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?
- The highest award offered at Eastern Michigan is the doctor's degree.
- In 2019-2020, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
- A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan makes roughly $46,112 a year. This is 13% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
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Eastern Michigan University Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Eastern Michigan.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Eastern Michigan has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Plastics & Polymer Engineering Technology Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Children’s & Adolescent Literature Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Adult Development & Aging Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best General Literature Master’s Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best General Engineering Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Eastern Michigan University?

Contact details for Eastern Michigan are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 900 Oakwood St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197 |
Phone: | 734-487-1849 |
Website: | www.emich.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/Eastern.Michigan.University |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/emu_swoop |
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? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | considered but not required |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Eastern Michigan?
Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.
Average Test Scores
About 89% 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 490 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.
Can I Afford Eastern Michigan University?
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 59% of students took out student loans averaging $6,768 a year. That adds up to $27,072 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Eastern Michigan is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 2,722 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 9,630 full-time undergraduates at Eastern Michigan, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 283 |
Black or African American | 1,604 |
Hispanic or Latino | 738 |
White | 5,788 |
International Students | 179 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1,038 |
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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Eastern Michigan has changed over the last few years.

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 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Eastern Michigan
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Eastern Michigan University was $13,810 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Eastern Michigan is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Quality Control Technology | #16 | #16 |
Food, Nutrition & Related Services | #19 | #28 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | #19 | #16 |
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | #37 | #43 |
Industrial Production Technology | #40 | #45 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | #52 | #76 |
Engineering-Related Fields | #61 | #79 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | #67 | #106 |
Online Growth Rankings of Eastern Michigan
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Eastern Michigan University was 110.3%. This is the #397 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Eastern Michigan regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Dwight Burdette under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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