Eastern Michigan University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (21%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,247
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 88%
From Region 7%
Athletes 529 (6.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Black 18%
Hispanic 10%
International 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 188 72% 57% 11% 8% 7% 9% $85,615 83 -0.75 91 97%
Computer Science 92 — 72% 49% 13% 10% 5% 11% $96,403 17 -0.83 96 95% — — — —
Cybersecurity 62 — 79% 61% 10% 8% 10% 6% $79,043 20 -0.77 87 100% — — — —
Information Technology 6 — 67% 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% $87,746 30 -0.51 92 96% — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 38% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $66,124 26 -0.53 74 96% — — — —
Geosciences 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,748 23 -0.57 62 — — — — —
Hydrology and Water Resources Science — — — — — — — — $58,600 22 -0.58 62 — — — — —
Mathematics 8 +1 62% 50% 12% 0% 12% 12% $80,523 52 -0.18 88 90% — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $71,556 15 -0.87 81 — — — — —
Women's Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,145 15 -0.99 35 92% — — — —
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,213 42 -0.27 32 99% — — — —
Musical Theatre — — — — — — — — $37,891 11 -0.95 11 94% — — — —
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 4 +1 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,891 18 -0.69 11 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 554 51% 62% 3% 14% 8% 6% $66,378 33 -0.62 75 95%
Statistics 3 +1 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $72,869 4 -1.14 82 — — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,950 26 -0.68 56 95% — — — —
Accounting 48 +2 52% 67% 2% 6% 12% 10% $67,190 8 -1.28 76 97% — — — —
Accounting and Related Services — — — — — — — — $67,190 8 -1.28 76 97% — — — —
Actuarial Science 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,763 1 -1.98 82 — — — — —
Business Management and Administration 55 +1 38% 65% 5% 9% 5% 0% $71,293 46 -0.33 80 95% — — — —
Economics 2 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,375 18 -0.85 84 100% — — — —
Economics 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,405 7 -1.26 80 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 11 +1 45% 45% 9% 27% 9% 9% $58,533 14 -0.77 61 95% — — — —
Finance 54 +1 74% 74% 2% 11% 4% 2% $74,094 10 -0.86 83 94% — — — —
General Business 27 — 67% 74% 4% 0% 11% 0% $63,754 18 -0.72 71 94% — — — —
Hospitality Management 4 — 75% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $50,986 11 -0.87 43 100% — — — —
International Business 10 — 10% 40% 10% 0% 20% 30% $62,171 9 -0.95 68 82% — — — —
Logistics 47 — 66% 70% 4% 13% 2% 6% $71,293 7 -1.21 80 95% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 14 — 93% 57% 14% 21% 0% 7% $76,885 18 -0.89 85 88% — — — —
Marketing 65 +3 43% 63% 3% 20% 9% 2% $66,802 17 -0.84 75 93% — — — —
Sports Management 40 — 88% 50% 0% 32% 2% 8% $55,950 31 -0.56 56 95% — — — —
Taxation — — — — — — — — $70,022 13 -1.10 79 — — — — —
Public Administration 10 — 50% 50% 10% 20% 20% 0% $63,068 25 -0.67 70 — — — — —
Social Work 108 +1 17% 59% 1% 18% 11% 0% $54,313 54 +0.12 52 95% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 10 — 10% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% $48,380 7 -1.31 36 94% — — — —
Construction Management 34 — 76% 38% 3% 0% 9% 50% $96,398 33 -0.36 96 100% — — — —
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 6 — 33% 50% 0% 33% 17% 0% $64,322 77 +0.61 72 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 650 30% 67% 3% 13% 9% 1% $52,587 2 -0.48 47 94%
Game and Interactive Media Design 25 — 60% 60% 4% 24% 8% 0% $51,411 8 -1.24 44 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 27 — 37% 67% 4% 4% 7% 0% $52,451 20 -0.78 46 96% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 4 +1 75% 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% $75,375 18 -0.85 84 100% — — — —
Children's and Adolescent Literature 6 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,424 20 -0.73 30 — — — — —
Creative Writing 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $45,105 13 -0.89 27 96% — — — —
English 22 — 18% 82% 9% 0% 5% 0% $48,233 31 -0.51 35 94% — — — —
French 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,516 27 -0.58 44 — — — — —
German — — — — — — — — $51,567 27 -0.58 44 — — — — —
History 21 +2 57% 67% 0% 5% 14% 0% $46,425 7 -1.03 30 92% — — — —
Japanese 3 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,768 24 -0.65 42 — — — — —
Linguistics — — — — — — — — $50,907 24 -0.64 43 — — — — —
Literature 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,347 20 -0.74 30 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 +2 60% 40% 0% 20% 20% 0% $56,127 38 -0.40 56 100% — — — —
Professional/Technical Writing — — — — — — — — $45,105 13 -0.89 27 96% — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $49,451 41 -0.17 39 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,398 25 -0.59 44 — — — — —
Writing — — — — — — — — $45,105 13 -0.89 27 96% — — — —
Anthropology 4 +3 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,261 3 -1.14 25 — — — — —
