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Eastern Michigan University

General Information

Name: Eastern Michigan University
Address: , Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone:

  • General information: (313) 487-1849
  • Financial aid office: (734) 487-0455
  • Admissions office: (734) 487-3060

Website: www.emich.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$6,135$6,541$5,951
        Out-of-state$18,290$17,896$16,291
Books and supplies$900$900$900
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$6,610$6,356$6,082
        Other expenses$1,800$1,800$1,800
Off-campus
        Room and board$6,210$5,925$5,655
        Other expenses$2,100$2,200$2,200
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,700$2,800$2,800

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$15,445$15,597$14,733
        Off-campus$15,345$15,566$14,706
        Off-campus with family$9,735$10,241$9,651
Out-of-state
        On-campus$27,600$26,952$25,073
        Off-campus$27,500$26,921$25,046
        Off-campus with family$21,890$21,596$19,991

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 85%
  • Federal grants: 25%
  • State/local grants: 44%
  • Institutional grants: 52%
  • Student loans: 53%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3265
  • State/local grants:$1402
  • Institutional grants:$3068
  • Student loans:$4863

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$30
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants10,1573,9406,217
Percent admitted79.2%76.5%80.9%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time28.6%29.2%28.2%
Part-time0.8%1.0%0.6%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 23486
Undergraduate enrollment: 18666
First-time student retention: 73%
Overall graduation rate: 38%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 70%
    • Part Time: 30%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 40%
    • Women: 60%

White non-hispanic: 70%
Black non-hispanic: 18%
Hispanic: 2%
Asian/pacific islander: 2%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 7%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Bachelor, Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor
  • Area Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor
  • Bioinformatics - Master
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Exercise Physiology - Master
  • Molecular Biology - Master
  • Physiology, General - Master
  • Toxicology - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Actuarial Science - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor
  • Construction Management - Bachelor
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Fashion Merchandising - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations, Other - Bachelor
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General - Bachelor
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Master
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor, Master
  • Logistics and Materials Management - Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Office Management and Supervision - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master
  • Journalism - Bachelor
  • Public Relations/Image Management - Bachelor
    Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
  • Communications Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Computer and Information Systems Security - Master
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master
    Education
  • Art Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Biology Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Business Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Chemistry Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services - Master
  • Computer Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Master
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments - Bachelor
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Orthopedic/Oth Phys Impairments - Bachelor, Master
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities - Master
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments - Bachelor, Master
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness - Bachelor
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances - Bachelor, Master
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation - Bachelor, Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • French Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration - Master
  • History Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching - Master
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Reading Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Secondary School Administration/Principalship - Master
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education - Master
  • Social Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Social Studies Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other - Bachelor
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician - Bachelor, Master
  • Computer Engineering Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician - Master
  • Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Engineering/Industrial Management - Bachelor, Master
  • Industrial Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Manufacturing Technology/Technician - Bachelor, Master
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Plastics Engineering Technology/Technician - Bachelor, Master
  • Quality Control Technology/Technician - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • American Literature (United States) - Master
  • Creative Writing - Master
  • English Composition - Bachelor, Master
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Master
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Adult Development and Aging - Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • Japanese Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Athletic Training/Trainer - Bachelor
  • Clinical and Industrial Drug Development (MS, PhD) - Master
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) - Bachelor
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Bachelor
  • Music Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master
  • Public Health Education and Promotion - Master
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences - Bachelor, Master
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation - Master
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Science, Technology and Society - Master
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management - Bachelor
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Master
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Master
  • Educational Psychology - Master
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Bachelor, Master
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master
    Security and Protective Services
  • Security and Protective Services, Other - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor
  • Applied Economics - Master
  • Criminology - Bachelor, Master
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master
  • International Economics - Master
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master
    Transportation and Materials Moving
  • Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew - Bachelor
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Arts Management - Bachelor
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Master
  • Interior Design - Bachelor, Master
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory - Master
  • Music Pedagogy - Master
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management - Master


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