University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 75%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1030–1260
- Undergraduates
- 2,438
- Setting
- City: Large
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
IPEDS (Fall 2024 admissions, reported 2024-25): Test scores not required for admission, but considered if submitted (test optional). Policies change; confirm on the school's admissions website.
Policy source: nces.ed.gov
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1030–1260
- Reading and Writing
- 520–630
- Math
- 510–630
- Average total
- 1134
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 22–28
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
- Phone
- (313) 993-1000
Cost
- Tuition
- $33,604per year
- Average net price
- $13,469What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $74,106
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
Show all 60 programs
- Architectural Sciences and Technology · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Communication and Media Studies · bachelor
- Computer Programming · master
- Computer Science · bachelor
- Computer Software and Media Applications · master, graduate certificate
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · bachelor, master
- Special Education and Teaching · bachelor
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services · master
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · bachelor
- Engineering, General · bachelor
- Architectural Engineering · bachelor
- Civil Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Computer Engineering · bachelor, master
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering · master, doctoral
- Mechanical Engineering · bachelor, master, doctoral
- Systems Engineering · graduate certificate
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering · bachelor
- Electrical and Computer Engineering · master, doctoral
- Engineering, Other · master, graduate certificate
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · undergraduate certificate
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · undergraduate certificate
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · undergraduate certificate
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · undergraduate certificate
- Non-Professional Legal Studies · undergraduate certificate
- Law · first professional
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other · undergraduate certificate
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · bachelor, master
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · master
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Religion/Religious Studies · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Research and Experimental Psychology · bachelor
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology · bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate certificate
- Criminal Justice and Corrections · bachelor, master
- Security Science and Technology · master
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other · master
- Social Work · bachelor
- Economics · bachelor, master
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Dentistry · first professional
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences · master, graduate certificate
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · bachelor
- Health and Medical Administrative Services · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · master
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Public Health · bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · bachelor, master, doctoral, first professional, graduate certificate
- Business Administration, Management and Operations · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Accounting and Related Services · bachelor, graduate certificate
- Finance and Financial Management Services · graduate certificate
- Management Information Systems and Services · bachelor, master
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · graduate certificate
- History · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
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