For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Michigan colleges is 65.46%, 281,805 accepted out of 430,523 applicants.
For Michigan college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 46,357 (12.07%) compared to last year, from 384,166 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 867, which is less than -1.73% last year.
Michigan colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.34% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Michigan colleges. The yield decreased by 2.35%.
Among Michigan colleges, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the lowest acceptance rate of 15.64% with 15,373 accepted students out of 98,310 applicants. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the most number of applicants of 98,310 and Michigan State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 9,652.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Michigan. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 98,310 10,678 | 15,373 -349 | 7,278 -188 | 15.64% -2.30% | 47.34% -0.15% |
| Hillsdale College | 3,181 408 | 659 88 | 366 13 | 20.72% 0.13% | 55.54% -6.28% |
| Spring Arbor University | 2,527 -618 | 1,302 128 | 215 9 | 51.52% 14.19% | 16.51% -1.04% |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | 14,105 1,732 | 7,844 590 | 1,114 -43 | 55.61% -3.02% | 14.20% -1.75% |
| Lawrence Technological University | 3,943 1,822 | 2,204 502 | 392 80 | 55.90% -24.35% | 17.79% -0.54% |
| Alma College | 5,208 1,233 | 2,970 360 | 285 -61 | 57.03% -8.63% | 9.60% -3.66% |
| Madonna University | 1,535 -120 | 973 -565 | 245 -20 | 63.39% -29.54% | 25.18% 7.95% |
| Northwood University | 1,851 -223 | 1,194 -546 | 341 | 64.51% -19.39% | 28.56% 8.96% |
| Cleary University | 382 -211 | 258 -37 | 74 -17 | 67.54% 17.79% | 28.68% -2.17% |
| Siena Heights University | 1,418 -391 | 977 -227 | 355 61 | 68.90% 2.34% | 36.34% 11.92% |
| Kuyper College | 178 -17 | 123 57 | 45 8 | 69.10% 35.25% | 36.59% -19.47% |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | 2,556 91 | 1,770 -7 | 108 -190 | 69.25% -2.84% | 6.10% -10.67% |
| University of Michigan-Flint | 11,873 3,003 | 8,366 2,261 | 555 22 | 70.46% 1.63% | 6.63% -2.10% |
| Calvin University | 5,723 1,004 | 4,058 693 | 870 145 | 70.91% -0.40% | 21.44% -0.11% |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 11,816 1,594 | 8,516 1,066 | 1,366 74 | 72.07% -0.81% | 16.04% -1.30% |
| Adrian College | 2,486 -568 | 1,803 -285 | 475 -9 | 72.53% 4.16% | 26.34% 3.16% |
| Kalamazoo College | 3,553 -103 | 2,676 -111 | 314 -56 | 75.32% -0.91% | 11.73% -1.55% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | 6,514 764 | 4,913 305 | 650 98 | 75.42% -4.72% | 13.23% 1.25% |
| Cornerstone University | 2,011 | 1,564 92 | 291 -14 | 77.77% 4.57% | 18.61% -2.11% |
| Kettering University | 2,161 210 | 1,700 157 | 263 35 | 78.67% -0.42% | 15.47% 0.69% |
| Hope College | 5,150 -56 | 4,081 132 | 821 -13 | 79.24% 3.39% | 20.12% -1.00% |
| Eastern Michigan University | 21,337 986 | 16,992 437 | 1,650 -248 | 79.64% -1.71% | 9.71% -1.75% |
| Albion College | 6,421 983 | 5,182 660 | 356 -7 | 80.70% -2.46% | 6.87% -1.16% |
| Wayne State University | 16,981 1,791 | 13,781 1,320 | 3,085 97 | 81.16% -0.87% | 22.39% -1.59% |
| Andrews University | 1,306 20 | 1,069 -55 | 247 -25 | 81.85% -5.55% | 23.11% -1.09% |
| Baker College | 1,153 289 | 944 188 | 411 55 | 81.87% -5.63% | 43.54% -3.55% |
| Grand Valley State University | 27,059 2,762 | 22,464 -544 | 4,175 -661 | 83.02% -11.67% | 18.59% -2.43% |
| The University of Olivet | 1,516 99 | 1,262 -114 | 257 -77 | 83.25% -13.86% | 20.36% -3.91% |
| Northern Michigan University | 12,204 5,282 | 10,254 5,412 | 1,567 16 | 84.02% 14.07% | 15.28% -16.75% |
| Western Michigan University | 21,701 1,601 | 18,359 1,339 | 2,484 12 | 84.60% -0.08% | 13.53% -0.99% |
| Michigan State University | 62,138 3,259 | 52,690 3,276 | 9,652 119 | 84.80% 0.88% | 18.32% -0.97% |
| Chamberlain University-Michigan | 7 -2 | 6 -2 | 4 -4 | 85.71% -3.18% | 66.67% -33.33% |
| Oakland University | 17,593 5,195 | 15,454 6,746 | 2,268 32 | 87.84% 17.60% | 14.68% -11.00% |
| Motion Picture Institute | 29 -11 | 26 -11 | 25 -9 | 89.66% -2.84% | 96.15% 4.26% |
| Central Michigan University | 21,969 3,867 | 19,732 3,258 | 2,222 178 | 89.82% -1.19% | 11.26% -1.15% |
| Aquinas College | 2,193 -98 | 1,971 343 | 232 -64 | 89.88% 18.82% | 11.77% -6.41% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | 20 -7 | 18 -7 | 18 -7 | 90.00% -2.59% | 100.00% |
| Ferris State University | 12,460 2,912 | 11,387 3,693 | 1,677 82 | 91.39% 10.81% | 14.73% -6.00% |
| College for Creative Studies | 1,079 -53 | 992 -58 | 247 -15 | 91.94% -0.82% | 24.90% -0.05% |
| Michigan Technological University | 11,491 -943 | 10,621 -314 | 1,373 -90 | 92.43% 4.49% | 12.93% -0.45% |
| Rochester Christian University | 595 105 | 581 261 | 129 -13 | 97.65% 32.34% | 22.20% -22.18% |
| Davenport University | 4,391 522 | 4,296 541 | 581 -6 | 97.84% 0.79% | 13.52% -2.11% |
| Grace Christian University | 239 -49 | 237 -49 | 105 16 | 99.16% -0.15% | 44.30% 13.18% |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary | 2 -2 | 2 -2 | 2 | 100.00% | 100.00% 50.00% |
| Detroit Business Institute-Downriver | 4 -12 | 4 -4 | 3 -1 | 100.00% 50.00% | 75.00% 25.00% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield | 187 79 | 187 79 | 108 64 | 100.00% | 57.75% 17.01% |