University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor operates as a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 34,177 students of which 34,962 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 Michigan-Ann Arbor is categorized as “15” 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 15.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,465. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,138, with published in-state tuition of $17,736 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 93.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 97.5%. Graduates earn a median of $83,648 ten years after enrolling, compared with $73,762 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 627800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.6% 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.