by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Eastern Michigan University was awarded 102 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is higher education/higher education administration.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Eastern Michigan is ranked #598 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Eastern Michigan held the #605 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Eastern Michigan also holds the #15 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
The acceptance rate at Eastern Michigan University is 83%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Eastern Michigan is a good fit for you.
About 68% of students accepted to Eastern Michigan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 450 and 580.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Eastern Michigan University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Eastern Michigan University is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Eastern Michigan University is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 20% for first-time, full-time students at Eastern Michigan, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 13,572 undergraduates at Eastern Michigan with 9,630 being full-time and 3,942 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,457 | $13,435 | $14,645 | $19,192 | $20,259 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Eastern Michigan, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Eastern Michigan, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,529 a year. That adds up to $26,116 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Eastern Michigan is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Eastern Michigan are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197 |
| Phone: | 734-487-1849 |
| Website: | www.emich.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 403 | $75,760 |
| Business Administration & Management | 218 | $44,214 |
| General Psychology | 192 | $30,490 |
| Social Work | 187 | $38,517 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 182 | $42,373 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 178 | $35,886 |
| Educational Administration | 140 | NA |
| Marketing | 115 | $44,812 |
| Accounting | 113 | $57,500 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 113 | $36,717 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 9,342 students took at least one online class at Eastern Michigan University. This is a decrease from the 12,246 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 9,342 | 2,928 |
| 2021-2022 | 12,246 | 3,999 |
| 2020-2021 | 15,851 | 10,692 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,347 | 1,843 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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