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University of Michigan-Dearborn

University of Michigan-Dearborn is a public campus in Dearborn proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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

$8,160

family income
under $30k

$8,157

$30–48k

$9,589

$48–75k

$15,656

$75–110k

$19,586

over $110k

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

Average net price

$9,4922023–24Skip 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 Michigan-Dearborn rose from $8,324 (2008) to $9,492 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,324
2009	$7,460
2010	$9,028
2011	$10,197
2012	$9,800
2013	$12,227
2014	$12,220
2015	$12,200
2016	$10,940
2017	$11,208
2018	$11,473
2019	$12,855
2020	$11,905
2021	$12,102
2022	$10,904
2023	$9,492

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$24,0402024–25Skip 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 Michigan-Dearborn rose from $12,858 (2009) to $24,040 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$12,858
2010	$12,937
2011	$14,232
2012	$14,832
2013	$15,831
2014	$17,766
2015	$18,464
2016	$18,832
2017	$19,323
2018	$19,694
2019	$20,353
2020	$21,509
2021	$21,531
2022	$22,327
2023	$22,435
2024	$24,040

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2001	$4,896	$11,984
2002	$5,332	$12,892
2003	$5,839	$12,911
2004	$5,711	$12,687
2005	$6,255	$14,175
2006	$7,188	$15,745
2007	$7,519	$16,498
2008	$8,260	$18,090
2013	$10,614	$23,124
2014	$10,952	$23,150
2015	$11,304	$23,520
2016	$12,032	$24,272
2017	$12,472	$24,706
2018	$12,930	$25,158
2019	$13,304	$26,420
2020	$13,552	$27,520
2021	$13,816	$28,048
2022	$14,320	$29,584
2023	$14,944	$31,360

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Michigan-Dearborn reports tuition of $15,640 for in-state students and $32,896 for out-of-state students. Check University of Michigan-Dearborn’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 5,952 undergrads, University of Michigan-Dearborn is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

58% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Michigan-Dearborn 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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58%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 Michigan-Dearborn rose from 45.6% (entered 1991) to 58% (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	45.6%
1992 cohort	42.6%
1993 cohort	43.6%
1994 cohort	44.9%
1995 cohort	47.5%
1996 cohort	46.1%
1997 cohort	54.2%
1998 cohort	49.7%
1999 cohort	48.4%
2000 cohort	50%
2001 cohort	52.9%
2002 cohort	53.5%
2003 cohort	53%
2004 cohort	51.8%
2005 cohort	49.3%
2006 cohort	51.8%
2007 cohort	51.8%
2008 cohort	50.6%
2009 cohort	52.6%
2010 cohort	53.8%
2011 cohort	54.4%
2012 cohort	56.3%
2013 cohort	55.7%
2014 cohort	54.6%
2015 cohort	56.3%
2016 cohort	56%
2017 cohort	56.5%
2018 cohort	58%

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)	—	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	—	$5,788
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,421	$5,438
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,994	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,415	$5,190
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,575	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,578	$3,769
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,099	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$3,997
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,750	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,000	$5,007
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,633	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,044	$5,823
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,574	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,467	$6,412
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,015	$6,749
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,449	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,500	$8,438
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,750	$10,383
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,353	$9,990
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,750	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,720	$10,419
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,500	$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

$50,389

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$57,847

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$59,649

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 Michigan-Dearborn admitted 7,844 of 14,105 applicants in Fall 2024. The 55.6% rate describes that application pool.

55.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $14,944 in-state tuition · 2023–24 5,952 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 990–12551600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Michigan-Dearborn received 14,105 applications and admitted 7,844 (55.6%), with 1,114 enrolling.

University of Michigan-Dearborn reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Michigan-Dearborn’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–625 and Math was 490–630 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 990–1255 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	560	625
SAT Math	490	550	630
ACT Composite	24	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).

