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University of Michigan-Dearborn

Dearborn, MI 5,952 Undergrads 60.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,714
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$7,863
After Aid
Median Earnings
$74,406
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$7,863
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$74,406
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$66,897
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate60.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)23.1
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients50.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time84.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
55.6%
SAT Avg
1,115
SAT Reading
25th: 50056075th: 625
SAT Math
25th: 49055075th: 630
ACT Composite
25th: 242675th: 28

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$640k
+$170k
+$154k
Median Cost$8k/yr
+$612k
+$142k
+$126k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$559k
+$89k
+$72k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$8k/yr
32
444%
Full Cost$23k/yr
40
88%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return260%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return23%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,761
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,211
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,315
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,763
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$78,969
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$172k
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Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $91,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,891
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$14,935
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
-$361k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$14,660
Earnings (4yr)
$53,888
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
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Median Debt
$15,728
Earnings (5yr)
$101,463
Natl Median: $93,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$328k
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Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$76,606
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,703
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$36k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,864
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$90,430
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$259k
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Median Debt
$22,219
Earnings (4yr)
$111,740
Natl Median: $109,015
Lifetime Value Added
+$422k
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Median Debt
$19,145
Earnings (4yr)
$106,484
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
+$382k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,063
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,621
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$20k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,884
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
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Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$105,446
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$374k
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Engineering, Other
BachCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,989
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,494
Earnings (4yr)
$49,421
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,180
Earnings (4yr)
$85,068
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$218k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,405
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (4yr)
$76,343
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,639
Earnings (4yr)
$49,268
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
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Median Debt
$23,173
Earnings (4yr)
$95,864
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,451
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$16,525
Earnings (4yr)
$73,340
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $118,943
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
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Median Debt
$23,125
Earnings (4yr)
$94,919
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,649
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,582
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,127
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
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Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,778
Earnings (4yr)
$58,641
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,461
Earnings (4yr)
$48,052
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$19,855
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$44,520
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$31,967
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,762
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$185k
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Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,236
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$62,260
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
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Applied Mathematics
MastCIP: 2703
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $116,060
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $106,375
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$34,115
Earnings (4yr)
$142,710
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$597k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $136,736
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $148,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$21,300
Earnings (4yr)
$72,482
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$14k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$88,404
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,232
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$134,543
Natl Median: $133,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$527k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
MastCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$131,391
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$500k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$76,460
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $119,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$120,972
Natl Median: $106,092
Lifetime Value Added
+$410k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$119,691
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$104,015
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$244k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$54,322
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
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Systems Engineering
MastCIP: 1427
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$83,177
Natl Median: $144,565
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,635
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,815
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
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Doctoral Degrees

Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.