University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan · Private · 2,438 undergraduates · udmercy.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
75%
of 7,404 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1030 to 1240
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$53,280Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at University of Detroit Mercy
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
75% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$53,280
a year in 2027-28, from a $53,280 sticker price
What to do with your 1120
Send your score
About 50% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1020, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Freshman Admissions | University of Detroit Mercy · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Jan15Other deadline · January 15, 2027
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
75%
of applicants were admitted: 5,558 of 7,404 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 12/1.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 46% of them sent SAT scores and 5% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1030 to 1240
Reading and Writing 520 to 640
Math 500 to 630
ACT composite 23 to 29
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16007.8%
- 1200 to 139927%
- 1000 to 119951%
- 800 to 99914%
- 600 to 7990.3%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.68
- 4.024%
- 3.75 to 3.9923%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2412%
- 2.50 to 2.994.6%
- Below 2.500.5%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$53,280
a year
- Tuition$35,650
- Fees$310
- Food and housing$11,280
- Books and supplies$1,530
- Transportation and other$4,510
University of Detroit Mercy published $51,228 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$10,761
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,312
- $48,001 to $75,000$10,990
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,654
- Over $110,000$21,810
Financial aid
81%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$29,713
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
29%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $15,540 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 10/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
41 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,570Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAS 2000 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIO Elective |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 1410 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MTH 1410 & 1420 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MTH 1410 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHM 1050 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM 1070 & 1100 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHI 1100 & 1110 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | CHI 1100, 1110 & 1120 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 2600 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSSE 1710, CSSE 1711 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSSE Elective |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Elective (potentially ARCH 1110 w/portfolio) |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENL 1300 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENL 1300 and ENL 1310 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENL Elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENL Literature Elective |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | SCIE 1030 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 1500 |
| European History | 5 | 6 | HIS 1500 & HIS Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRE 1100 & 1110 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FRE 1100, 1110 & 1120 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GER 1100 & 1110 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GER 1100, 1110 & 1120 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITL 1100 & 1110 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | ITL 1100, 1110 & 1120 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JPN 1100 & 1110 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | JPN 1100, 1110 & 1120 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECN 2960 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECN 2950 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS Elective |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 1300 & 1310 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 1320 & 1330 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHY 1620 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHY 1600 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MTH 1400 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PYC 1000 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPA 1100 & 1110 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPA 1100, 1110 & 1120 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPA Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STA 2250 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 2100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS 2510 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIS 2500 & 2510 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS Elective |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
74%
Come back for a second year
83%
Typical earnings
$74,106
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Detroit Mercy$80,835
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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