Eastern Michigan University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University operates as a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 10,055 students of which 13,287 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Eastern Michigan University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 79.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,066 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,407, with published in-state tuition of $16,240 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 45.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 68.8%. Graduates earn a median of $51,793 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,148 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 990800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.