Private nonprofit · Community college

Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Detroit, Michigan · Large city

#2 for grad earnings in Michigan
0%
Transfer rate
$11,916
Avg net price
67%
Grad / completion
$49,295
Median earnings

Sacred Heart Major Seminary is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Detroit, Michigan (large city setting), enrolling 178 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 178 undergradsLarge cityOpen admissionCold wintersSnowy

About Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Paleo-Indians inhabited areas near Detroit as early as 11,000 years ago including the culture referred to as the Mound Builders. By the 17th century, the region was inhabited by Huron, Odawa, Potawatomi, and Iroquois peoples. The most heavily represented sectors are manufacturing (particularly automotive), finance, technology, and health care. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
5 miles to Detroit, MI
To Great Lakes shore
5 miles
Nearest airport
17 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) · major hub

How Sacred Heart Major Seminary compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 10% · #2 most selective of 3 in Michigan

Graduation rate67%

Higher than 57% · #36 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$49,295

Higher than 90% · #2 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$11,916

Cheaper than 63% · #34 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment178

Larger than 42%

Percentiles compare Sacred Heart Major Seminary with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

341students
  • Undergraduate17852%
  • Graduate16348%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White54%
  • Black0.6%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian2.8%
  • Other or multiracial31%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
178
Graduate enrollment
163
Student–faculty ratio
7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
7%
First-generation students
Students over 25
89%
Median family income
$21,622
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$66,501
Endowment
$33,990,029

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$24,120
Room & board
$12,650
Books & supplies
$1,865
Total cost of attendance
$41,915
Average net price
$11,916

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
67%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$49,295
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
2%

About 33% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
115
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
65%
Application fee
$30

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (351 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$11,916
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$56,602

$11,916/year × about 4.8 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Campus climate

Summer high
84°F
Winter low
19°F
Annual rain
34.9″
Annual snow
30.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dearborn #2, MI US station (3.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.