The student population at University of Detroit Mercy is 5,360 (3,156 undergraduate and 2,204 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 248 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UDM is 58.88% which is increased by 268 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 20 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

116 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 8.41% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,073 where 5,360 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

58.88% of total students is undergraduate students and 41.12% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 268 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 20 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UDM than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Detroit Mercy since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,1122,8881,0161,8722,2241,0771,147
2014-154,945
-167
2,762
-126
970
-46
1,792
-80
2,183
-41
1,024
-53
1,159
12
2015-164,920
-25
2,672
-90
954
-16
1,718
-74
2,248
65
1,049
25
1,199
40
2016-174,875
-45
2,646
-26
964
10
1,682
-36
2,229
-19
1,014
-35
1,215
16
2017-185,113
238
2,843
197
1,055
91
1,788
106
2,270
41
1,055
41
1,215
2018-195,111
-2
2,880
37
1,093
38
1,787
-1
2,231
-39
999
-56
1,232
17
2019-205,080
-31
2,745
-135
1,046
-47
1,699
-88
2,335
104
1,023
24
1,312
80
2020-214,987
-93
2,633
-112
989
-57
1,644
-55
2,354
19
1,015
-8
1,339
27
2021-225,227
240
2,924
291
1,190
201
1,734
90
2,303
-51
958
-57
1,345
6
2022-235,360
133
3,156
232
1,408
218
1,748
14
2,204
-99
874
-84
1,330
-15
Average5,0732,8151,0691,7462,2581,0091,249
University of Detroit Mercy Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,815 where 3,156 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Detroit Mercy since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,8882,1968331,363692183509
2014-152,7622,1027691,333660201459
2015-162,6722,0817671,314591187404
2016-172,6462,1658101,355481154327
2017-182,8432,3388701,468505185320
2018-192,8802,4949491,545386144242
2019-202,7452,3508601,490395186209
2020-212,6332,2147891,425419200219
2021-222,9242,1827651,417742425317
2022-233,1562,1467511,3951,010657353
Average2,8152,8158161,4112,815252336
University of Detroit Mercy Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,258 where 2,204 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Detroit Mercy since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,2241,520797723704280424
2014-152,1831,572796776611228383
2015-162,2481,582792790666257409
2016-172,2291,593775818636239397
2017-182,2701,605793812665262403
2018-192,2311,662799863569200369
2019-202,3351,703792911632231401
2020-212,3541,699758941655257398
2021-222,3031,724736988579222357
2022-232,2041,679688991525186339
Average2,2582,2587738612,258236388
University of Detroit Mercy Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.82% and the percentage of black students is 10.62% at University of Detroit Mercy. 7.43% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Detroit Mercy over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1412243534136112,487102
2014-1517242504133112,414117
2015-161429966518212,711119
2016-171130158619732,595112
2017-181633160020542,684110
2018-191833356823162,69796
2019-201634255426752,671103
2020-211634855231552,66887
2021-221737252834552,60276
2022-231639856932922,45677
Average1532156623452,599100
University of Detroit Mercy Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

116 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 8.41% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Detroit Mercy from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-154,9451074614,377
2015-164,920746424,204
2016-174,875857024,088
2017-185,113808144,219
2018-195,111938574,161
2019-205,080929054,083
2020-214,9871144,075798
2021-225,2279603,1611,106
2022-235,3601162,2153,029
Average5,0691911,5373,341

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