Facts & Figures

Students working collaboratively in a computer lab

Students studying together in the library

What makes the Dearborn Difference?

We offer a nationally ranked and accessible education, small class sizes, a strong alumni network and a commitment to diversity. But beyond our numbers, we offer limitless opportunities to customize your experiences through internships, organizations and honors programs.

9,195 students

6,914 Undergraduate, 2,184 Graduate and 97 Doctoral

2,138 degrees granted

717 Master's, 1,416 Bachelor's and 5 Doctoral

Undergraduate Students

3.68

Average GPA of incoming freshmen

1187

Average SAT score of incoming freshmen

94% are Michigan residents representing 40 counties

83 Birth countries represented

47%

of new students (FITIAC and Transfer) are first-generation college students

28%

students of color

44%

are Pell eligible

Academics

Major programs

Graduate programs and certificates

Doctoral

Minor programs

1:17

faculty : student ratio

CECS Ph.D. programs with Rackham affiliation

Average class size

71%

of classes have less than 30 students

UM-Dearborn is home to four colleges

Student looking at a book wearing protective goggles.

College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters

College of Business

A woman holds a letter to a group of children.

College of Education, Health, and Human Services

A student working on a car in an engineering lab.

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Research

$8,281,979

Expenditures in FY 2019

Graph depicting breakdown of research expenditures.

Research Stories

3/16/2020

March 2020 update from the Office of Research

Don't miss out on these important funding opportunities from UM-Dearborn's Office of Research.

Wearing a white lab coat, mechanical engineering professor Nilay Chakraborty holds up a Petri dish containing 3D printed cells. — Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Nilay Chakraborty shows off one of his latest experiments involving bio 3D printing.

3/15/2020

Building a highway between engineering and medicine

Associate Professor Nilay Chakraborty thinks that unleashing medicine’s biggest breakthroughs will take an engineer’s touch.

12/19/2019

Managing a community: Political Science faculty Rusi Sun’s research explores the city manager v. city council struggle.

Conflict is in every job and it’s not always a bad thing. But at the public level — for a community to thrive — it needs to be managed effectively.

Schematic illustrations of Li deposition on Li foil and spaced Li nanotubes

12/18/2019

Researchers show success in making higher capacity batteries safer

UM-Dearborn researchers are making batteries safer

After Graduation

4^th highest

average starting salary, among 15 Michigan public universities, nearly $3,100 above the state average.
^{Source: According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard}

$130,000

average salary after 10 years, 3rd highest among 15 Michigan public universities
^{Source: According to the Georgetown University Analysis}

57,000+

UM-Dearborn alumni, part of the 610,000 strong U-M alumni network

90%

of students who accepted employment in 2018 stay in Michigan following graduation**

91%

of graduates in 2018 achieved their goals.**

73%

accepted employment

are attending graduate school

are participating in an internship/co-op

are volunteering or doing public service

Other

** UM-Dearborn Career services 2018 Graduation Survey // 50% response rate

Keeping College Affordable

Lowest

Average annual costs among 15 public Michigan universities, nearly $3,400 below the state average

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

UM-Dearborn students graduate with the

Lowest

amount of student loan debt among 15 Michigan public universities

Source: Student Debt and the Class of 2018, the Project on Student Debt, an initiative of the Institute for College Access

National Recognition

Best Regional University in the Midwest Badge for the year 2020

U.S. News & World Report has consistently named UM-Dearborn one of the best regional universities in the Midwest. This year the university was ranked the top regional public university in Michigan and 4th in the Midwest.

2019-2020 Best College By Money Magazine badge

Named a 2019-2020 Best College by Money magazine and given the "Best Bang for the Buck" Midwest designation by Washington Monthly.

Best Colleges in Business Programs Badge for the year 2020

College of Business programs are among the nation's best, according to U.S. News & World Report, Poets & Quants and Princeton Review.

Ranked #1 regional public university in Michigan for Social Mobility and for Veterans by U.S. News & World Report.

1 of 359

UM-Dearborn was one of just 359 campuses to receive the community engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. There are more than 2,600 four-year institutions in the nation eligible for this designation.

Rankings and Honors

College of Engineering and Computer Science again ranks among the top Michigan public universities that offer doctoral degrees. Previously, the college was ranked among the best master's level programs for 18 consecutive years.
UM-Dearborn has been recognized as a veteran-friendly school at the gold level by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, which recognizes institutions of higher learning for their commitment to supporting student veterans and their dependents on campus.
The university was recognized for its commitment to community engagement with the 2015 Engaged Campus of the Year award from the Michigan Campus Compact (MCC).

Accreditation

The University of Michigan-Dearborn earns its accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the regional accrediting organization approved by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) for degree-granting institutions in the state of Michigan. Learn more about our accreditations.