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#45 Best Value Schools
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#292 Business Programs
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#30 Management
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#133 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#224 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#197-#206 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
University of Detroit Mercy is ranked #179 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
40
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
179
Graduation and retention rank
176
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
65%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
85%
Social Mobility Rank
224
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
54%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
71%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
61%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
4
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.2
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
77
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
195
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
70%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
92%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
54%
Classes with 50 or more students
4%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
11:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
215
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1050-1250
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
19%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
117
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
158
Average alumni giving rate
7.8%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
