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University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, MI · Private · Large city · Detroit Mercy · U of D · UDM · University of Detroit

Private institution in Detroit, MI · 2,289 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $71,030 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
$16,179763rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$32,3001,389th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$32,3001,321st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$40,0691,213th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2501,033rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,030262nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$64,534162nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.1%495th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
82.5%549th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80.1%899th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1136563rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,289864th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.1%1,453rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 18 mi (DTW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
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 48 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,293$60,897
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$51,273$44,747
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$44,971$42,682
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$42,012$48,041
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$31,762$36,141
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Architectural EngineeringEngineeringbachelors——
Architecturebachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors—$48,432
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,865,897 (M $2,131,126 · W $2,734,771)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Detroit Mercy’s 2,289 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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