True Facts At-A-Glance

  • Campus
    • Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan
    • Founded: 1849
    • Campus: 800+ acres; 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails; 122 buildings on main campus; five colleges (College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Services and College of Technology)
    • Tuition: 2018–19 undergraduate in-state tuition of $13,083 per year based on 30 credits
    • Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Division I (Mid-American Conference)
  • Student Enrollment

    Student Enrollment: 20,313 (Fall Semester 2017)

    Undergraduate

    • Headcount: 16,997
    • Student Credit Hours: 204,974
    Gender
    • Male: 6,899
    • Female: 10,098
    Race/Ethnicity
    • White: 10,917
    • Black/African-American: 3,096
    • Hispanic/Latino: 881
    • Other/Unknown: 2,103
    Other Characteristics
    • Full-Time: 12,395
    • Part-Time: 4,602
    • Average Age: 23
    • Average ACT for Full-Time FTIAC Students: 22.38
    • First-Year Retention Rate for Fall 2015 Cohort: 71.67%

    Graduate

    • Headcount: 3,316
    • Student Credit Hours: 21,258
    Gender
    • Male: 1,145
    • Female: 2,171
    Race/Ethnicity
    • White: 2,174
    • Black/African-American: 437
    • Hispanic/Latino: 138
    • Other/Unknown: 567
    Other Characteristics
    • Full-Time: 942
    • Part-Time: 2,374
    • Average Age: 32
  • Enrollment in Academic Colleges
    • College of Arts and Sciences: 6,994
    • College of Business: 2,894
    • College of Education: 2,164
    • College of Health and Human Services: 4,401
    • College of Technology: 2,225
    • Academic Affairs (College Undecided): 1,635
    Student Credit Hours in Fall 2017 (Opening Term):
    • 226,232
    Student Credit Hours in Fiscal Year 2016/17 (Official Record):
    • 490,215.5
  • Faculty

    Total Faculty: 1,348

    • Instructional Faculty: 659
    • Professor: 352
    • Associate Professor: 136
    • Assistant Professor: 168
    • Instructor: 3
    Library Faculty: 20
    • Professor: 3
    • Associate Professor: 7
    • Assistant Professor: 10
    Full-Time Lecturer: 92
    • Instructional: 92
    Part-Time Lecturer: 559
    Adjunct Teaching Staff: 18
  • EMU Finances for Fiscal Year 2016/17
    • Total General Fund Revenue Budget: $362.9 Million
    • Total Assets: $589.3 Million
    • Total EMU Foundation Assets: $77.7 Million