by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Dorsey College-Dearborn ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Dorsey College- Dearborn was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The student to faculty ratio at Dorsey College-Dearborn is 39 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Dorsey College-Dearborn is 12%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 35% rate at Dorsey College-Dearborn is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 28% for first-time, full-time students at Dorsey College- Dearborn, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Dorsey College-Dearborn.
In the current academic year, there are 450 undergraduates at Dorsey College- Dearborn.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Dorsey College-Dearborn.
The overall average net price of Dorsey College- Dearborn is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Dorsey College- Dearborn, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Dorsey College- Dearborn, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $6,907 a year. That adds up to $27,628 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 14.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Dorsey College-Dearborn.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Dorsey College-Dearborn make about $29,392 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 40% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Dorsey College-Dearborn make the most money.
Dorsey College-Dearborn is an private for-profit institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of Dorsey College-Dearborn.
Get in touch with Dorsey College-Dearborn are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 18660 Ford Rd, Detroit, MI 48228 |
| Phone: | 3139823730 |
| Website: | www.dorsey.edu |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 3 majors graduated from Dorsey College-Dearborn. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 216 | NA |
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | 61 | $25,260 |
| Allied Health Services | 55 | $22,052 |
| Dental Support Services | 41 | $21,850 |
| Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 22 | NA |
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 19 | $33,514 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 18 | $20,833 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
430 students took at least one online class at Dorsey College-Dearborn.
Learn more about online learning at Dorsey College-Dearborn.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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