Student Population at UDM

Total Enrollment

5,360

Undergraduate

3,156

Graduate

2,204

Online Enrollment

116

Men Students

2,282

Women Students

3,078

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,360 students have enrolled at University of Detroit Mercy - 3,156 undergraduate and 2,204 graduate.

By gender, 2,282 male and 3,078 female students are attending University of Detroit Mercy. By attendance status, there are 3,825 full-time students and 1,535 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Detroit Mercy is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Michigan. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Andrews University and Ferris State University, its population is small (average population is 10,141).

University of Detroit Mercy offers online degree/certificate programs and 116 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Detroit Mercy and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,282 male and 3,078 female students attending UDM. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UDM.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UDM
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,156	2,146	1,010
Men	1,408	751	657
Women	1,748	1,395	353

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UDM
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,204	1,679	525
Men	874	688	186
Women	1,330	991	339

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,456 White students (45.82%) and 569 Black or African American students (10.62%) at University of Detroit Mercy(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Detroit Mercy.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Detroit Mercy
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	12	2	10
Asian	195	75	120
Black or African American	347	131	216
Hispanic	221	96	125
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,388	513	875
Two or More Races	35	17	18
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	205	64	141
Total	3,156	1,408	1,748

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Detroit Mercy
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	3	1
Asian	203	82	121
Black or African American	222	55	167
Hispanic	108	44	64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,068	427	641
Two or More Races	42	20	22
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	143	41	102
Total	2,204	874	1,330

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,862 students whose age under twenty five and 590 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Detroit Mercy.

Especially, 300 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Detroit Mercy.

Population by Student Age at University of Detroit Mercy
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,156	1,408	1,748
Under 18	300	177	123
18-19	1,209	516	693
20-21	1,106	506	600
22-24	313	146	167
25-29	137	36	101
30-34	45	18	27
35-39	17	2	15
40-49	19	3	16
50-64	10	4	6
Total	3,156	1,408	1,748

Population by Student Age at University of Detroit Mercy
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,204	874	1,330
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	76	20	56
22-24	857	331	526
25-29	771	319	452
30-34	235	94	141
35-39	102	47	55
40-49	105	42	63
50-64	54	20	34
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	2,204	874	1,330

Online Student Population

At University of Detroit Mercy, 2,331 students (43.49% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 116 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 77 students live in Michigan where University of Detroit Mercy is located in and 31 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	5,360	3,156	2,204
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	116	0	116
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,215	1,738	477
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	3,029	1,418	1,611

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	116	116
Michigan Residents	77	77
Other State in U.S.	31	31
Outside of U.S.	7	7
Unknown	1	1