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University of Michigan-Flint

MIMedium public institution · Overall rank #290 nationally

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Azimuth ranks University of Michigan-Flint #290 nationally.

Who it’s a good fit for

University of Michigan-Flint is a public university in Flint, Michigan, where Health Professions and Business lead the degree mix. Affordability is well above average.

Graduates out-earn what predicts for students like them, and the typical graduate earns above the median at comparable schools. The model attributes part of that gap to the factors it measures, which add, and part to what it cannot explain, which subtracts.

Pell Grant recipients finish at a rate above the entering cohort as a whole, and mobility is above average. Families at the bottom of the income scale pay well below the published cost, while those at the top pay closer to it.

The admission rate is below the median for comparable schools, and most graduates are estimated to go into work rather than further study. A student drawn to the health professions should know that the largest program is also among the best-paid ones.

University of Michigan-Flint at a glance

Admissions and outcomes

Admission rate[1]
70.5%
Six-year completion[2]
40.3%
Four-year earnings[3]
$65,600

Cost and family borrowing

Average annual net price · $48–75K family income[6]
$3,752
Median student debt[4]
$25,000
Median Parent PLUS debt[7]
$12,953

University of Michigan-Flint rankings: how Azimuth assesses value[5]

University of Michigan-Flint is a public university in Flint, Michigan, enrolling 4,411 undergraduates. The university's composite standing is in the top fifth of the Azimuth ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions (80th percentile).

The four are spread out, with affordability leading the group and return trailing it. The university admits 70.5% of applicants, a rate that is lower than the 85.9% median for comparable institutions of the same type and size.

Of students who start full time, 77.8% return for a second year, against a peer median of 73.7%. The six-year graduation rate is 40.3%, which sits below the peer median of 49.1%.

An estimated 62.0% of entrants arrive as transfers or part-time students. Affordability is the strongest pillar, at the 88th percentile, while return is the weakest, at the 63rd percentile.

Access and mobility sit between them, at the 75th and 70th percentiles. The gap between the top and bottom pillars is wide, with affordability well ahead of the others.

Affordability is the strongest pillar for the University of Michigan-Flint, landing in the 88th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access pillar follows at the 75th percentile, and mobility at the 70th percentile.

The return pillar sits at the 63rd percentile, the weakest of the four but still above the median for the set. The affordability and access percentiles point the same way, reflecting an institution where cost and enrollment reach are both strengths.

Among enrolled students who submitted test scores, the middle 50% of SAT scores spanned 970 to 1,243. The ACT middle 50% fell between 19 and 24.

Pell Grants cover 38.6% of undergraduates. Azimuth ranks the university #369 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Those students finish at 46.3%, 6.0 percentage points above the overall six-year rate (40.3%). Azimuth ranks University of Michigan-Flint #443 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,580 more than the model expects for similar students.

How value-added outcomes are assessed · How to interpret program rankings

University of Michigan-Flint rankings in context
GeographyRank
National#290

Azimuth overall value rankings within each geographic comparison group.

National pillar percentiles

Economic mobility
National percentile: 70
Access & reach
National percentile: 75
Affordability
National percentile: 88
Return on investment
National percentile: 63

Top-ranked majors

  1. Information Science/Studies#46
  2. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other#47
  3. Health and Medical Administrative Services#53

This school’s three highest-ranked programs nationally. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

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01 / University of Michigan-Flint briefing

University of Michigan-Flint cost & financial aid[6][7]

Affordability is the strongest pillar at University of Michigan-Flint, and Azimuth ranks the university #164 among nonprofit four-year institutions. That places the affordability pillar in the 88th percentile.

The published cost of attendance is $20,915 (an average across living arrangements). In-state tuition and fees run $14,704, while room and board is $14,042.

Tuition and fees for out-of-state students are $28,320. At this university, that average is $7,007.

That is $7,061 below the median of $14,068 for comparable institutions (same type and size). Aid covers about 66% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, for a financial-aid savings of $13,908.

The published cost of attendance is $20,915 (an average across living arrangements), and the average aid recipient pays far less. Azimuth ranks University of Michigan-Flint #164 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $1,517, for those earning $48,001–$75,000 it is $3,752, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $12,333. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $10,816.

