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University of Detroit Mercy was awarded 100 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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Detroit Mercy is ranked #567 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Detroit Mercy held the #633 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Detroit Mercy is also ranked #18 out of 57 schools in Michigan.
The acceptance rate at University of Detroit Mercy is 93%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Detroit Mercy is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 45% of students accepted to Detroit Mercy submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 630.
The student to faculty ratio at Detroit Mercy is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Detroit Mercy is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 83% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Detroit Mercy enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Detroit Mercy the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 50%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,633 undergraduates at Detroit Mercy with 2,214 being full-time and 419 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,056 | $12,694 | $15,476 | $18,259 | $21,422 |
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 Detroit Mercy, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Detroit Mercy, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,333 a year. That adds up to $25,332 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Detroit Mercy is 3.5%. 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 Detroit Mercy are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4001 W Mcnichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48221-3038 |
| Phone: | 313-993-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.udmercy.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/udmercy |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/UDMDetroit |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 249 | $60,926 |
| General Biology | 141 | $21,838 |
| Business Administration & Management | 55 | $55,515 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology | 37 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 26 | $42,032 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 25 | NA |
| General Psychology | 16 | NA |
| Public Health | 13 | $40,505 |
| Social Work | 11 | NA |
| Information Technology | 11 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 4,121 students took at least one online class at University of Detroit Mercy. This is a decrease from the 4,189 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,121 | 960 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,189 | 114 |
| 2018-2019 | 997 | 92 |
| 2017-2018 | 950 | 93 |
| 2016-2017 | 894 | 80 |
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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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