Colleges / Eastern Michigan University
College · Public · Ypsilanti, MI · Suburb
EMU

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Address900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Websitewww.emich.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate80%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size10,055
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 80% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1066 · ACT 22.

If you get in

10,055 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$119k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$62k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$57k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$16.2k
Room & board
$13.7k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants37%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans43%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr46%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
10,055
Location
Ypsilanti, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White56%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic10%
  • International5%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time23%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$37k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 103

What you can study.

Colleges / Eastern Michigan University
College · Public · Ypsilanti, MI · Suburb
EMU

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

Address900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Websitewww.emich.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate80%
6-yr median pay$43k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size10,055
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $43k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 80% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1066 · ACT 22.

If you get in

10,055 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$119k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$62k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$57k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$16.2k
Room & board
$13.7k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants37%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans43%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention68%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr46%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$43k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
10,055
Location
Ypsilanti, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White56%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic10%
  • International5%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students34%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time23%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$37k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 103

What you can study.