College Information and Comparison Chart:

College 1: University of Michigan College 2: University of Detroit College 3: Oakland University

Mercy
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Rochester, Michigan

Size of School 28,983 students enrolled 4,920 students enrolled 20,261 students enrolled

Average GPA GPA: 3.84 GPA: 3.51 GPA: 3.39

and SAT/ACT
score SAT: 1450 SAT: 1140 SAT: 940
ACT: 29-33 ACT: 22-27 ACT: 20-26
Part of the Yes Yes No
Common App?

Tuition per year $14,982 $39,882 $13,350

Majors offered Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing
in your interest
area Nurse Anesthesiology Nurse Anesthesia
Family Nurse Practitioner Doctor of Nursing Practice

Extracurriculars Honor Society Honor Societies Greek Life- Sororities

that interest
you Adventist Christian Fellowship Health Services Administration Honors Society
Greek Life- Sororities Student Nurse Association

Housing/Dorms Yes Yes Yes

available?
What interests The major thing that interests me
you about this
School? about this school is the amazing
field of Health Sciences that is
offered. They have very intelligent
professors who know how to teach
the students. This university has a
very nice campus with a lively
The factor that most interests me
about the University of Detroit
Mercy is the majors and minors
that they offer in my field. I also
enjoy the idea of going to a private
college. There is a wide range of
awards to collect and, and they
offer scholarship programs to
Oakland University interests me
because they just began their
new Nursing Program which is a
direct admissions program,
allowing me to do my
prerequisites and begin my core
classes at the same time,
resulting in a faster graduation
date. It is located closest to
 campus life, etc. This school also those who will not be able to pay home, so I would be able to stay
offers my specific field of study. all. home instead of paying extra to
live on campus.

Very prestigious school Closer to home Closest to home

Great academics and Offers my major Offers my major

professors
Pros Reasonable test scores Very reasonable test scores
Offers my major
Offers housing/dorms In my academic range
Offers housing/dorms
Offers scholarships and Offers scholarships and
There is a lively campus life financial aid programs financial aid programs

Offers scholarships and Prestigious school In my price range

financial aid programs
In my range academically Offers a range of majors in
my field
Offers more choices in my
career field
 Extremely Pricy Extremely pricy Not as prestigious of a
school as the others
Far from home Private school
Although it's in my price
Cons
Very challenging classes Not ideal location range, it is still pricy

A bit of a reach academically Challenging classes

Very limited selection of

applicants enrolled