$51,793
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Eastern Michigan University is a public 4-year college in Ypsilanti, Michigan with 10,055 undergraduates and 2,161 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,407 a year (tuition and fees $16,240). It admits 80% of applicants and 46% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,793 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,407
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,240
US median $11,837
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
46%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,793
Rank 1,336 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,407
- Tuition and fees
- $16,240
- Cost of attendance
- $29,640
- Students with a need-based grant
- 37%
- Students with federal loans
- 43%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,250
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,863
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,748
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,243
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,036
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,417 in 2015-16 to $16,240 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1,066
- SAT reading, middle
- 535
- SAT math, middle
- 520
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 10,055
- Graduate students
- 2,161
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 46%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 245
- Endowment
- $109.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,336 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,407 | $17,194 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,240 | $15,221 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 46% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 70% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,148 | $32,840 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,793 | $36,115 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
245 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 335 | $18,196 | $75,760 | $85,611 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 161 | $27,000 | $30,490 | $48,346 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 132 | $21,130 | $44,214 | $66,233 | $68,257 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 130 | $35,353 | $56,276 | $67,378 | $71,685 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $29,275 | $42,373 | $48,994 | $51,389 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $25,000 | $35,886 | $56,207 | $55,693 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $27,000 | $38,517 | $52,962 | $51,790 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $26,600 | $36,717 | $52,805 | $56,359 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $22,630 | $44,812 | $61,063 | $69,303 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | Withheld | Withheld | $74,818 | $107,009 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $23,357 | $32,586 | $50,722 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 80 | $23,618 | $34,499 | $52,624 | $54,562 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $21,178 | $57,500 | $70,471 | $76,194 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $27,000 | $36,891 | $52,535 | $55,556 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 59 | $51,263 | $57,174 | $66,839 | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $27,725 | $42,791 | $50,007 | $47,382 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 58 | $45,969 | $60,775 | $82,123 | $83,558 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $22,500 | $59,433 | $82,886 | $85,063 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 55 | $51,642 | $52,615 | $77,243 | $71,416 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $27,000 | $33,926 | $46,560 | $55,792 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 50 | $45,844 | $52,900 | $66,873 | $65,123 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $26,125 | $30,137 | $51,261 | $63,293 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $21,500 | $53,843 | $74,066 | $83,343 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $26,687 | $43,507 | $54,514 | $58,716 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | Withheld | $38,443 | Withheld | $51,490 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Ypsilanti and Michigan on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Eastern Michigan University cost?
$15,407 a year is the average net price at Eastern Michigan University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,240, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,640. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,250 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Eastern Michigan University?
80% of applicants are admitted to Eastern Michigan University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,066 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do Eastern Michigan University graduates earn?
$51,793 a year is the median pay of former Eastern Michigan University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,148 after 6 years). That ranks 1,336 of 5,094 US colleges and 33 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Engineering-Related Fields (Master's) at $115,117.
How much student debt do Eastern Michigan University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Eastern Michigan University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 43% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Eastern Michigan University?
46% of first-time, full-time students at Eastern Michigan University finish within 6 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Eastern Michigan University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (335 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (161 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (132 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 245 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.