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
At a Glance
- Founded in 1959
- Member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Students, Academic Year 2017-2018
- Total: 9,339
- Undergraduate: 7,141
- Graduate: 2,198
- Transfer from another college or university: 42%
- Male: 57%
- Female: 43%
- Students of color: 26%**
- Birth countries represented: 80
- Average GPA of incoming freshmen: 3.6
- Average SAT score of incoming freshmen: 1,168
** Undergraduates
About our Undergraduates
Academics
- UM-Dearborn has four colleges:
- College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters (CASL)
- College of Business (COB)
- College of Engineering & Computer Science (CECS)
- College of Education, Health, & Human Services (CEHHS)
- Major programs: 75 Bachelors; 36 Masters; 8 Doctoral/Specialist
- Minor programs: 64
- Average undergraduate class size: 23
- 71% of all classes have less than 30 students
- Student/teacher ratio: 17:1
Undergraduate Cost and Financial Aid, 2016-2017
Tuition and fees based on 15 credit hours (not including program-specific fees)- Michigan resident: $6,236/semester
- Non-resident: $12,353/semester
- Incoming freshmen receiving financial aid: 92%
Employees
- Faculty: 600
- Staff: 508
Did you know…
- We keep our students happy: We score at least 5% higher than the national average in student satisfaction according to the latest Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Survey.
- Where American industry meets Midwestern wildlife: We manage nearly 300 acres of preserved natural areas in our own backyard, and we’re not even 2 miles away from the Ford Motor Co.’s world headquarters.
- Quality + Safety: We’re ranked the #1 safest public university in Michigan and the 6th all-around best regional public university in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report.
- We have over 50,000 living alumni, 80% of whom are living in and giving back to Michigan.
- Students have the opportunity to participate in 130+ student organizations on campus.
- Nearly half of our students are the first in their family to attend college.
- UM-Dearborn has earned the Community Engagement Classification, awarded by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, for the university’s commitment to being deeply engaged with its larger community through teaching, learning, research and service that makes a difference.