University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI · Public · Midsize city · UM-Dearborn · UMD
Public institution in Dearborn, MI · 5,882 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $59,649 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 19%Average net price
- Top 20%Undergraduates
- Top 24%Acceptance rate
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
- $10,904375th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,944945th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $31,3601,292nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,435527th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,500934th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,649555th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,389516th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.5%893rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 81.3%603rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 58.6%378th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1127583rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,882431st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 43.9%548th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (DTW)
On 1 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 58 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $78,488 | $77,464 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $75,518 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $73,512 | $80,486 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $73,231 | $73,949 |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | $71,473 | $76,460 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $71,351 | $69,338 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,101 | $77,401 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $56,641 | $54,252 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $56,415 | $62,508 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $55,443 | $52,941 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,643 | $51,106 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $48,682 | $43,575 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1959source
- Athletic nickname: "Wolverine"source
- Motto: "Arts, Knowledge, Truth"source
- Formerly known as "Dearborn Center of the University of Michigan" (1959–1963)source
- Formerly known as "Dearborn Campus of the University of Michigan" (1963–1971)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- Notable alum: Michael Mooresource
Athletics — 9 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $43,500 (M $14,000 · W $29,500)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Michigan-Dearborn’s 5,882 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MI
- Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI · 5,829 undergrads
- Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MI · 6,004 undergrads
- Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI · 6,425 undergrads
- Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, MI · 6,626 undergrads
- University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI · 4,157 undergrads
- Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI · 8,087 undergrads
Elsewhere
- State University of New York at CortlandCortland, NY · 5,896 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, WI · 5,900 undergrads
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · 5,909 undergrads
- Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA · 5,840 undergrads
- Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · 5,924 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, WI · 5,928 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteumdearborn.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 171137)
- Compare colleges in MIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MichiganEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Michigan Technological UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Michigan-Dearborn vs Michigan Technological UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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