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University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, MI 4,411 Undergrads 50.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$20,915
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$7,007
After Aid
Median Earnings
$65,600
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$7,007
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$65,600
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$53,230
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate50.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age25.4
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.9%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time72.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
70.5%
SAT Avg
1,102
SAT Reading
25th: 50057875th: 633
SAT Math
25th: 47055575th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: 192575th: 24

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$580k
+$113k
+$96k
Median Cost$7k/yr
+$555k
+$88k
+$70k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$505k
+$38k
+$20k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$7k/yr
37
279%
Full Cost$21k/yr
51
27%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return150%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return-4%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$23,833
Earnings (4yr)
$63,442
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (5yr)
$62,702
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$38k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,839
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$74k
Median Debt
$28,627
Earnings (4yr)
$64,086
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$59k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,832
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,959
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$73k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$28,651
Earnings (4yr)
$95,183
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$297k
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,490
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$35k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,695
Earnings (5yr)
$39,767
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$32,504
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$93k
Engineering Science
BachCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,782
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,187
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
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
$25,311
Earnings (4yr)
$68,826
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,241
Earnings (4yr)
$56,867
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$762
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,886
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,537
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Median Debt
$27,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,437
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
$24,402
Earnings (4yr)
$70,164
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
BachCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,631
Earnings (4yr)
$67,437
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,554
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$254k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,420
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$45k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,015
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,255
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,494
Earnings (4yr)
$86,401
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,125
Earnings (4yr)
$33,533
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$197k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$29,818
Earnings (4yr)
$49,165
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,484
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$27k
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,861
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Median Debt
$25,847
Earnings (4yr)
$47,731
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$261k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
MastCIP: 5010
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,685
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$49,260
Earnings (4yr)
$110,493
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,038
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$254k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$39,626
Earnings (4yr)
$75,889
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,971
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$312k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$66,535
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$44,134
Earnings (4yr)
$61,233
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
$45,578
Earnings (4yr)
$129,633
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$485k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,443
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$263k
Median Debt
$33,121
Earnings (4yr)
$60,469
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$121k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$71,750
Earnings (4yr)
$137,511
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$346k
Median Debt
$86,549
Earnings (4yr)
$81,591
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k

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.