U OF D MERCY
Founded in 1877 by the Jesuits as the University of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is Michigan’s oldest, largest, and most comprehensive Catholic university. In 1990, University of Detroit and Mercy College of Detroit, founded in 1941 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy, consolidated to become University of Detroit Mercy. Moral and ethical issues are considered with academic and professional disciplines in an education that seeks to integrate the intellectual, spiritual, ethical and social development of students. Collaboration across outstanding programs provide students a local and global vision, helping them understand the difference they can make in their field and the world.
