10-yr median earnings
$26,702
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver is a private for-profit institution in Detroit, Michigan. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- $17,687
- Avg net price / yr
- $26,702
- 10-yr median earnings
- 100.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver pairs modest former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 14th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 100.0%
- acceptance rate
- -40%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Detroit Business Institute-Downriver profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
29/100
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$26,702
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,687
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$17,687
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Detroit Business Institute-Downriver vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Detroit Business Institute-Downriver ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$26,702 14th percentile higher than 14% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Detroit Business Institute-Downriver | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $26,702 | #4374 of 5103 | 14th |
| Average net price | $17,687 | #2615 of 5020 | 48th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 124 | #4132 of 5462 | 24th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
124
Undergraduate enrollment
100.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$26,702
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Detroit Business Institute-Downriver ranks in Michigan
State rank among 145 reporting Michigan colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Detroit Business Institute-Downriver | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $26,702 | #118 of 145 | 19th |
| Average net price | $17,687 | #74 of 138 | 46th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 124 | #104 of 149 | 30th |
Highest former-student earnings in Michigan
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kettering University | $94,823 | $34,660 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Michigan | $92,405 | $28,045 |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | $83,648 | $13,138 |
| 4 | Michigan Technological University | $78,198 | $14,182 |
| 5 | Walsh College | $72,081 | - |
| 6 | University of Detroit Mercy | $71,030 | $15,232 |
| 7 | Lawrence Technological University | $69,151 | $32,918 |
| 8 | Michigan State University | $67,253 | $19,680 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo College | $65,590 | $19,072 |
| 10 | Thomas M Cooley Law School | $63,450 | - |
| 11 | Northwood University | $63,075 | $27,232 |
| 12 | Universal Technical Institute-Canton | $62,575 | $22,985 |
| 118 | Detroit Business Institute-DownriverThis school | $26,702 | $17,687 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 100.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $17,687 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $17,687 |
72.2%
Pell Grant Rate
77.5%
Federal Loan Rate
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
54.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$44,270
Median Earnings (6yr)
23.6%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $44,270 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $26,702 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 23.6% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 74 | $57,053 | $13,583 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Detroit Business Institute-Downriver? ▼
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver is a private for-profit institution in Detroit, Michigan. The acceptance rate is 100.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 124 students.
How much do Detroit Business Institute-Downriver former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Detroit Business Institute-Downriver who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $26,702 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $44,270.
How much does Detroit Business Institute-Downriver cost? ▼
The average net price at Detroit Business Institute-Downriver is $17,687..
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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