University of Michigan-Dearborn
Public College in Dearborn, MI. Six-year graduation rate 58%. Median 10-year earnings $59,649.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $59,649 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 58% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $22,500 in debt — in line with the national norm. It also moves people — 2.4% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
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
Admissions
University of Michigan-Dearborn admits 56% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly two in five applicants are turned away. 14,105 students applied, a pool deep enough to make the acceptance rate meaningful. Yield is low at 14%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling. The score bands below cover the middle 50% of the enrolled students who submitted a score — not the whole class, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 500–625 | 631 (57%) |
| SAT Math | 490–630 | |
| ACT Composite | 24–28 | 22 (2%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 58%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention is strong at 82%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. 25% transfer out. IPEDS does not follow them, so whether they finished elsewhere is not recorded either way. Retention drops to 40% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 5,882 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $11,521 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $7,211 while those at $110k+ pay $17,529. About 80% get grants averaging $10,347, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 38% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 1,142 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 | $7,211 |
| $30–48k | $6,284 |
| $48–75k | $7,997 |
| $75–110k | $13,630 |
| $110k+ | $17,529 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,206 of these 5,882 students, totalling $15,057,348 — an average of $6,826 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Wayne 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)