Aid covers about 66% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the across all bands to $7,007. That is $7,061 below the $14,068 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who finish carry a median of $25,000 in federal student loans, $3,771 above the $21,229 peer median. 86.6% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $12,953 in Parent PLUS loans. If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month.

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Reported average annual net price · $48–75K$3,752

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Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Borrowing and repayment at University of Michigan-Flint

Most undergraduates at University of Michigan-Flint take federal loans, and the median federal student debt at completion sits above the peer median. Among borrowers who finish a degree, the median federal debt is $25,000.

That median is $3,771 above the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). About 86.6% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

For a separate population of parent borrowers, the median Parent PLUS loan is $12,953.

The return picture at University of Michigan-Flint is mixed. Graduates earn about $3,580 more than the model expects for similar students, an outcome in the 67th percentile nationally.

But the median federal debt sits above the peer median. Four years after completion, the median earnings for working graduates who are not enrolled is $65,600, which lands in the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

That median is above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $8,299. Earnings scenarios based on the university's program mix show a typical earnings level that matches the median, with a downside scenario of $44,576 and an upside scenario of $87,878.

Borrowers finish with a median federal debt of $25,000, which is above the $21,229 peer median. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years.

Earnings that beat the model alongside a debt level that runs above peers show a mixed return picture.

Median Parent PLUS borrowing, a separate parent-borrower population, is $12,953. The estimated monthly student payment if repaid over ten years is $284.

How Financial GPS measures payment burden · The four risk-and-reward zones

Financial GPS

What does repayment look like?

Institution median student debt
$25,000
Institution Parent PLUS debt
$12,953

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

Estimated student payment · monthly
$284/mo
Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
$165/mo

Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

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02 / University of Michigan-Flint briefing

University of Michigan-Flint career outcomes & earnings[3][8][9]

Return is a moderate strength for University of Michigan-Flint, with graduates who earn about $3,580 more than the model expects for similar students, a result in the 67th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,796.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,216. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $516.

Four years after completion, the median earnings of $65,600 land in the 67th percentile nationally. That figure is above the peer median of $57,301—the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size)—a gap of $8,299.

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 63rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The combination of above-expected earnings and a median that clears the peer benchmark points to a return that, while not the university's strongest pillar, holds up well.

Four years after completion, the median earnings of University of Michigan-Flint graduates stand at $65,600, which is above the median of $57,301 for comparable institutions (same type and size). The four-year earnings cohort includes 1,492 completers.

Graduates earn about $3,580 more than the model expects for similar students. Earnings scenarios, anchored on the university's program mix, show a downside scenario of $44,576 and an upside scenario reaching $87,878.

An estimated 31.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The median sits in the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, and the earnings-beyond-expectations measure lands in the 67th percentile.

Above-expected earnings and a median that runs ahead of the peer group point the same way for the university's graduates.

Four years after completion, graduates of University of Michigan-Flint earn a median of $65,600. That places the university in the 67th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

That figure is above the peer median of $57,301, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), by $8,299. Graduates earn about $3,580 more than the model expects for similar students.

That result sits in the 67th percentile for earnings beyond expectations—the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,796.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,216. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $516.

Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix range from a downside of $44,576 to an upside of $87,878. Azimuth ranks the university #550 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The largest bachelor's program, Nursing, awarded 258 degrees and shows a median of $86,401 four years after completion. In the Azimuth national rankings, it places #170 in its field and #2 in Michigan.

The highest-earning program is Computer Science, with 31 degrees awarded and median earnings of $95,183. Mechanical Engineering, which awarded 40 degrees, reached $89,554.

Business Administration and Management awarded 49 degrees and posted $64,086. These program medians coincide with an overall earnings picture that sits above the peer median, even as the return pillar ranks below the university's other three pillars.

Earnings four years after completion vary widely with the program a student chooses. The downside earnings scenario, estimated from the university's program mix, is $44,576, while the upside scenario reaches $87,878.

The typical earnings scenario sits at $65,600. At the program level, Computer Science graduates report the highest median earnings at $95,183, from 31 degrees awarded a year.

