College News 2025

Students walk around Sacred Heart Square on the McNichols Campus

The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse rankings focus on student outcomes rather than inputs, highlighting the tangible value a school delivers to its students. It evaluates colleges on several key measures, including social mobility and salary impact.

An aerial photo of the McNichols Campus and clocktower.

Prospective students looking to earn their graduate degrees will receive an opportunity to learn more about UDM graduate programs currently available, including online and hybrid programs.

Students walk to class on the McNichols Campus.

For the seventh consecutive year, University of Detroit Mercy has been recognized as one of the top universities in the country.

UDM's College of Business Administration launches new real estate undergraduate concentration

The program was developed in consultation with industry professionals and is designed for those seeking entry into the commercial real estate industry, property development, property management, real estate investing and related careers. The real estate concentration brings to an even dozen the number of concentrations offered to undergraduate business students.

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Five College of Business Administration alumni will be celebrated on Sunday, Oct. 19, during the annual Business Leadership Awards. The event will begin with Mass at 10 a.m. in the St. Ignatius Chapel, followed by brunch and the awards ceremony at 11:15 a.m. at the Detroit Golf Club.

Charlton Center Summer Camp is a success

Detroit Mercy’s Charlton Center for Responsible Investing conducted its first week-long summer investment camp for 30 rising high school juniors and seniors in June.

Angela Yuhana, Alexa Prenkocevic, and Ivy Miah hold up certificates in a selfie.

This spring, UDM’s Center for Practice & Research in Management & Ethics (PRIME) hosted its annual Sustainability Case Challenge with several student teams judged by faculty and alumni.

Photos of the 2025 Spirit Award winners. From left: William Patrick Young, Rosalie Tocco-Bradley, Mark A. Wisniewski, Barbara A. Purifoy-Seldon, Mike DiGiovanni, Douglas R. Dascenzo and Michael P. Jacob.

One alumnus from each of the seven schools is selected for the honor from nominations submitted from both inside and outside the University. 

Mark Formosa stands next to a presentation poster entitled Titan Financial Initiative.

Mark Formosa’s core values blossomed at UDM, where he found a tight-knit environment that supported his personal and intellectual development.

A photo of a tree during spring on Detroit Mercy's McNichols Campus.

The 'Opportunity College and University' designation highlights UDM as a model institution for fostering student success and advancing research on effective campus practices.

The Jesus statue with students, cars, lamp posts and colorful trees on the McNichols Campus.

Graduate programs in Business, Engineering, Law, health professions and Nursing once again ranked among the top in the United States in the 2025-26 'U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges' edition. 

A student presents his research to someone at the Celebration of Scholarly Achievement event.

This designation puts UDM among just 216 other institutions nationwide to receive this distinction. It identifies research happening at colleges and universities that historically have not been recognized for their research activity, including institutions that do not offer many or any doctoral degrees.

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February is Black History Month, and University of Detroit Mercy will celebrate with a series of enlightening events across all campuses.

An aerial view of the McNichols Campus during the winter.

Three University of Detroit Mercy online programs are ranked among the top in the nation in the latest ranking.