University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, Michigan · Also known as UM-Dearborn · Website
$59,649
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,649
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Michigan-Dearborn is a public 4-year college in Dearborn, Michigan with 5,952 undergraduates and 1,917 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $9,492 a year (tuition and fees $15,640 in-state, $32,896 out-of-state). It admits 56% of applicants and 58% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,649 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,492
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$15,640
Out-of-state $32,896
Admission rate
56%
US median 78%
Completion rate
58%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,500
About $239 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,649
Rank 811 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
- $9,492
- Tuition in-state
- $15,640
- Tuition out-of-state
- $32,896
- Cost of attendance
- $24,040
- Students with a need-based grant
- 46%
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,211
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,284
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,997
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,630
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,529
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 $11,304 in 2015-16 to $15,640 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
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1,115
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 595
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 5,952
- Graduate students
- 1,917
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 58%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 146
- Endowment
- $93.2M
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 811 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,492 | $17,194 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,640 | $15,221 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 56% | 81% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 58% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 70% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,500 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,389 | $32,840 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,649 | $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. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
146 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 149 | $22,500 | $70,688 | $94,919 | $92,135 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 126 | $20,833 | $78,942 | $105,446 | $100,647 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $24,000 | $31,803 | $48,052 | $50,706 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | $21,872 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 92 | $42,330 | $104,388 | $142,710 | $103,485 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $23,384 | $77,273 | $90,430 | $92,374 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $18,875 | $58,438 | $85,068 | $83,343 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $21,980 | $20,671 | $53,888 | $57,214 |
| Engineering, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 69 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Industrial EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $119,184 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $22,250 | $46,664 | $73,340 | $69,303 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $21,750 | $57,833 | $78,969 | $76,194 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 51 | Withheld | $109,491 | $134,543 | $133,654 |
| Computational ScienceOnlineMaster's | Master's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $18,502 | $80,830 | $106,484 | $83,439 |
| Mechanical EngineeringOnlineMaster's | Master's | 43 | Withheld | $105,227 | $119,691 | $115,974 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $22,606 | $61,297 | Withheld | - |
| Engineering-Related FieldsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 40 | Withheld | $110,914 | $131,391 | $125,651 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $31,000 | $44,845 | $49,236 | $51,389 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $21,064 | $79,022 | $111,740 | $109,015 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $26,750 | $38,593 | Withheld | $93,451 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $24,735 | $65,211 | $95,864 | $83,290 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Dearborn and Michigan on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Michigan
- Homes: Homes for sale in Michigan
Questions and answers
How much does University of Michigan-Dearborn cost?
$9,492 a year is the average net price at University of Michigan-Dearborn after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,640 for in-state students and $32,896 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,040. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,211 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Michigan-Dearborn?
56% of applicants are admitted to University of Michigan-Dearborn. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,115 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do University of Michigan-Dearborn graduates earn?
$59,649 a year is the median pay of former University of Michigan-Dearborn students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,389 after 6 years). That ranks 811 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's) at $113,475.
How much student debt do University of Michigan-Dearborn graduates have?
$22,500 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Michigan-Dearborn graduates, about $239 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 36% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Michigan-Dearborn?
58% of first-time, full-time students at University of Michigan-Dearborn finish within 6 years. 82% 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 University of Michigan-Dearborn?
Mechanical Engineering (149 bachelor's graduates), Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (126 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (109 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 146 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.