$34,795
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Henry Ford College is a public 4-year college in Dearborn, Michigan with 8,643 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $660 a year (tuition and fees $3,568 in-state, $7,816 out-of-state). 17% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $34,795 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$660
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$3,568
Out-of-state $7,816
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
17%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,250
About $151 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,795
Rank 3,481 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
- $660
- Tuition in-state
- $3,568
- Tuition out-of-state
- $7,816
- Cost of attendance
- $11,784
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 17%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $46
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $507
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $1,768
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $4,891
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $8,208
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 $2,798 in 2015-16 to $3,568 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 8,643
- Part-time students
- 53%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 17%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 125
- Other
- Open admission
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 3,481 of 5,094 US colleges and 83 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $660 | $17,194 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,568 | $15,221 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 17% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 70% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,250 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $28,100 | $32,840 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,795 | $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. 19% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 47% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
125 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 1,718 | $9,744 | $51,663 | $64,309 | $44,906 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 430 | $13,785 | $27,790 | $40,696 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 193 | $11,202 | $37,860 | $47,684 | $48,733 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 156 | $18,987 | $71,268 | $80,749 | $80,813 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 105 | $12,283 | Withheld | $31,371 | $30,572 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 92 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 80 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,116 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 72 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 72 | $16,976 | $58,792 | $64,436 | $65,389 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 59 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate | Certificate | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | $16,120 | $17,481 | $38,566 | $37,656 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 41 | $25,750 | $34,003 | $49,609 | $49,927 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | $16,687 | $26,336 | $52,172 | $46,706 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,726 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $76,979 | $72,916 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,556 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,359 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | $19,911 | $27,504 | $38,127 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Henry Ford College cost?
$660 a year is the average net price at Henry Ford College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,568 for in-state students and $7,816 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,784. Families earning under $30,000 pay $46 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Henry Ford College?
Henry Ford College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Henry Ford College graduates earn?
$34,795 a year is the median pay of former Henry Ford College students who work, 10 years after they started ($28,100 after 6 years). That ranks 3,481 of 5,094 US colleges and 83 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $71,268.
How much student debt do Henry Ford College graduates have?
$14,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Henry Ford College graduates, about $151 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 17% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Henry Ford College?
17% of first-time, full-time students at Henry Ford College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Henry Ford College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,718 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (430 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (193 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 125 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.