Mechanical Engineering follows at $89,554, and the largest program, Nursing, pays $86,401.

Affordability is the strongest pillar at University of Michigan-Flint, and the net price figures show why. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $7,007, which is $7,061 below the $14,068 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who complete a degree carry a median of $25,000 in federal student loans. That is $3,771 above the peer median of $21,229, and corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years.

Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $12,953. The combination of a net price well below the peer median and graduates who earn about $3,580 more than the model expects for similar students points in the same direction.

Azimuth ranks the university #164 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$6,796
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
-$3,216
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
+$3,580

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Read the full outcomes brief

03 / University of Michigan-Flint briefing

University of Michigan-Flint acceptance rate & admissions[1][10][11]

The University of Michigan-Flint admits 70.5% of applicants, a rate that sits below the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

SAT: approximate enrolled-student range
Admission rate
70.5%
Approximate lower endpoint
970
Reported average
1102
Approximate upper endpoint
1243

Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters.

Read the full admissions brief

04 / University of Michigan-Flint briefing

What are the largest majors at University of Michigan-Flint?[12]

Nursing is the university's largest bachelor's program, with 258 degrees awarded and an Azimuth rank of #170 nationally and #2 in Michigan. Its completers earn a median of $86,401 four years after completion.

Computer Science records the highest median earnings at $95,183 with 31 degrees awarded. Mechanical Engineering follows at $89,554 on 40 degrees awarded.

Psychology, the university's second-largest program, shows a median of $42,255 on 110 degrees awarded, illustrating the spread between higher- and moderate-earning fields.

The university publishes earnings data for 23 bachelor's programs, 16 of which holds an Azimuth national rank. The largest program, Nursing, awarded 258 degrees and shows a median of $86,401 four years after completion, which ranks #170 nationally and #2 in Michigan.

Computer Science is the highest-earning program, with a median of $95,183 and 31 degrees awarded. Mechanical Engineering follows at $89,554 with 40 degrees awarded.

Mechanical Engineering rounds out the top earners at $89,554 with 40 degrees awarded. The three largest program families are Health Professions at 31.9% of degrees awarded, Business at 18.2%, and Psychology at 10.8%.

The bachelor's degrees at University of Michigan-Flint are anchored in Health Professions, which accounts for 31.9% of degrees awarded, with Business at 18.2% and Psychology at 10.8%. Across 23 programs with published four-year earnings data, 16 holds an Azimuth national rank.

The largest program is Nursing, at 258 degrees awarded, followed by Psychology with 110 and Biology with 58. Within its field, Information Science/Studies ranks #3 in Michigan.

The highest-earning program is Computer Science, where completers earn a median of $95,183 four years after completion, from 31 degrees awarded. Mechanical Engineering, the fifth-largest program, is the second-highest-earning at $89,554 with 40 degrees awarded.

Information Science/Studies, with 24 degrees awarded, has completers earning a median of $70,164 four years after completion, and Finance rounds out the top earners at $68,826 from 34 degrees awarded. The largest program is Nursing, and the highest-ranked program is Information Science/Studies.

The earnings spread between the largest programs is wide, with Psychology completers earning a median of $42,255 against $86,401 in Nursing. Across all fields, 13.1% of degrees awarded are in STEM, a share that sits below the earnings leaders in engineering and computer science.

Four-year earnings · six largest reported fields
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 258 degrees awarded
$86,401
Psychology, General 110 degrees awarded
$42,255
Biology, General 58 degrees awarded
$47,839
Business Administration, Management and Operations 49 degrees awarded
$64,086
Mechanical Engineering 40 degrees awarded
$89,554
Social Work 37 degrees awarded
$49,165

Fields selected by reported completions. Counts describe credentials awarded, not unique students or the earnings sample. Bars show median four-year earnings.

Read the full majors brief

05 / University of Michigan-Flint briefing

How does University of Michigan-Flint serve students from different backgrounds?

Graduates of the University of Michigan-Flint earn about $3,580 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that sits in the 67th percentile nationally. Azimuth places the university in the 70th percentile for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The six-year graduation rate for the first-time full-time cohort is 40.3%, while Pell recipients complete at 46.3%—above the overall rate by 6.0 percentage points.

