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University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, MI 4,411 Undergrads 52.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,022
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,320
After Aid
Median Earnings
$65,788
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,320
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$65,788
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$58,635
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate52.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)25.4
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 Recipients47.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time72.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
70.5%
SAT Avg
1,102
SAT Reading
25th: 50056075th: 633
SAT Math
25th: 47054075th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$575k
+$105k
+$88k
Median Cost$8k/yr
+$545k
+$75k
+$58k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$495k
+$25k
+$9k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$8k/yr
39
195%
Full Cost$22k/yr
57
11%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return118%

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 Return-17%

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 →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (4yr)
$63,442
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
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Median Debt
$18,809
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
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,013
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,839
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
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Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,086
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
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Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,832
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,563
Earnings (4yr)
$47,959
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
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Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$24,750
Earnings (4yr)
$95,183
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,490
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$226k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,016
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$238k
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Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
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Engineering Science
BachCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,782
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$68,826
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,994
Earnings (4yr)
$56,867
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
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Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,886
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,537
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
$23,650
Earnings (4yr)
$64,437
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,164
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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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
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$67,437
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$89,554
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$62,420
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
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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
-$172k
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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
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$42,255
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
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Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,515
Earnings (4yr)
$86,401
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$227k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,533
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$26,934
Earnings (4yr)
$49,165
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,484
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
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Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,861
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,731
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$80k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$267k
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Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$39,904
Earnings (5yr)
$88,474
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
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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
$47,413
Earnings (4yr)
$110,493
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$318k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$103,038
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
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Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$39,208
Earnings (4yr)
$75,889
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,971
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$316k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,282
Earnings (4yr)
$66,535
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
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Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,233
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$129,633
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$484k
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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
-$267k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,469
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
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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

Doctoral Degrees

Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$89,598
Earnings (4yr)
$137,511
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$341k
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Median Debt
$88,492
Earnings (4yr)
$81,591
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
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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.