For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Michigan colleges is 65.86%, 252,995 accepted out of 384,166 applicants.

For Michigan college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 23,612 (6.55%) compared to last year, from 360,554 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,186, which is more than 2.43% last year.

Michigan colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.47% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Michigan colleges. The yield decreased by 0.94%.

Among Michigan colleges, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the lowest acceptance rate of 18.00% with 15,774 accepted students out of 87,632 applicants. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the most number of applicants of 87,632 and Michigan State University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 9,397.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Michigan Colleges

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.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Michigan Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor87,632
3,343
15,774
860
7,414
364
18.00%
0.31%
47.00%
-0.27%
Hillsdale College2,773
-244
582
-39
361
-26
20.99%
0.41%
62.03%
-0.29%
Kuyper College195
158
66
38
37
30
33.85%
-41.83%
56.06%
31.06%
Spring Arbor University3,145
833
1,164
70
210
-18
37.01%
-10.31%
18.04%
-2.80%
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver16
-7
8
-7
4
-3
50.00%
-15.22%
50.00%
3.33%
Cleary University593
-217
297
-250
92
-11
50.08%
-17.45%
30.98%
12.15%
University of Michigan-Dearborn12,373
347
7,300
794
1,168
163
59.00%
4.90%
16.00%
0.55%
Rochester University490
-439
319
-344
140
-93
65.10%
-6.27%
43.89%
8.75%
Alma College3,975
603
2,624
444
341
8
66.01%
1.36%
13.00%
-2.28%
Siena Heights University1,809
264
1,212
208
291
12
67.00%
2.02%
24.01%
-3.78%
Lake Superior State University2,473
65
1,682
-170
252
-27
68.01%
-8.90%
14.98%
-0.08%
Adrian College3,054
-275
2,077
-222
478
-29
68.01%
-1.05%
23.01%
0.96%
University of Michigan-Flint8,870
2,730
6,120
2,046
551
30
69.00%
2.65%
9.00%
-3.79%
Northern Michigan University6,922
705
4,845
459
1,550
134
69.99%
-0.56%
31.99%
-0.29%
Oakland University12,398
1,288
8,679
-1,326
2,257
140
70.00%
-20.05%
26.01%
4.85%
Calvin University4,719
640
3,350
323
737
120
70.99%
-3.22%
22.00%
1.62%
Aquinas College2,291
175
1,627
-294
293
-14
71.02%
-19.76%
18.01%
2.03%
Concordia University Ann Arbor2,465
503
1,775
398
302
78
72.01%
1.83%
17.01%
0.74%
Cornerstone University2,011
85
1,468
-107
308
18
73.00%
-8.78%
20.98%
2.57%
Saginaw Valley State University10,222
892
7,462
337
1,269
-68
73.00%
-3.37%
17.01%
-1.75%
Hope College5,206
54
3,957
-188
831
-124
76.01%
-4.44%
21.00%
-2.04%
Kalamazoo College3,656
-46
2,779
-155
361
-11
76.01%
-3.24%
12.99%
0.31%
Kettering University1,951
128
1,541
69
231
-63
78.99%
-1.76%
14.99%
-4.98%
University of Detroit Mercy5,750
587
4,600
-74
552
44
80.00%
-10.53%
12.00%
1.13%
Lawrence Technological University2,121
-416
1,697
-381
305
-122
80.01%
-1.90%
17.97%
-2.58%
Eastern Michigan University20,351
432
16,484
-94
1,813
-364
81.00%
-2.23%
11.00%
-2.13%
Ferris State University9,548
-2,680
7,734
-3,012
1,624
-120
81.00%
-6.88%
21.00%
4.77%
Wayne State University15,190
1,188
12,456
1,909
2,989
412
82.00%
6.68%
24.00%
-0.43%
Albion College5,438
-1,389
4,514
-27
361
-57
83.01%
16.49%
8.00%
-1.21%
Northwood University2,074
706
1,742
652
348
101
83.99%
4.31%
19.98%
-2.68%
Michigan State University58,879
5,538
49,458
2,544
9,397
-432
84.00%
-3.95%
19.00%
-1.95%
Western Michigan University20,100
-401
17,085
-249
2,563
-58
85.00%
0.45%
15.00%
-0.12%
Andrews University1,286
60
1,119269
37
87.01%
-4.26%
24.04%
3.31%
Baker College864
-1,218
760
-3
357
34
87.96%
51.31%
46.97%
4.64%
Michigan Technological University12,434
4,541
10,942
3,548
1,422
34
88.00%
-5.68%
13.00%
-5.77%
Chamberlain University-Michigan9
4
8
6
8
7
88.89%
48.89%
100.00%
50.00%
Central Michigan University18,102
-1,786
16,473
772
1,977
-42
91.00%
12.05%
12.00%
-0.86%
Motion Picture Institute40
4
37
5
34
9
92.50%
3.61%
91.89%
13.77%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit27
2
25
4
25
4
92.59%
8.59%
100.00%
Madonna University1,655
-333
1,539
250
262
13
92.99%
28.15%
17.02%
-2.30%
College for Creative Studies1,132
-490
1,053
255
263
3
93.02%
43.82%
24.98%
-7.60%
Grand Valley State University24,297
7,174
23,082
7,608
4,847
972
95.00%
4.63%
21.00%
-4.04%
The University of Olivet1,417
-22
1,374
156
330
58
96.97%
12.33%
24.02%
1.69%
Davenport University3,869
490
3,753
411
600
66
97.00%
-1.91%
15.99%
0.01%
Grace Christian University288
-5
285
-7
88
-24
98.96%
-0.70%
30.88%
-7.48%
Sacred Heart Major Seminary443
-1
100.00%75.00%
-25.00%
MIAT College of Technology1,396
431
1,396
440
726
183
100.00%
0.93%
52.01%
-4.79%
Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield108
38
108
38
44
8
100.00%40.74%
-10.69%