0% $47,641 42 91%
Social Studies Teacher Education 42 57% / 43% 0% $47,641 42 91%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $47,641 42 91%
Teacher Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $47,641 42 91%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 3 33% / 67% 0% $47,965 43
Art Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $47,641 42 91%
Art History $39,958 19 88%
Art/Art Studies 42 +1 29% / 71% 2% $39,958 19 88%
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $42,163 25
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $56,861 65
Dance 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $37,262 14
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 19 +1 42% / 58% 0% $47,515 41
Interior Design 22 5% / 95% 0% $51,409 52 100%
Music 4 50% / 50% 0% $41,034 22
Music Education 13 38% / 62% 0% $47,641 42 91%
Music Performance 6 50% / 50% 17% $41,029 22
Theater 12 +1 33% / 67% 0% $37,246 14 97%
Criminology 47 +1 26% / 74% 0% $55,126 61 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Technology 364 60% / 40% 20% $70,718 84 94%
Civil Engineering 5 80% / 20% 40%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 22 86% / 14% 18% $91,474 96
Engineering Physics 1 0% / 100% 0% $86,791 94
Mechanical Engineering 27 81% / 19% 0% $87,277 95
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician 2 100% / 0% 0% $67,286 81 100%
Data Science 5 40% / 60% 0% $75,626 88
Engineering Management 29 72% / 28% 0% $62,136 74 98%
African-American Studies $50,541 50 91%
Interdisciplinary Studies 147 39% / 61% 4% $52,425 55 93%
Early Childhood and Family Studies 7 0% / 100% 0% $41,128 22 100%
Communications Technology/Technician 4 50% / 50% 0% $55,925 63 100%
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 10 100% / 0% 0% $89,383 95 89%
Aviation Management 18 72% / 28% 0% $89,383 95 89%
CAD/CADD Drafting Design Technology $79,269 90
Electrical Engineering Technology 31 61% / 39% 74% $91,321 96
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians 28 75% / 25% 36% $88,974 95
Industrial Technology $94,294 97
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 28 89% / 11% 93% $91,948 96 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Services 670 16% / 84% 4% $65,481 79 95%
Biochemistry 19 16% / 84% 16% $58,103 67 100%
Biology 75 24% / 76% 8% $60,707 72 90%
Neuroscience 13 +2 46% / 54% 15% $56,732 65
Dietetics/Dietitian 8 0% / 100% 0% $61,457 73 89%
Zymology/Fermentation Science 2 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Athletic Training 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,069 61
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 22 0% / 100% 0% $61,264 73 94%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 11 9% / 91% 9% $71,381 84 100%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 24 46% / 54% 4% $58,765 69 95%
Music Therapy/Therapist 9 0% / 100% 0% $48,459 44 95%
Nursing 266 12% / 88% 3% $82,388 92 96%
Occupational Therapy 22 0% / 100% 0% $48,459 44 95%
Orthotist/Prosthetist 3 0% / 100% 0% $48,459 44 95%
Public Health 12 25% / 75% 8% $57,905 67 100%
Speech-Language Pathology $61,264 73
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 12 17% / 83% 0% $48,459 44 95%
Health Administration 16 12% / 88% 0% $58,191 67 95%
Psychology 154 +3 16% / 84% 3% $48,259 43 93%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $17,062
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,277
Est. In-State Cost $22,071
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,350
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.1% 634 29% / 71% 2% $50,037 49 92%
Business & Economics 17.8% 431 58% / 42% 4% $65,079 78 96%
Health Sciences 15.8% 384 13% / 87% 3% $74,337 87 96%
Education 8.5% 206 18% / 82% 0% $47,810 42 92%
Professional 8.3% 202 63% / 37% 38% $77,855 89 95%
Computer Science 7.9% 192 72% / 28% 8% $72,154 85 97%
Arts 6.3% 154 29% / 71% 1% $44,430 32 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 107 25% / 75% 10% $59,762 70 92%
Engineering 2.3% 55 82% / 18% 11% $89,114 95
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 37 32% / 68% 0% $55,065 61 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 24 54% / 46% 8% $67,458 81 93%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $5.2M #192 3% $0 10 #233
Business & Economics $2.0M #157 0% $0
Health Sciences $1.0M #243 100% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #509 100% $0
Education $0.1M #375 0% $0.1M 16 #252
Engineering $0.0M #424 100% $0 2 #209
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 $0
Total $8.6M #317 17% $0.1M 28 #337

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 73%
SAT Range 920 – 1170
SAT Math Range 440 – 570
SAT RW Range 480 – 600