Students who enter the College of Health Professions at University of Detroit Mercy come to us from many backgrounds with dreams of doing great things with their education. Whether they choose McAuley School of Nursing or seek another fulfilling career in Health Services Administration or Health Information Management or the Physician Assistant Program, the challenge of paying for their educational expenses is daunting. Yet, these students face the challenge to complete their education with the financial assistance of scholarships made possible by generous donors. The need is great. In the School of Nursing, 75% or 922 students receive some form of financial assistance for their education. Another 93% of students enrolled in undergraduate programs other than nursing in the College of Health Professions also receive financial aid to complete their education. Nearly 50% of our students in graduate and advanced nursing programs also call upon financial assistance, and 85% of graduate students in Health Professions graduate programs require financial aid to complete their educational programs.
State funding is very minimal; these students are able to maintain their education because of the generosity of alumni and friends who have lived the dream of higher education and understand the need for financial assistance.
If anyone would like to help make it possible for a young person to embark on the dream of higher education and become a health care professional, please consider a gift to scholarships for nursing students or for health care professionals. Your gift will be returned to you in the care and compassion our graduates are instilled with as they become health care professionals.