65.46% of Applicants Accepted to Michigan Colleges in 2025 Admission

430,523

Applicants

281,805

Admitted

65.46%

Acceptance Rate

17.48%

Yield

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.

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.

Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Michigan Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor98,310
10,678		15,373
-349		7,278
-188		15.64%
-2.30%		47.34%
-0.15%
Hillsdale College3,181
408		659
88		366
13		20.72%
0.13%		55.54%
-6.28%
Spring Arbor University2,527
-618		1,302
128		215
9		51.52%
14.19%		16.51%
-1.04%
University of Michigan-Dearborn14,105
1,732		7,844
590		1,114
-43		55.61%
-3.02%		14.20%
-1.75%
Lawrence Technological University3,943
1,822		2,204
502		392
80		55.90%
-24.35%		17.79%
-0.54%
Alma College5,208
1,233		2,970
360		285
-61		57.03%
-8.63%		9.60%
-3.66%
Madonna University1,535
-120		973
-565		245
-20		63.39%
-29.54%		25.18%
7.95%
Northwood University1,851
-223		1,194
-546		34164.51%
-19.39%		28.56%
8.96%
Cleary University382
-211		258
-37		74
-17		67.54%
17.79%		28.68%
-2.17%
Siena Heights University1,418
-391		977
-227		355
61		68.90%
2.34%		36.34%
11.92%
Kuyper College178
-17		123
57		45
8		69.10%
35.25%		36.59%
-19.47%
Concordia University Ann Arbor2,556
91		1,770
-7		108
-190		69.25%
-2.84%		6.10%
-10.67%
University of Michigan-Flint11,873
3,003		8,366
2,261		555
22		70.46%
1.63%		6.63%
-2.10%
Calvin University5,723
1,004		4,058
693		870
145		70.91%
-0.40%		21.44%
-0.11%
Saginaw Valley State University11,816
1,594		8,516
1,066		1,366
74		72.07%
-0.81%		16.04%
-1.30%
Adrian College2,486
-568		1,803
-285		475
-9		72.53%
4.16%		26.34%
3.16%
Kalamazoo College3,553
-103		2,676
-111		314
-56		75.32%
-0.91%		11.73%
-1.55%
University of Detroit Mercy6,514
764		4,913
305		650
98		75.42%
-4.72%		13.23%
1.25%
Cornerstone University2,0111,564
92		291
-14		77.77%
4.57%		18.61%
-2.11%
Kettering University2,161
210		1,700
157		263
35		78.67%
-0.42%		15.47%
0.69%
Hope College5,150
-56		4,081
132		821
-13		79.24%
3.39%		20.12%
-1.00%
Eastern Michigan University21,337
986		16,992
437		1,650
-248		79.64%
-1.71%		9.71%
-1.75%
Albion College6,421
983		5,182
660		356
-7		80.70%
-2.46%		6.87%
-1.16%
Wayne State University16,981
1,791		13,781
1,320		3,085
97		81.16%
-0.87%		22.39%
-1.59%
Andrews University1,306
20		1,069
-55		247
-25		81.85%
-5.55%		23.11%
-1.09%
Baker College1,153
289		944
188		411
55		81.87%
-5.63%		43.54%
-3.55%
Grand Valley State University27,059
2,762		22,464
-544		4,175
-661		83.02%
-11.67%		18.59%
-2.43%
The University of Olivet1,516
99		1,262
-114		257
-77		83.25%
-13.86%		20.36%
-3.91%
Northern Michigan University12,204
5,282		10,254
5,412		1,567
16		84.02%
14.07%		15.28%
-16.75%
Western Michigan University21,701
1,601		18,359
1,339		2,484
12		84.60%
-0.08%		13.53%
-0.99%
Michigan State University62,138
3,259		52,690
3,276		9,652
119		84.80%
0.88%		18.32%
-0.97%
Chamberlain University-Michigan7
-2		6
-2		4
-4		85.71%
-3.18%		66.67%
-33.33%
Oakland University17,593
5,195		15,454
6,746		2,268
32		87.84%
17.60%		14.68%
-11.00%
Motion Picture Institute29
-11		26
-11		25
-9		89.66%
-2.84%		96.15%
4.26%
Central Michigan University21,969
3,867		19,732
3,258		2,222
178		89.82%
-1.19%		11.26%
-1.15%
Aquinas College2,193
-98		1,971
343		232
-64		89.88%
18.82%		11.77%
-6.41%
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit20
-7		18
-7		18
-7		90.00%
-2.59%		100.00%
Ferris State University12,460
2,912		11,387
3,693		1,677
82		91.39%
10.81%		14.73%
-6.00%
College for Creative Studies1,079
-53		992
-58		247
-15		91.94%
-0.82%		24.90%
-0.05%
Michigan Technological University11,491
-943		10,621
-314		1,373
-90		92.43%
4.49%		12.93%
-0.45%
Rochester Christian University595
105		581
261		129
-13		97.65%
32.34%		22.20%
-22.18%
Davenport University4,391
522		4,296
541		581
-6		97.84%
0.79%		13.52%
-2.11%
Grace Christian University239
-49		237
-49		105
16		99.16%
-0.15%		44.30%
13.18%
Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield187
79		187
79		108
64		100.00%57.75%
17.01%
Sacred Heart Major Seminary2
-2		2
-2		2100.00%100.00%
50.00%
Detroit Business Institute-Downriver4
-12		4
-4		3
-1		100.00%
50.00%		75.00%
25.00%