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Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · EMU

Public institution in Ypsilanti, MI · 10,751 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $51,793 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$17,084831st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$15,510972nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$15,510577th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$28,168864th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,793974th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,1481,008th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
45.5%1,329th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
67.8%1,334th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.3%938th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1046852nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
10,751237th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.6%858th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 14 mi (DTW)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$35
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 96 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$71,015$67,101
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$70,176$69,338
Computer Sciencebachelors$69,338$62,209
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$68,499$65,332
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$67,101$63,997
Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$65,657—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,398$62,409
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$63,335$69,338
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,771$61,218
Engineering-Related FieldsEngineering Technologybachelors$58,673$51,857
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$56,776$57,318
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$55,512$46,478

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,086,717 (M $5,654,376 · W $5,432,341)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Eastern Michigan University’s 10,751 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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