The University of Michigan-Flint is a public university that admits 70.5% of applicants, a rate below the peer median of 85.9%—the middle value for comparable institutions. Pell Grant recipients make up 38.6% of its 4,411 undergraduates, and an estimated 62.0% of students arrive as transfers or part-time students.

Azimuth places the access pillar in the 75th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

06 / University of Michigan-Flint briefing

What colleges are similar to University of Michigan-Flint?[15]

Azimuth groups alternatives by admissions, location, cost and earnings, then orders candidates within each group. Peer earnings use the matched four-year cohort. How matching works.

A shortlist for different decisions

Choose a row to compare the figures with University of Michigan-Flint.

Admissions peerUniversity of Detroit Mercy75.4% admitted
Comparison with University of Michigan-Flint
MeasureUniversity of Michigan-FlintUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Peer earnings · 4 years$65,600$78,953+$13,353 vs University of Michigan-Flint
Average annual net price$7,007$15,232+$8,225 vs University of Michigan-Flint · higher cost
Admission rate70.5%75.4%
Higher-admission alternativeOakland University87.8% admitted
Comparison with University of Michigan-Flint
MeasureUniversity of Michigan-FlintOakland University
Peer earnings · 4 years$65,600$68,708+$3,108 vs University of Michigan-Flint
Average annual net price$7,007$9,120+$2,113 vs University of Michigan-Flint · higher cost
Admission rate70.5%87.8%
Explore Oakland University →
Nearby alternativeSaginaw Valley State UniversityNearby option · MI
Comparison with University of Michigan-Flint
MeasureUniversity of Michigan-FlintSaginaw Valley State University
Peer earnings · 4 years$65,600$63,454-$2,146 vs University of Michigan-Flint
Average annual net price$7,007$10,775+$3,768 vs University of Michigan-Flint · higher cost
Admission rate70.5%72.1%
Explore Saginaw Valley State University →
Higher-earnings alternativePurdue University Northwest$73,337 earnings
Comparison with University of Michigan-Flint
MeasureUniversity of Michigan-FlintPurdue University Northwest
Peer earnings · 4 years$65,600$73,337+$7,737 vs University of Michigan-Flint
Average annual net price$7,007$6,079-$928 vs University of Michigan-Flint · lower cost
Admission rate70.5%72.4%
Explore Purdue University Northwest →
Lower-cost alternativeCUNY Lehman College$3,148 average net price
Comparison with University of Michigan-Flint
MeasureUniversity of Michigan-FlintCUNY Lehman College
Peer earnings · 4 years$65,600$63,353-$2,247 vs University of Michigan-Flint
Average annual net price$7,007$3,148-$3,859 vs University of Michigan-Flint · lower cost
Admission rate70.5%56.6%
Explore CUNY Lehman College →
Similar profileUniversity of Missouri-St LouisMatched across several measures
Comparison with University of Michigan-Flint
MeasureUniversity of Michigan-FlintUniversity of Missouri-St Louis
Peer earnings · 4 years$65,600$62,350-$3,250 vs University of Michigan-Flint
Average annual net price$7,007$15,071+$8,064 vs University of Michigan-Flint · higher cost
Admission rate70.5%62.7%
Explore University of Missouri-St Louis →

Each school is the first-ranked match in its category, not a recommendation across every measure. The same college may lead more than one category. Figures use the matching snapshot; earnings reflect the matched four-year cohort. — means unavailable.

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Data scope & methodology

Structured payloads generated Governed hub narrative Governed spoke corpus

Four-year earnings describe cohorts of completers. Figures for other horizons describe different cohorts and are not joined into a career-growth projection.

Azimuth's overall rank and pillar percentiles come from the school profile. Absolute pillar ranks, city, enrollment and official-site links are shown only when structured data supplies them.

Detailed earnings, cost, admissions and program values come from the endpoint responsible for each measure. Missing values are not replaced with zero. Value-added estimates are model associations, not causal effects.

Figures are refreshed with each data release, at most a quarter apart. The underlying source dates can be earlier than the release.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Read the ranking methodology, data definitions and limitations · About College Azimuth

Read the analysis behind value-added earnings and the change to four-year graduate earnings. These articles are published on collegeazimuth.com.