Geographic Information Science 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,108 26 -0.58 58 — — — — —
Geography 8 — 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,050 9 -1.16 45 90% — — — —
International Affairs 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $48,249 2 -1.28 35 100% — — — —
Journalism 14 +1 29% 50% 0% 29% 0% 0% $45,170 1 -1.92 27 96% — — — —
Political Science 31 +3 35% 48% 13% 23% 10% 0% $51,663 3 -1.51 45 96% — — — —
Public Relations 11 — 18% 82% 0% 9% 0% 0% $64,979 29 -0.61 73 97% — — — —
Sociology 10 +1 20% 30% 0% 70% 0% 0% $47,128 8 -0.88 32 100% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 66 +5 44% 52% 3% 27% 11% 0% $53,626 21 -0.77 50 95% — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,347 47 -0.23 54 91% — — — —
Business Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,347 36 -0.53 54 91% — — — —
Education 2 +68 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,732 56 +0.08 55 — — — — —
Education of Orthopedically Disabled 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,754 45 -0.17 53 95% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 15 — 13% 80% 0% 7% 13% 0% $54,754 45 -0.17 53 95% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,754 45 -0.17 53 95% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 6 — 17% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $54,754 45 -0.17 53 95% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 6 — 0% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $54,754 45 -0.17 53 95% — — — —
Elementary Education 66 +1 3% 73% 0% 8% 11% 0% $53,453 65 +0.17 49 92% — — — —
English Education 33 — 9% 88% 3% 0% 0% 3% $55,347 56 -0.01 54 91% — — — —
French Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,347 56 -0.01 54 91% — — — —
History Teacher Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,347 55 -0.03 54 91% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,347 47 -0.23 54 91% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching — — — — — — — — $55,347 39 -0.29 54 91% — — — —
Physics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $55,347 47 -0.23 54 91% — — — —
Reading Teacher Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $55,347 56 -0.01 54 91% — — — —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,347 47 -0.23 54 91% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 42 — 57% 76% 0% 5% 7% 0% $55,347 55 -0.03 54 91% — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,347 56 -0.01 54 91% — — — —
Teacher Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $55,347 54 +0.03 54 91% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 3 — 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% $55,313 54 -0.02 54 — — — — —
Art Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,347 88 +0.91 54 91% — — — —
Art History — — — — — — — — $43,128 24 -0.68 22 92% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 42 +1 29% 67% 2% 7% 12% 2% $43,128 35 -0.40 22 92% — — — —
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management 6 +1 17% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $45,774 32 -0.47 28 — — — — —
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,908 11 -1.16 60 — — — — —
Dance 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $44,638 64 +0.21 26 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 19 +1 42% 58% 5% 11% 16% 0% $61,275 78 +0.38 67 — — — — —
Interior Design 22 — 5% 73% 0% 14% 0% 0% $51,411 2 -1.91 44 100% — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,314 30 -0.48 20 84% — — — —
Music Education 13 — 38% 85% 0% 0% 8% 0% $55,347 87 +0.92 54 91% — — — —
Music Performance 6 — 50% 33% 0% 33% 17% 17% $42,314 30 -0.48 20 84% — — — —
Theater 12 +1 33% 42% 0% 42% 0% 0% $37,891 18 -0.69 11 94% — — — —
Criminology 47 +1 26% 68% 2% 13% 13% 0% $60,621 58 +0.10 65 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Technology 364 60% 51% 2% 14% 6% 20% $73,279 53 -0.25 82 94% 4.7%
Civil Engineering 5 — 80% 20% 0% 0% 40% 40% $91,693 44 -0.09 94 — — — — —
Electrical & Computer Engineering 22 — 86% 64% 0% 9% 5% 18% $94,593 4 -1.06 95 — — — — —
Engineering Physics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,107 32 -0.41 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 27 — 81% 59% 0% 11% 7% 0% $96,729 40 -0.31 96 — — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,285 5 -1.51 76 100% — — — —
Data Science 5 — 40% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $68,274 2 -1.95 77 — — — — —
Engineering Management 29 — 72% 66% 7% 14% 10% 0% $61,852 12 -0.82 68 93% 4.7% — — —
African-American Studies — — — — — — — — $48,145 15 -0.88 35 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 147 — 39% 54% 2% 24% 5% 4% $59,178 68 +0.18 63 93% — — — —
Early Childhood and Family Studies 7 — 0% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $47,988 22 -0.64 34 87% — — — —
Communications Technology/Technician 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,925 38 -0.32 56 100% — — — —
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 10 — 100% 70% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,885 61 +0.19 96 100% — — — —
Aviation Management 18 — 72% 56% 17% 6% 17% 0% $97,885 61 +0.19 96 100% — — — —