Acceptance rate

55.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Read University of Michigan-Dearborn's change from 76.3% to 55.6% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	76.3%
Fall 2002	67.8%
Fall 2003	66.4%
Fall 2004	69.2%
Fall 2005	70.7%
Fall 2006	71.7%
Fall 2007	66.6%
Fall 2008	60.5%
Fall 2009	67.2%
Fall 2010	59.8%
Fall 2011	59.1%
Fall 2012	62.4%
Fall 2013	62.8%
Fall 2014	62.7%
Fall 2015	62.3%
Fall 2016	64.7%
Fall 2017	64.3%
Fall 2018	78%
Fall 2019	62%
Fall 2020	67.5%
Fall 2021	68.8%
Fall 2022	54.1%
Fall 2023	58.6%
Fall 2024	55.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

990–1255Fall 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 2005	940	1230
Fall 2006	1010	1240
Fall 2009	1025	1313
Fall 2017	1060	1290
Fall 2018	1070	1290
Fall 2019	1070	1300
Fall 2020	1090	1320
Fall 2021	1050	1300
Fall 2022	1010	1290
Fall 2023	990	1260
Fall 2024	990	1255

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–28Fall 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	21	26
Fall 2002	21	25
Fall 2003	21	26
Fall 2004	21	25
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	21	26
Fall 2007	21	26
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	21	27
Fall 2010	21	26
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	22	27
Fall 2014	21	27
Fall 2015	21	27
Fall 2016	22	27
Fall 2017	22	28
Fall 2018	23	30
Fall 2019	22	29
Fall 2020	22	29
Fall 2021	22	28
Fall 2022	22	28
Fall 2023	23	30
Fall 2024	24	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

5,952Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Michigan-Dearborn has held near 5,952 from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,954
Fall 2003	6,041
Fall 2004	6,010
Fall 2005	6,109
Fall 2006	6,162
Fall 2007	6,212
Fall 2008	6,346
Fall 2009	6,509
Fall 2010	6,760
Fall 2011	6,950
Fall 2012	6,983
Fall 2013	6,793
Fall 2014	6,906
Fall 2015	6,845
Fall 2016	6,886
Fall 2017	6,961
Fall 2018	6,965
Fall 2019	6,728
Fall 2020	6,542
Fall 2021	6,193
Fall 2022	5,962
Fall 2023	5,882
Fall 2024	5,952

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

82%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 Michigan-Dearborn has held near 82% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	81%
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	81%
Fall 2005 cohort	77%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	81%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	82%
Fall 2011 cohort	82%
Fall 2012 cohort	84%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	74%
Fall 2016 cohort	81%
Fall 2017 cohort	78%
Fall 2018 cohort	81%
Fall 2019 cohort	82%
Fall 2020 cohort	84%
Fall 2021 cohort	82%
Fall 2022 cohort	81%
Fall 2023 cohort	82%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Michigan-Dearborn

46.2% of University of Michigan-Dearborn's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Michigan-Dearborn as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 5,952 undergraduates live off campus, and 82.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Michigan-Dearborn's SAT section-percentile sums are 990–1255 — their midpoint is near the MI four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Michigan-Dearborn'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 Michigan-Dearborn 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 Michigan-Dearborn55.6%

Michigan median79.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Michigan-Dearborn$15,640

Michigan median$24,944

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of Michigan-Dearborn's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Michigan-Dearborn$59,649

Michigan median$54,739

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Michigan-Dearborn, Michigan and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Michigan median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	55.6%	79.2%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$15,640	$24,944	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$59,649	$54,739	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 24 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$111,740
Computer Programming	$106,484
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$105,446
Management Information Systems and Services	$95,864
Mechanical Engineering	$94,919
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$90,430
Finance and Financial Management Services	$85,068
Accounting and Related Services	$78,969
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,606
Human Resources Management and Services	$76,343
Marketing	$73,340
Economics	$69,884
Area Studies	$60,891
Political Science and Government	$58,641
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$54,621
Biology, General	$53,888
Communication and Media Studies	$52,703
English Language and Literature, General	$49,421
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$49,405
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$49,268
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$49,236
Psychology, General	$48,052
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$44,520
Social Sciences, General	$31,967

These 24 fields listed for University of Michigan-Dearborn measure earnings after completion. The $59,649 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 37 additional University of Michigan-Dearborn fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Michigan-Dearborn report?

University of Michigan-Dearborn's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 990–1255 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Michigan-Dearborn's acceptance rate?

55.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,844 admitted from 14,105 applicants.

How much does University of Michigan-Dearborn cost?

In-state tuition is $15,640; out-of-state students pay $32,896. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Michigan-Dearborn report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $59,649. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Michigan

Lawrence Technological University — 55.9% admitted
Spring Arbor University — 51.5% admitted
Alma College — 57% admitted
Michigan Technological University — 92.4% 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.