Data notes & source fields

Scorecard field codes identify the underlying measure; Azimuth-derived values are labeled separately. Snapshot dates are not measurement years. Source populations and reporting periods differ across measures. Field definitions are in the U.S. Department of Education · College Scorecard documentation; notes with a different source link it below.

  1. Admission rate. Reported applicants admitted; not a transfer-specific or individual admission probability.

    Source fields: ADM_RATE

  2. Six-year completion. First-time, full-time students completing at the institution within 150% of normal time, typically six years for a bachelor’s degree.

    Source fields: C150_4

  3. Four-year institutional earnings. Median earnings of graduates in the reported cohort who are working and not enrolled, four years after completion.

    Source fields: MD_EARN_WNE_4YR

  4. Median federal student debt. Federal student-loan debt among completers in the reported borrowing cohort. Excludes Parent PLUS and is not total debt across all students.

    Source fields: GRAD_DEBT_MDN

  5. National, regional and state ranks; pillar percentiles; major ranks. Derived scores within the stated eligible comparison set, not raw Scorecard fields. Major ranks compare institutions within a field; their denominators differ.

    Source fields: Azimuth rankings

    College Azimuth · Ranking methodology

  6. Annual net price by family income. Average annual cost after grants and scholarships for the eligible first-time, full-time aid-recipient cohort. Public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. Includes living costs; these are averages, not medians or individual offers.

    Source fields: NPT4_PUB/PRIV; NPT41_PUB/PRIV through NPT45_PUB/PRIV

  7. Parent PLUS debt, payments and GPS illustration. Stored payments use Financial GPS loan and repayment assumptions. The adjustable spectrum applies the published framework to annual student payments divided by earnings minus an expense allowance; its initial allowance is 150% of the federal poverty guideline for one person, for the year the API serves. It is an illustration rather than a school rating. The parent table is the 10-year payment on the median Parent PLUS as a share of household income above 200% of the guideline for a household of three: under 6% Safe, 6–10% Caution, over 10% High pressure. Parent PLUS uses the completer median where available, otherwise the all-borrower median; these describe different borrowing populations.

    Source fields: PLUS_DEBT_ALL_COMP_MD; fallback PLUS_DEBT_ALL_MD; Azimuth Financial GPS calculations

    College Azimuth · Financial GPS methodology

  8. Downside and upside earnings; yellow band. The band spans the modeled lower and higher scenarios. It is not the P25–P75 interval for individual graduates. The median marker is the separately reported institutional median.

    Source fields: Azimuth modeled program-mix scenarios

    College Azimuth · Earnings scenario methodology

  9. Value added and its components. Observed-factor attribution plus the unexplained remainder equals total modeled value added. These are associations, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

    Source fields: Azimuth statistical model

    College Azimuth · Value-added methodology

  10. SAT score range and reported midpoint. Reported scores of enrolled score-submitters, not admission cutoffs. The midpoint field is not necessarily the middle of the displayed range.

    Source fields: SATVR25 + SATMT25; SATVR75 + SATMT75; SAT_AVG

  11. First-year retention. Retention of the reported full-time cohort at four-year institutions.

    Source fields: RET_FT4

  12. Program earnings, completion counts and major-mix dots. Included bachelor’s programs have at least five reported completions. Counts are aggregated credentials, not unique people or an earnings sample. Major-mix dots group those counts by field of study; excluded programs are not zero activity.

    Source fields: EARN_MDN_4YR; IPEDSCOUNT1; CIPCODE

    College Scorecard · Field-of-study technical documentation

  13. Pell recipients. Share of undergraduates receiving a Pell Grant in the reported academic year.

    Source fields: PCTPELL

  14. Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group. This is not an observed transfer-in rate. It includes part-time entrants and other entering-student attendance patterns.

    Source fields: 1 − PFTFTUG1_EF

  15. Peer earnings and signed differences. Differences are peer minus this school, from the same matching snapshot. A positive earnings difference does not mean the peer is better on every measure.

    Source fields: Azimuth peer model using MD_EARN_WNE_4YR

    College Azimuth · Comparison methodology

How to interpret program rankings