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University of Detroit Mercy

University of Detroit Mercy is a private campus in Detroit proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$12,616

family income
under $30k

$12,414

$30–48k

$15,090

$48–75k

$17,762

$75–110k

$22,663

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$15,2322023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Detroit Mercy fell from $17,921 (2008) to $15,232 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,921
2009	$19,252
2010	$20,398
2011	$22,428
2012	$24,680
2013	$24,101
2014	$22,524
2015	$21,872
2016	$19,755
2017	$20,415
2018	$18,356
2019	$17,058
2020	$17,121
2021	$16,196
2022	$16,179
2023	$15,232

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$42,2112024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Detroit Mercy has wandered from 2009 to 2024 — up to $53,947 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $42,211.

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,424
2010	$41,089
2011	$42,557
2012	$45,081
2013	$48,027
2014	$49,617
2015	$49,675
2016	$50,078
2017	$50,915
2018	$53,947
2019	$37,747
2020	$38,440
2021	$38,881
2022	$39,217
2023	$40,069
2024	$42,211

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$15,000
2001	$16,300
2002	$17,700
2003	$19,200
2004	$20,970
2005	$22,470
2006	$23,970
2007	$25,620
2008	$27,310
2013	$35,920
2014	$37,320
2015	$38,626
2016	$39,882
2017	$41,158
2018	$28,000
2019	$28,840
2020	$29,562
2021	$30,154
2022	$31,058
2023	$32,300

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Detroit Mercy reports published tuition of $32,946 in this record. University of Detroit Mercy's $32,946 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Detroit Mercy reports 2,438 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

67.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Detroit Mercy within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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67.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Detroit Mercy rose from 42% (entered 1991) to 67.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	42%
1992 cohort	48.6%
1993 cohort	42.8%
1994 cohort	47.1%
1995 cohort	48.4%
1996 cohort	56.1%
1997 cohort	54.6%
1998 cohort	52.7%
1999 cohort	53%
2000 cohort	50.8%
2001 cohort	52.4%
2002 cohort	54.8%
2003 cohort	52.3%
2004 cohort	51.4%
2005 cohort	57.2%
2006 cohort	57.1%
2007 cohort	56.8%
2008 cohort	54.4%
2009 cohort	63.1%
2010 cohort	67.8%
2011 cohort	62.2%
2012 cohort	65.3%
2013 cohort	67.2%
2014 cohort	72.9%
2015 cohort	66.8%
2016 cohort	72.9%
2017 cohort	68.1%
2018 cohort	67.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,578	$6,234
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,578	$8,234
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,760	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,498	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,436	$7,076
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,812	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,750	$5,515
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,750	$5,634
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,750	$5,938
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,750	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,113
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,750	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,750	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,625	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,292	$7,987
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,500	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,250	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,500	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,468	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,250	$11,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$64,534

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$67,682

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$71,030

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Detroit Mercy admitted 4,913 of 6,514 applicants in Fall 2024. The 75.4% rate describes that application pool.

75.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $32,300 tuition · 2023–24 2,438 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1030–12601600

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Admissions

University of Detroit Mercy reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Detroit Mercy’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 520–630 and Math was 510–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1030–1260 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	520	560	630
SAT Math	510	560	630
ACT Composite	22	26	28

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Detroit Mercy received 6,514 applications and admitted 4,913 (75.4%), with 650 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

