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Eastern Michigan University Overview

Eastern Michigan University is a public institution situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Eastern Michigan University Known For?

3,098 Undergraduate Awards
$24,606 Avg Cost After Aid
83% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Eastern Michigan is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2021-2022, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan makes roughly $47,087 a year. This is 15% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Eastern Michigan University?

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Contact details for Eastern Michigan are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: 734-487-1849
Website: www.emich.edu

How Do I Get Into Eastern Michigan?

You can apply to Eastern Michigan online at: https://www.emich.edu/admissions/apply/index.php

Admission Requirements for Eastern Michigan

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Eastern Michigan?

83% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
68% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 83%, Eastern Michigan may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 68% of students accepted to Eastern Michigan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 450 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Eastern Michigan University  ( 480 to 600 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Eastern Michigan University  ( 450 to 580 )
200
800
Eastern Michigan received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Eastern Michigan University  ( 17 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Eastern Michigan University  ( 18 to 25 )
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36

Can I Afford Eastern Michigan University?

$24,606 Net Price
49% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Eastern Michigan is $24,606. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Eastern Michigan, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $6,312 a year. That adds up to $25,248 over four years for those students.

Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,038 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,730 undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan, with 9,038 being full-time and 3,692 being part-time.

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There are also 2,610 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,038 full-time undergraduates at Eastern Michigan, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Michigan University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 305
Black or African American 1,561
Hispanic or Latino 783
White 5,272
International Students 244
Other Races/Ethnicities 873

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Michigan University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at Eastern Michigan. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Eastern Michigan University

2,928 Took All Classes Online
9,342 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 9,342 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Eastern Michigan has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 44th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 381 2 16 4 403
Business Administration & Management 169 8 41 0 218
General Psychology 190 0 2 0 192
Social Work 138 0 49 0 187
Teacher Education Subject Specific 153 3 26 0 182
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 147 1 30 0 178
Educational Administration 0 13 120 7 140
Marketing 112 0 3 0 115
Accounting 78 0 35 0 113
Communication & Media Studies 109 0 4 0 113
Teacher Education Grade Specific 68 16 28 0 112
Health & Physical Education 85 0 22 0 107
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 36 0 59 0 95
Criminology 78 0 14 0 92
Computer Science 86 0 2 0 88
General Biology 75 0 5 0 80
Special Education 40 3 36 0 79
Information Technology 69 0 4 0 73
Health & Medical Administrative Services 61 1 9 0 71
Design & Applied Arts 65 0 2 0 67
Human Resource Management 0 8 55 0 63
Communication Sciences 20 0 34 0 54
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 43 8 51
Finance & Financial Management 41 1 8 0 50
Engineering-Related Fields 37 0 9 0 46
Fine & Studio Arts 41 0 5 0 46
Construction Management 35 0 6 0 41
General Business/Commerce 36 0 0 0 36
Political Science & Government 36 0 0 0 36
History 28 0 6 0 34
Student Counseling 0 12 21 0 33
Teaching English or French 5 9 17 0 31
Air Transportation 31 0 0 0 31
Allied Health Professions 13 0 16 0 29
Music 19 0 10 0 29
Public Health 21 0 7 0 28
Public Administration 12 3 13 0 28
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 14 0 12 0 26
Mechanical Engineering 25 0 0 0 25
Natural Resources Conservation 24 0 0 0 24
Chemistry 15 0 9 0 24
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 19 0 3 0 22
General Education 16 0 0 6 22
Journalism 21 0 0 0 21
Computer Engineering Technology 21 0 0 0 21
Mathematics 16 0 5 0 21
Geography & Cartography 14 1 6 0 21
Sociology 7 0 14 0 21
Legal Support Services 20 0 0 0 20
Management Information Systems 17 0 2 0 19
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 19 0 0 0 19
Writing Studies 15 0 4 0 19
Drama & Theater Arts 17 0 2 0 19
General English Literature 18 0 0 0 18
Philosophy 9 0 9 0 18
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 17 0 0 0 17
Hospitality Management 17 0 0 0 17
Mechanical Engineering Technology 15 0 0 0 15
Engineering Technology (Other) 15 0 0 0 15
Literature 6 0 9 0 15
Economics 9 0 6 0 15
Public Relations & Advertising 14 0 0 0 14
Anthropology 14 0 0 0 14
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 4 0 9 0 13
International Business 12 0 0 0 12
Human Development & Family Studies 12 0 0 0 12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 12 0 0 0 12
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 12 0 12
Ethnic Studies 5 0 6 0 11
Physics 6 0 5 0 11
International Relations & National Security 11 0 0 0 11
Arts & Media Management 9 0 2 0 11
Entrepreneurial Studies 8 2 0 0 10
Geological & Earth Sciences 10 0 0 0 10
Taxation 3 0 6 0 9
Communications Technology 9 0 0 0 9
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 9 0 0 0 9
Romance Languages 5 0 4 0 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 9 0 0 0 9
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 8 0 8
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 8 0 8
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 6 0 2 0 8
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 1 0 6 0 7
Quality Control Technology 0 0 7 0 7
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 6 0 0 0 6
Information Science 0 0 6 0 6
Historic Preservation 0 2 4 0 6
Computer Information Systems 5 0 0 0 5
Electronics Engineering Technology 5 0 0 0 5
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 5 0 5
East Asian Languages 5 0 0 0 5
Applied Statistics 0 0 5 0 5
Urban & Regional Planning 2 0 2 0 4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 3 0 1 0 4
Education Philosophy 0 0 4 0 4
General Engineering Technology 0 0 0 3 3
Data Science 3 0 0 0 3
Dance 3 0 0 0 3
Business/Managerial Economics 2 0 0 0 2
Data Analytics 0 0 2 0 2
Gerontology 0 2 0 0 2
Museum Studies 0 2 0 0 2
General Social Sciences 0 0 2 0 2
Other Public Administration 0 2 0 0 2
Food Science Technology 1 0 0 0 1
Engineering Physics 1 0 0 0 1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 1 0 1
Statistics 1 0 0 0 1
Religious Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 0 0
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 0
General Sales & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Programming 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0
Construction Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0 0
Computational Science 0 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0 0
Fisheries Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Other Homeland Security 0 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,098 91 945 28 4,162

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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