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University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, Michigan · Small city

#1 best value in Michigan
70.5%
Admit rate
$7,007
Avg net price
40%
Graduation rate
$53,230
Median earnings

University of Michigan-Flint is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Flint, Michigan (small city setting), enrolling 4,411 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 4,411 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 70% admitCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of Michigan-Flint's admitted students.

Admit rate
70.5%
SAT (mid 50%)
970–1243
Avg GPA (est.)
3.20

Enter a test score to see where you land against University of Michigan-Flint's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of Michigan-Flint's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in and the county seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. The Flint River had several convenient fords which became points of contention among rival tribes, as attested by the presence of nearby arrowheads and burial mounds. Some of the city currently resides atop ancient Ojibwe burial grounds. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
48 miles to Lansing, MI
To Great Lakes shore
41 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Bishop (FNT)

How University of Michigan-Flint compares

Selectivity70.5%

More selective than 63% · #13 most selective of 43 in Michigan

SAT average1102

Higher than 31%

Graduation rate40%

Higher than 23% · #39 of 44 in Michigan

First-year retention78%

Higher than 55%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$53,230

Higher than 48% · #28 of 45 in Michigan

Average net price$7,007

Cheaper than 96% · #1 cheapest of 44 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment4,411

Larger than 76%

Percentiles compare University of Michigan-Flint with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

5,929students
  • Undergraduate4,41174%
  • Graduate1,51826%

Undergraduates by gender

4,411undergrads
  • Women2,88165%
  • Men1,53035%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White66%
  • Black15%
  • Hispanic6.0%
  • Asian2.8%
  • Other or multiracial9.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,411
Graduate enrollment
1,518
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
37%
Students over 25
32%
Median family income
$32,758
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$94,536
Endowment
$178,319,000

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 533 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Michigan98%
  • Other U.S. states1.9%

Most first-years stay in state — University of Michigan-Flint draws overwhelmingly from Michigan.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
70.5%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
970–1243
SAT average
1102
SAT reading
500–633
SAT math
470–610
ACT composite
19–24
Average GPA (estimated)
3.20

Cost

In-state tuition
$14,704
Out-of-state tuition
$28,320
Room & board
$14,042
Books & supplies
$700
Total cost of attendance
$20,915
Average net price
$7,007

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)
40%
Graduated on time (4 years)
21%
First-year retention
78%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,453
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,230
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
43%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

About 19% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
21%
Low-income (Pell)
36%
First-generation
37%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
715
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
16%
Housing charge (year)
$8,864
Meal plan (year)
$3,408
Application fee
Free

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
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
8
Property offenses (2022–2024)
11

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (6,529 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

6.3reported offenses a year
2.7 violent a year3.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
2.3
Fondling
1.3
Motor vehicle theft
1.3
Rape
1.0
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$1,517
$30–48k
$2,386
$48–75k
$3,752
$75–110k
$9,167
$110k+
$12,333

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
$17,691

$3,752/year × about 4.7 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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

94%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,945
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 94% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,945. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 484 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$53,230
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
47%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$50,475
Men
$58,807

Men out-earn women by $8,332 (17%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
32.9″
Annual snow
40.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Flint 7W, MI US station (4.2 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.