University of Detroit Mercy

University of Detroit Mercy is a private nonprofit college in Detroit, MI. Its average net price is $13,469 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$10,761
$30,001 to $48,000$10,312
$48,001 to $75,000$10,990
$75,001 to $110,000$15,654
$110,001 and up$21,810
$33,604Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$33,604Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$13,469Average Net Price
$11,280Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,468Books and Supplies
$3,860Other Expenses
32.5%Students on Pell Grants
25.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

75.4%Acceptance Rate
520 to 630SAT Reading, Middle Half
510 to 630SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$65,253
8 years after entry$76,128
10 years after entry$74,106
73.7%Graduation Rate
83.5%Retention Rate
$20,103Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Detroit, MILocation
Large citySetting
2,438Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Architectural Engineering$76,844 National median for this major n=770Not published
Architectural Sciences and Technology$58,941 National median for this major n=2,238$24,136 Small program - rough guide n=40
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$28,438 Small program - rough guide n=50$19,000 n=125
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,833 Small program - rough guide n=44$20,295 Small program - rough guide n=56
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$62,565 Small program - rough guide n=38$27,153 Small program - rough guide n=31
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering$80,555 National median for this major n=425Not published
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$41,521 National median for this major n=2,897Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$81,652 n=341$29,545 n=248
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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