University of Michigan-Flint

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

University of Michigan-Flint operates as a public institution located in Flint, Michigan (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 4,411 students of which 5,859 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-Flint 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 70.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,102 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $7,007, with published in-state tuition of $14,704 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.6%. 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 42.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.8%. Graduates earn a median of $53,230 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,453 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 364800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.5% 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.