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University of Michigan-Dearborn Scholarships and Merit Aid

Dearborn, Michigan

13 scholarships University of Michigan-Dearborn publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

5,882Undergraduates
56%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (11)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Dean's Award

$5,000

Published requirement
4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Dean's Award | 4.00 GPA or higher | $5,000 | $20,000 | $11,000umdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Dearborn Scholars Award

$4,000

Published requirement
3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Dearborn Scholars Award | 3.25-3.99 GPA | $4,000 | $16,000 | $12,000umdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Distinction Scholarship

$3,000

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Distinction Scholarship | 3.00-3.24 GPA | $3,000 | $12,000 | $13,000umdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Dearborn Gateway Award

$2,000

Published requirement
2.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Dearborn Gateway Award | 2.50-2.99 GPA | $2,000 | $8,000 | $14,000umdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Undergrad Non-Resident Scholarship

$12,500

Published requirement
4.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
4.00 GPA or higher | $12,500 | $50,000umdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Undergrad Non-Resident Scholarship

$10,000

Published requirement
3.5 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
3.50-3.99 GPA | $10,000 | $40,000umdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Undergrad Non-Resident Scholarship

$7,500

Published requirement
3.25 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
3.25-3.49 GPA | $7,500 | $30,000umdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Undergrad Non-Resident Scholarship

$5,000

Published requirement
3.0 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
3.00-3.24 GPA | $5,000 | $20,000umdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Community Service Personnel Scholarship

$0

provides a scholarship valued at 20% of tuition and fees for public safety employees at partnering organizations.umdearborn.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Retired Persons Studies Program

$0

Who it is for
In-state students
provides 25% in-state tuition support for students who are 60 years of age and olderumdearborn.edu (read 2026-06-17)

UM Employee Scholarship Program

$0

provides scholarship support of 25% of assessed tuition and fees that benefit the staff and faculty of the entire University of Michigan Systemumdearborn.edu (read 2026-06-17)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (2)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

The Chrysler Scholarship

$1,000 to $2,000

Department
College of Engineering and Computer Science
$1,000 to $2,000 per year towards tuitionumdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-10)

The Henry Patton Endowed Scholarship

$1,000 to $5,000

Department
College of Engineering and Computer Science
$1,000 to $5,000 per year towards tuitionumdearborn.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What University of Michigan-Dearborn costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$32,726In-state, per year
$50,654Out-of-state, per year

Where University of Michigan-Dearborn lists its scholarships

ScholarshipUniverse — university-wide scholarship application portal used by CECS, College of Business, CEHHS, and CASL to list and administer continuing-student departmental/college scholarships (Current Student Scholarship Application)

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a University of Michigan-Dearborn page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.