University of Michigan-Dearborn Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
5,952 students
Larger than 81% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 50.9%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Detroit7.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Michigan-Dearborn, the largest reported group is White (63.4%), followed by Asian (10.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 0% |
| Asian | 10.7% | 23.6% |
| Black | 8.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic | 6.8% | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 63.4% | 56.9% |
| Two or more races | 5% | 0.8% |
| Non-resident | 3.9% | 9.9% |
| Unknown | 1.9% | 1.1% |
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- 55.6%University of Michigan-Dearborn admitted 5,546 of 8,065 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 19%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,052 of 5,546.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $7,863average net price after grants for aided students, against $34,168 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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