CAD/CADD Drafting Design Technology — — — — — — — — $89,945 16 -0.93 93 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering Technology 31 — 61% 23% 0% 3% 0% 74% $85,074 31 -0.30 91 — — — — —
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians 28 — 75% 57% 0% 4% 4% 36% $79,354 16 -0.78 87 — — — — —
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 28 — 89% 0% 0% 4% 4% 93% $82,183 20 -0.54 89 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Services 670 16% 66% 5% 11% 4% 4% $67,158 35 -0.75 76 96% 3.1%
Biochemistry 19 — 16% 53% 11% 5% 5% 16% $71,004 49 -0.04 80 100% — — — —
Biology 75 — 24% 60% 7% 8% 8% 8% $54,200 6 -1.42 51 94% — — — —
Neuroscience 13 +2 46% 69% 8% 0% 8% 15% $64,432 32 -0.22 72 — — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 8 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,304 15 -0.83 54 96% — — — —
Zymology/Fermentation Science 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,438 15 -0.81 54 — — — — —
Athletic Training 2 — 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $61,015 29 -0.59 66 — — — — —
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 22 — 0% 82% 0% 9% 0% 0% $66,715 74 +0.60 75 91% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 11 — 9% 64% 18% 0% 9% 9% $79,610 63 +0.17 87 92% — — — —
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 24 — 46% 62% 4% 17% 0% 4% $58,764 41 -0.35 62 95% — — — —
Music Therapy/Therapist 9 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,938 5 -1.27 40 94% — — — —
Nursing 266 — 12% 64% 5% 12% 5% 3% $85,935 25 -0.63 91 97% 3.1% — — —
Occupational Therapy 22 — 0% 95% 5% 0% 0% 0% $49,938 5 -1.27 40 94% — — — —
Orthotist/Prosthetist 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,938 5 -1.27 40 94% — — — —
Public Health 12 — 25% 58% 25% 0% 8% 8% $57,096 21 -0.75 58 96% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 12 — 17% 67% 8% 8% 0% 0% $49,938 5 -1.27 40 94% — — — —
Health Administration 16 — 12% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $60,547 43 -0.30 65 94% — — — —
Psychology 154 +3 16% 61% 3% 18% 5% 3% $48,738 16 -0.96 37 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $17,062
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,277
Est. In-State Cost $22,071
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,350
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 24%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 17.8% 431 58% 65% 4% 14% 7% 4% $67,098 18 -0.83 76 94% 4.7%
Social Sciences 17.4% 422 24% 58% 3% 20% 8% 1% $51,806 17 -0.71 45 95% —
Health Sciences 15.8% 384 13% 68% 6% 10% 4% 3% $77,533 52 -0.60 86 96% 3.1%
Humanities 8.7% 212 40% 61% 2% 18% 6% 3% $55,836 57 -0.10 55 93% —
Education 8.5% 206 18% 74% 1% 7% 9% 0% $54,407 56 -0.01 52 92% —
Professional 8.3% 202 63% 44% 2% 6% 7% 38% $81,256 78 -0.22 89 98% —
Computer Science 7.9% 192 72% 56% 10% 11% 7% 8% $83,632 9 -0.89 90 97% —
Arts 6.3% 154 29% 67% 2% 12% 6% 1% $48,449 35 -0.47 36 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 107 25% 60% 7% 7% 7% 10% $58,427 14 -1.03 61 95% —
Engineering 2.3% 55 82% 58% 0% 9% 9% 11% $95,351 18 -0.59 95 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 37 32% 76% 3% 3% 5% 0% $53,229 18 -0.79 49 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 24 54% 67% 12% 0% 8% 8% $71,831 31 -0.53 81 93% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $5.2M #192 3% $0 10 #233 — —
Business & Economics $2.0M #157 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $1.0M #243 100% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #509 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #375 0% $0.1M 16 #251 — —
Engineering $0.0M #424 100% $0 2 #209 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $8.6M #317 17% $0.1M 28 #336 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 119 $11.1M $11.1M $0
Track & Field (combined) 107 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 48 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 15 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Golf 10 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Total 245 $16.9M $16.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 138 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Rowing 48 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 36 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 34 $957K $957K $0
Swimming & Diving 32 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 22 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Volleyball 21 $995K $995K $0
Gymnastics 20 $841K $841K $0
Golf 10 $876K $876K $0
Tennis 10 $595K $595K $0
Total 284 $10.7M $10.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 245 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Football 119 $11.1M $11.1M $0
Baseball 48 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Rowing 48 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 37 $4.2M $4.2M $0
Soccer 36 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 34 $957K $957K $0
Swimming & Diving 32 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 21 $995K $995K $0
Golf 20 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Gymnastics 20 $841K $841K $0
Tennis 10 $595K $595K $0
Total 529 $38.9M $38.9M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 73%
SAT Range 920 – 1170
SAT Math Range 440 – 570
SAT RW Range 480 – 600