University of Michigan-Flint
Public College in Flint, MI. Six-year graduation rate 40%. Median 10-year earnings $53,230.
Ten years after entry, the median University of Michigan-Flint student earns $53,230 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 40% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,000, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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
An acceptance rate of 70% puts University of Michigan-Flint on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 11,873 students applied, a pool deep enough to make the acceptance rate meaningful. Only 7% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere. Score ranges below describe the middle half of score submitters among enrolled first-years; students who applied test-optional are not represented in them.
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 | 500–633 | 356 (66%) |
| SAT Math | 470–610 | |
| ACT Composite | 19–24 | 14 (3%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 40%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. 78% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The part-time picture is harder: 47% return, against 78% full-time. A 14:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,157 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $7,852 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $1,517 at the $0–30k band to $12,333 at $110k+. About 80% get grants averaging $9,855, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 49% of students.
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 · 486 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 | $1,517 |
| $30–48k | $2,386 |
| $48–75k | $3,752 |
| $75–110k | $9,167 |
| $110k+ | $12,333 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,037 of these 4,157 students, totalling $14,818,273 — an average of $7,275 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Genesee 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)