University of Detroit Mercy Nursing Programs

Located in Detroit, Michigan, University of Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is University of Detroit Mercy?

Contact details for Detroit Mercy are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4001 W Mcnichols Rd, Detroit, MI 48221-3038
Phone:	313-993-1000
Website:	www.udmercy.edu

How Do I Get Into Detroit Mercy?

You can apply to Detroit Mercy online at: https://www.udmercy.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Detroit Mercy

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Detroit Mercy?

Detroit Mercy has the high acceptance rate of 93%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 65% of accepted students are men and 35% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 45% of students accepted to Detroit Mercy submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

Detroit Mercy received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford University of Detroit Mercy?

The overall average net price of Detroit Mercy is $28,830. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Detroit Mercy, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,333 a year. That adds up to $25,332 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Detroit Mercy is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Detroit Mercy Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,924 undergraduate students at Detroit Mercy, with 2,182 being full-time and 742 being part-time.

There are also 2,303 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,182 full-time undergraduates at Detroit Mercy, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Detroit Mercy students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	166
Black or African American	238
Hispanic or Latino	154
White	1,305
International Students	127
Other Races/Ethnicities	192

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at University of Detroit Mercy. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at Detroit Mercy. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and India.

Online Learning at University of Detroit Mercy

In 2020-2021, 4,121 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Detroit Mercy has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Detroit Mercy

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Detroit Mercy was 8.3%. This is the #1,009 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Detroit Mercy regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Pfretz13 under License

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