75.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	67.9%
Fall 2002	75.4%
Fall 2003	81.1%
Fall 2004	68.5%
Fall 2005	68.6%
Fall 2006	65.1%
Fall 2007	62.9%
Fall 2008	63.7%
Fall 2009	63.7%
Fall 2010	62.9%
Fall 2011	53.3%
Fall 2012	61.5%
Fall 2013	61.5%
Fall 2014	69.1%
Fall 2015	72.9%
Fall 2016	78.4%
Fall 2017	64.7%
Fall 2018	83%
Fall 2019	77.5%
Fall 2020	79.5%
Fall 2021	93.2%
Fall 2022	90.5%
Fall 2023	80.1%
Fall 2024	75.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1030–1260Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	950	1210
Fall 2005	920	1230
Fall 2006	920	1280
Fall 2007	1050	1260
Fall 2008	920	1160
Fall 2009	920	1160
Fall 2011	960	1230
Fall 2012	980	1250
Fall 2013	980	1250
Fall 2014	983	1258
Fall 2015	901	1236
Fall 2016	960	1280
Fall 2017	1040	1230
Fall 2018	1050	1250
Fall 2019	1060	1250
Fall 2020	1050	1260
Fall 2021	1060	1250
Fall 2022	960	1208
Fall 2023	1020	1260
Fall 2024	1030	1260

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–28Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	24
Fall 2002	18	24
Fall 2003	19	25
Fall 2004	19	25
Fall 2005	20	26
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	22	27
Fall 2011	22	27
Fall 2012	22	28
Fall 2013	22	28
Fall 2014	22	26
Fall 2015	22	27
Fall 2016	22	27
Fall 2017	22	27
Fall 2018	21	27
Fall 2019	21	28
Fall 2020	22	27
Fall 2021	22	29
Fall 2022	21	26
Fall 2023	22	28
Fall 2024	22	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,438Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Detroit Mercy fell from 3,124 (Fall 2002) to 2,438 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,124
Fall 2003	2,986
Fall 2004	2,924
Fall 2005	2,892
Fall 2006	2,878
Fall 2007	2,991
Fall 2008	3,054
Fall 2009	3,054
Fall 2010	3,000
Fall 2011	2,899
Fall 2012	2,808
Fall 2013	2,871
Fall 2014	2,677
Fall 2015	2,586
Fall 2016	2,530
Fall 2017	2,674
Fall 2018	2,754
Fall 2019	2,559
Fall 2020	2,424
Fall 2021	2,385
Fall 2022	2,322
Fall 2023	2,289
Fall 2024	2,438

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

83%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Detroit Mercy has held near 83% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	76%
Fall 2003 cohort	74%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	75%
Fall 2006 cohort	78%
Fall 2007 cohort	77%
Fall 2008 cohort	77%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	79%
Fall 2012 cohort	82%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	87%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	86%
Fall 2020 cohort	83%
Fall 2021 cohort	85%
Fall 2022 cohort	82%
Fall 2023 cohort	83%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Detroit Mercy

Faculty pay at University of Detroit Mercy averages $128,796 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Detroit Mercy as a primarily residential campus of 2,438 undergraduates — and 83.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Detroit Mercy's SAT section-percentile sums are 1030–1260 — their midpoint is near the MI four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Detroit Mercy's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Detroit Mercy compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Detroit Mercy75.4%

Michigan median79.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Detroit Mercy$32,946

Michigan median$24,944

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Detroit Mercy's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Detroit Mercy$71,030

Michigan median$54,739

National median$53,781

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University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Detroit Mercy	Michigan median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	75.4%	79.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$32,946	$24,944	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$71,030	$54,739	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Detroit Mercy, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Detroit Mercy federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Mechanical Engineering	$104,683
Biology, General	$91,888
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$89,540
Management Information Systems and Services	$86,600
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$81,602
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$63,364
Architecture	$62,939
Public Health	$55,002
Social Work	$50,535

These 9 fields listed for University of Detroit Mercy measure earnings after completion. The $71,030 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 35 additional University of Detroit Mercy fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Detroit Mercy report?

University of Detroit Mercy's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1030–1260 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Detroit Mercy's acceptance rate?

75.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,913 admitted from 6,514 applicants.

How much does University of Detroit Mercy cost?

At University of Detroit Mercy, tuition is $32,946. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of Detroit Mercy report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $71,030. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Michigan

Eastern Michigan University — 79.6% admitted
Kettering University — 78.7% admitted
Cornerstone University — 77.8% admitted
Concordia University Ann Arbor — 69.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.