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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?

3,308 Undergraduate Awards
$24,606 Avg Cost After Aid
75% Acceptance Rate
  • 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.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best General Engineering Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Taxation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Drafting & Design Engineering Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Neurobiology & Neurosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Value International Relations & Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#53 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#57 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Eastern Michigan has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#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?

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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
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?
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?

75% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
89% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 75%, 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 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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Eastern Michigan University  ( 490 to 610 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Eastern Michigan University  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800
Eastern Michigan received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 26. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Eastern Michigan University  ( 18 to 26 )
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ACT Math Scores for Eastern Michigan University  ( 17 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Eastern Michigan University  ( 19 to 26 )
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36

Can I Afford Eastern Michigan University?

$24,606 Net Price
59% Take Out Loans
7.1% Loan Default Rate
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 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

9,630 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,572 undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan, with 9,630 being full-time and 3,942 being part-time.

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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.

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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 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

10,692 Took All Classes Online
15,851 Took At Least One Class Online
110.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 15,851 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 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
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.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 500 0 27 0 527
Social Work 173 0 63 0 236
Business Administration & Management 185 10 37 0 232
General Psychology 201 0 5 0 206
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 143 0 42 0 185
Teacher Education Subject Specific 121 3 21 0 145
Communication & Media Studies 124 0 9 0 133
Educational Administration 0 12 96 10 118
Accounting 85 0 29 0 114
Health & Physical Education 97 0 17 0 114
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 47 1 58 0 106
Marketing 100 1 4 0 105
Teacher Education Grade Specific 68 19 18 0 105
Special Education 43 6 52 0 101
Criminology 92 0 5 0 97
Health & Medical Administrative Services 80 1 12 0 93
Computer Science 82 0 9 0 91
General Biology 81 0 6 0 87
Human Resource Management 0 9 65 0 74
Finance & Financial Management 51 1 10 0 62
Information Technology 52 0 4 0 56
Design & Applied Arts 53 0 2 0 55
Engineering-Related Fields 30 0 22 0 52
Political Science & Government 51 0 0 0 51
Fine & Studio Arts 42 0 7 0 49
Allied Health Professions 8 0 37 0 45
Teaching English or French 7 11 26 0 44
Construction Management 33 1 9 0 43
History 28 0 11 0 39
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 34 4 38
Drama & Theater Arts 28 0 8 0 36
General Business/Commerce 35 0 0 0 35
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 26 0 8 0 34
Student Counseling 0 13 20 0 33
Economics 23 0 10 0 33
Public Health 27 0 3 0 30
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 15 0 14 0 29
Air Transportation 29 0 0 0 29
Public Relations & Advertising 28 0 0 0 28
Hospitality Management 27 0 0 0 27
Public Administration 14 1 10 0 25
Chemistry 15 0 9 0 24
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 23 0 0 0 23
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 22 0 0 0 22
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 19 0 1 0 20
Engineering Technology (Other) 20 0 0 0 20
Writing Studies 12 0 7 0 19
Natural Resources Conservation 19 0 0 0 19
Communication Sciences 17 0 0 0 17
Management Information Systems 15 0 1 0 16
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 16 0 0 0 16
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 16 0 0 0 16
Mathematics 10 0 6 0 16
Entrepreneurial Studies 12 3 0 0 15
Mechanical Engineering Technology 15 0 0 0 15
Ethnic Studies 12 0 3 0 15
Anthropology 15 0 0 0 15
Music 10 0 5 0 15
Industrial Production Technology 6 0 8 0 14
Literature 5 0 9 0 14
Human Development & Family Studies 6 0 8 0 14
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 1 13 0 14
Geography & Cartography 10 0 4 0 14
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 13 0 13
General Education 2 1 0 10 13
Philosophy 8 0 5 0 13
Sociology 10 0 3 0 13
International Business 12 0 0 0 12
General English Literature 12 0 0 0 12
Romance Languages 10 0 2 0 12
Historic Preservation 0 0 12 0 12
Journalism 11 0 0 0 11
Legal Support Services 11 0 0 0 11
Arts & Media Management 8 0 3 0 11
Urban & Regional Planning 8 0 2 0 10
Communications Technology 10 0 0 0 10
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 3 0 6 0 9
Computer Engineering Technology 9 0 0 0 9
Quality Control Technology 0 2 7 0 9
Mechanical Engineering 9 0 0 0 9
East Asian Languages 9 0 0 0 9
International Relations & National Security 9 0 0 0 9
General Engineering Technology 0 0 0 8 8
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 8 0 8
Information Science 0 1 6 0 7
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 2 0 5 0 7
Taxation 1 0 5 0 6
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 6 0 0 0 6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 5 0 1 0 6
Geological & Earth Sciences 6 0 0 0 6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 5 0 5
Business/Managerial Economics 5 0 0 0 5
Gerontology 0 5 0 0 5
Electronics Engineering Technology 4 0 0 0 4
Applied Statistics 0 0 4 0 4
Statistics 3 0 0 0 3
Physics 2 0 1 0 3
General Social Sciences 1 0 2 0 3
Data Science 2 0 0 0 2
Museum Studies 0 2 0 0 2
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 2 0 0 2
Computer Information Systems 1 0 0 0 1
Computer Programming 1 0 0 0 1
Education Philosophy 0 0 1 0 1
Engineering Physics 1 0 0 0 1
Germanic Languages 0 1 0 0 1
Biological & Physical Science 1 0 0 0 1
Data Analytics 0 0 1 0 1
Religious Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Dance 1 0 0 0 1
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 0 0
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 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
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
Other Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,308 107 976 32 4,423

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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