Most Favored Michigan Public Colleges

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Michigan Public Colleges is 16.83% for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 47.34% and Wayne State University (22.39%) and Grand Valley State University (18.59%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Michigan Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 47.34% and Wayne State University has the second highest yield of 22.39%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,723 and graduate tuition & fees is $28,443 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Michigan Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 74.02%, and the average SAT score is 1,153, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Most Favored Michigan Public Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year	47.34% 0.15%	15.64%	1,460	$63,081 ($18,848)	52,855	93.00%	11 to 1
2 2	Wayne State University Detroit, MIPublic, 4-year	22.39% 1.59%	81.16%	1,150	$34,650 ($16,159)	23,803	58.00%	14 to 1
3 2	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MIPublic, 4-year	18.59% 2.43%	83.02%	1,060	$21,894 ($15,502)	22,011	67.00%	15 to 1
4 3	Michigan State University East Lansing, MIPublic, 4-year	18.32% 0.97%	84.80%	1,260	$44,850 ($18,079)	52,089	81.00%	17 to 1
5 3	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MIPublic, 4-year	16.04% 1.30%	72.07%	1,050	$30,450 ($12,930)	6,822	48.00%	16 to 1
6 4	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MIPublic, 4-year	15.28% 16.75%	84.02%	-	$19,944 ($14,322)	7,409	52.00%	18 to 1
7 1	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MIPublic, 4-year	14.73% 6.00%	91.39%	1,010	$14,778 ($14,778)	9,959	47.00%	15 to 1
8 5	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MIPublic, 4-year	14.68% 11.00%	87.84%	1,120	$24,735 ($17,167)	15,768	58.00%	17 to 1
9 -	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MIPublic, 4-year	14.20% 1.75%	55.61%	1,110	$32,896 ($15,640)	8,104	58.00%	16 to 1
10 -	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MIPublic, 4-year	13.53% 0.99%	84.60%	-	$19,952 ($15,987)	16,744	58.00%	16 to 1
	Average	19.51%	74.02%	1,153	$30,723 ($15,941)	21,556	62.00%	16 to 1

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