Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Dearborn, MI
Population 3,500,000
Map of the United States

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 4.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 64%
Asian 11%
Black 8%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Michigan - Dearborn 1,324 51% / 49% 3% $75,304 82 94%
Biomedical Engineering 25 56% / 44% 4% $55,735 46 100%
Computer Engineering 56 82% / 18% 5% $98,638 96 97%
Electrical Engineering 111 91% / 9% 2% $106,463 98 100%
Engineering 8 38% / 62% 0% $104,355 98
Industrial Engineering 3 67% / 33% 0% $98,281 96
Manufacturing Engineering 3 67% / 33% 0% $91,323 93
Mechanical Engineering 75 80% / 20% 3% $99,444 97 96%
Robotics Engineering 5 60% / 40% 20% $90,958 93
Computational Science 17 82% / 18% 0% $88,394 92
Computer Programming 39 62% / 38% 10% $113,953 99 96%
Computer Science 102 80% / 20% 4% $96,526 96 97%
Cybersecurity 18 72% / 28% 0% $84,346 89
Information Science/Studies 31 +1 65% / 35% 0%
Mathematics and Computer Science 3 100% / 0% 0% $88,252 92
Applied Mathematics 2 0% / 100% 0% $82,122 88
Chemistry 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $63,559 65
Geosciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $65,475 69
Mathematics 5 80% / 20% 0% $71,628 78
Physics 4 100% / 0% 0% $72,752 80
Statistics 1 0% / 100% 0% $82,003 88
Biochemistry 9 67% / 33% 11% $66,473 71
Biology 84 32% / 68% 2% $66,346 71 91%
Microbiology 4 50% / 50% 25% $67,163 72
Neuroscience 24 8% / 92% 12% $67,796 73
Environmental Science 9 44% / 56% 0% $44,547 15 100%
Natural Resources 6 83% / 17% 0% $44,547 15 100%
Public Health 96 21% / 79% 1% $61,693 62
Accounting 40 57% / 42% 2% $74,006 81 90%
Actuarial Science 4 25% / 75% 25% $84,908 90
Business Administration 11 +9 27% / 73% 0% $71,198 78 88%
Business Analytics 28 +4 75% / 25% 0% $87,512 91 95%
Digital Marketing 16 25% / 75% 6% $75,036 82 95%
Economics 9 +1 67% / 33% 11% $81,661 87 95%
Economics $81,661 87
Finance 43 +11 63% / 37% 5% $83,272 89 94%
Health Services Administration $54,486 43
Human Resources Management 20 +1 25% / 75% 0% $73,664 81 97%
Management Information Systems $90,268 93 90%
Marketing 25 36% / 64% 0% $75,036 82 95%
Small Business Management 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $72,649 79
African American Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $56,976 50
Anthropology 3 33% / 67% 0% $49,328 27
Arabic 3 +1 0% / 100% 33%
Area Studies 3 33% / 67% 0% $59,696 57 94%
Communication 24 29% / 71% 0% $51,735 34 92%
Early Childhood Studies 8 0% / 100% 0% $50,013 29
English 29 21% / 79% 3% $55,579 46 86%
French 1 100% / 0% 0% $43,690 14 95%
General Studies $46,897 21 85%
Media Studies 12 25% / 75% 0% $50,064 29
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $51,529 34
Philosophy 6 +1 83% / 17% 0% $51,190 33
Political Science 22 +2 59% / 41% 0% $64,364 67 98%
Psychology 105 +4 23% / 77% 3% $53,927 41 91%
Social Sciences 27 +3 15% / 85% 0% $46,783 20 93%
Sociology 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $49,456 28
Spanish 2 0% / 100% 0% $42,997 12
Women's Studies +1 $55,880 47
Writing 3 67% / 33% 0% $55,688 46
Chemistry Education $50,468 30 86%
Early Childhood Education 18 6% / 94% 0% $48,341 24 96%
Education $71,503 78 95%
Educational Technology 1 0% / 100% 0% $57,929 52
Elementary Education 7 0% / 100% 0%
English Education 6 0% / 100% 0% $50,468 30 86%
General Education 19 47% / 53% 0% $46,897 21 85%
Mathematics Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $50,468 30 86%
Reading Teacher Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,468 30
Science Education 5 40% / 60% 0% $50,468 30 86%
Social Studies Education 12 42% / 58% 0% $50,468 30 86%
Special Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $54,996 44
Art History 2 50% / 50% 0% $43,250 13
Urban Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $64,284 67
Criminology 39 +2 46% / 54% 3% $52,294 36

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 82th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Engineering 21.6% 286 81% / 19% 3% $98,081 96 98%
Humanities & Social Sciences 19.4% 257 27% / 73% 2% $53,492 40 92%
Computer Science 15.9% 210 74% / 26% 4% $98,187 96 97%
Business & Economics 15.1% 200 50% / 50% 3% $78,447 85 94%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.1% 121 31% / 69% 6% $66,670 71 91%
Health Sciences 7.3% 96 21% / 79% 1% $61,693 62
Education 5.7% 76 25% / 75% 0% $49,169 27 88%
Professional 2.9% 39 46% / 54% 3% $52,294 36
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 18 72% / 28% 0% $71,037 78
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 15 60% / 40% 0% $44,547 15 100%
Arts 0.5% 6 50% / 50% 0% $57,273 51

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 #415
Computer Science $0.0M #484 0% $0 2 #173 21
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Total $12.1M #291 46% $1.8M 20 #383 107

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 59%
SAT Range 990 – 1250
SAT Math Range 490 – 630
SAT RW Range 500 – 620