10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$49,812at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Detroit Mercy
⌖ Detroit, MI · 20 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$49,812 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
8.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
+21%Modeled 10-year ROI
$74,074Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$15,232Average net price / year
$42,211Cost of attendance
$74,074Median earnings · year 5 after completion
67.2%Completion rate
75.4%Admission rate
2,438Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$66,591Year 1
$78,953Year 4
$74,074Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Dentistry · First Professional Degree$173,9752Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$125,6013Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$123,0064Management Information Systems and Services · Master's Degree$114,2055Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$104,6836Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$94,3827Law · First Professional Degree$93,0558Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$91,888Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in MI
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Howell, MI
Cleary University
- Annual net price
- $22,143
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $69,007
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -11%
Andrews University
- Annual net price
- $12,547
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,290
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -29%
Davenport University
- Annual net price
- $17,707
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $60,637
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -38%
Madonna University
- Annual net price
- $17,755
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $59,769
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -41%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $173,975 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $125,601 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $123,006 | Not available |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Master's Degree | $114,205 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $104,683 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $94,382 | Not available |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $93,055 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $91,888 | $21,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $89,540 | $22,735 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $86,600 | Not available |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,602 | $29,000 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Master's Degree | $79,586 | Not available |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $73,805 | Not available |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $71,282 | Not available |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $67,169 | Not available |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $63,364 | $23,593 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $62,939 | $27,000 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $55,002 | $30,944 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,535 | $52,651 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $25,000 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.