Walsh College

Private · MI

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationMI · Midwest

SettingUrban

Undergrads445

Student:faculty12:1

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Community

Racial diversity29%

Gender diversity47.9%

International0.7%

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Overview

Walsh College is a private business college in Troy, Michigan, in metro Detroit, focused on accounting, finance, taxation, and technology. It has served the Detroit-area business community since 1922 with a practitioner-taught, career-first model built for transfer students, working adults, and graduate learners rather than a traditional first-year residential class.

Academics

Faculty are drawn heavily from practicing accountants, financial professionals, and technology executives rather than solely from traditional academia, and the curriculum stays closely aligned with what Detroit-area employers look for, particularly in accounting and finance, where Walsh has its deepest reputation.

Getting in

Because much of the student body arrives via transfer or as working adults, admission review weighs prior college coursework and professional experience heavily rather than functioning as a traditional first-year high school applicant pipeline.

After graduation

Walsh's accounting and finance graduates have a long-standing reputation among Detroit-area employers, including the region's accounting firms and corporate finance departments, built on the college's decades of practitioner-taught, employer-aligned programming.

Worth knowing

There is essentially no traditional residential campus life at Walsh — it functions as a commuter, career-focused business college, which makes it a strong fit for a student who already knows they want business or accounting and wants direct employer connections rather than a broad four-year college experience.

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Admissions

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Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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