Note: The acceptance rate is calculated as the number of admitted students divided by the number of applicants. The admission yield (enrollment rate) is calculated as the number of enrolled students divided by the number of admitted students.
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.96% where the current academic year rate is 76.59% at Michigan Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.87% and women students' rate is 72.64%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Michigan Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 68.48% | 67.20% | 69.70% |
| 2015-16 | 71.09% 2.61% |
69.43% 2.23% |
72.02% 2.32% |
| 2016-17 | 69.23% -1.86% |
68.52% -0.91% |
69.93% -2.09% |
| 2017-18 | 67.36% -1.87% |
66.95% -1.56% |
66.99% -2.94% |
| 2018-19 | 68.63% 1.27% |
68.04% 1.09% |
69.23% 2.24% |
| 2019-20 | 72.53% 3.89% |
70.89% 2.85% |
72.84% 3.60% |
| 2020-21 | 72.32% -0.21% |
71.37% 0.48% |
71.50% -1.34% |
| 2021-22 | 75.14% 2.83% |
75.28% 3.91% |
76.28% 4.78% |
| 2022-23 | 74.61% -0.53% |
73.27% -2.02% |
76.36% 0.08% |
| 2023-24 | 75.60% 0.98% |
72.73% -0.54% |
77.50% 1.14% |
| 2024-25 | 76.59% 0.99% |
75.85% 3.12% |
76.74% -0.75% |
| Average | 71.96% | 70.87% | 72.64% |
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 30.87% where the current academic year yield is 26.33%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Michigan Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 35.04% | 37.63% | 31.49% |
| 2015-16 | 33.26% -1.78% |
35.49% -2.15% |
30.40% -1.10% |
| 2016-17 | 32.27% -0.98% |
35.26% -0.23% |
28.41% -1.99% |
| 2017-18 | 34.47% 2.20% |
37.05% 1.79% |
31.64% 3.23% |
| 2018-19 | 32.18% -2.30% |
33.84% -3.21% |
29.17% -2.46% |
| 2019-20 | 29.78% -2.40% |
31.24% -2.61% |
27.15% -2.02% |
| 2020-21 | 31.72% 1.94% |
31.81% 0.57% |
27.59% 0.44% |
| 2021-22 | 30.07% -1.65% |
32.57% 0.76% |
24.06% -3.54% |
| 2022-23 | 27.16% -2.92% |
28.65% -3.92% |
24.27% 0.22% |
| 2023-24 | 27.34% 0.18% |
30.15% 1.50% |
23.62% -0.65% |
| 2024-25 | 26.33% -1.01% |
27.32% -2.83% |
21.35% -2.27% |
| Average | 30.87% | 32.82% | 27.20% |
The average number of applicants is 319,258, the average number of admitted is 204,747, and the average number of enrolled students is 49,840 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Michigan Colleges increased by 12.07% (46,357 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Michigan Colleges from 2014 to 2025.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 261,191 | 166,725 | 49,900 |
| 2015-16 | 269,021 3.00% |
170,449 2.23% |
50,532 1.27% |
| 2016-17 | 279,265 3.81% |
177,776 4.30% |
50,750 0.43% |
| 2017-18 | 285,909 2.38% |
173,000 -2.69% |
50,778 0.06% |
| 2018-19 | 299,349 4.70% |
188,307 8.85% |
51,629 1.68% |
| 2019-20 | 302,430 1.03% |
189,163 0.45% |
50,414 -2.35% |
| 2020-21 | 305,843 1.13% |
198,309 4.83% |
47,637 -5.51% |
| 2021-22 | 332,173 8.61% |
217,226 9.54% |
48,323 1.44% |
| 2022-23 | 361,964 8.97% |
236,685 8.96% |
48,863 1.12% |
| 2023-24 | 384,166 6.13% |
252,775 6.80% |
50,140 2.61% |
| 2024-25 | 430,523 12.07% |
281,805 11.48% |
49,273 -1.73% |
| Average | 319,258 | 204,747 | 49,840 |