Dorsey College
For-profit College in Madison Heights, MI. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $29,392.
Students who entered Dorsey College reach a median of $29,392 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 54% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates leave owing a median of $13,000 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Mobility score 0.0 — limited economic uplift documented
Academics
54% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Just 51% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. A 21:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. The undergraduate body is just 547, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 547 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $28,784 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $28,326 at $0–30k against $33,377 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 80% of students receive grant aid, averaging $6,176 — common but not automatic. 79% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 95 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $28,326 |
| $30–48k | $29,284 |
| $48–75k | $23,521 |
| $75–110k | $30,398 |
| $110k+ | $33,377 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 430 of these 547 students, totalling $3,179,369 — an average of $7,394 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Oakland County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)