University of Detroit Mercy Business Programs

University of Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The location of Detroit Mercy is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Detroit Mercy has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#74	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Business Administration and Management Graduates	College Factual
#90	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual
#100	Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#128	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual
#153	Highest Paid Accounting Graduates	College Factual

Where Is University of Detroit Mercy?

Contact details for Detroit Mercy are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4001 W Mcnichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48221-3038
Phone:	313-993-1000
Website:	www.udmercy.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/udmercy
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/UDMDetroit

How Do I Get Into Detroit Mercy?

You can apply to Detroit Mercy online at: https://www.udmercy.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Detroit Mercy

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Detroit Mercy?

Detroit Mercy has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 75% of students accepted to Detroit Mercy submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

Detroit Mercy received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 28. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 27.

Can I Afford University of Detroit Mercy?

The overall average net price of Detroit Mercy is $28,830. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Detroit Mercy, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $5,982 a year. That adds up to $23,928 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Detroit Mercy is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Detroit Mercy Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,633 undergraduate students at Detroit Mercy, with 2,214 being full-time and 419 being part-time.

There are also 2,354 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,214 full-time undergraduates at Detroit Mercy, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Detroit Mercy students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	154
Black or African American	256
Hispanic or Latino	147
White	1,358
International Students	122
Other Races/Ethnicities	177

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at University of Detroit Mercy. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Detroit Mercy. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and India.

Online Learning at University of Detroit Mercy

In 2019-2020, 4,189 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Detroit Mercy has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Detroit Mercy

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Detroit Mercy was $29,562 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Detroit Mercy is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Economics	#1	#1
General Economics	#6	#6
Management Information Systems	#71	#71

Online Growth Rankings of Detroit Mercy

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Detroit Mercy was 8.3%. This is the #1,286 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Detroit Mercy regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Detroit Mercy ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Detroit Mercy.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Economics	#5
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#38
Business Management & Marketing	#38
General Economics	#46
Economics	#70

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Detroit Mercy Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	55	3	65	123
Other Economics	8	0	14	22
Accounting	10	0	0	10
General Economics	2	0	4	6
General Management Information Systems	2	0	2	4
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	0	0	0
Research and Development Management	0	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Finance	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	77	3	85	165

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Pfretz13 under License

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