University of Detroit Mercy

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Detroit Mercy

University of Detroit Mercy operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Detroit, Michigan (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,438 students of which 3,609 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. University of Detroit Mercy is categorized as “17” 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 75.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,134 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,232, with published in-state tuition of $32,946 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 83.5%. Graduates earn a median of $71,030 ten years after enrolling, compared with $64,534 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 148400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.6% 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.