University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 93% last year.

Michigan State University with 81% and Michigan Technological University with 67% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Michigan Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Michigan Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest graduation rate of 93% and Michigan State University has the second highest graduation rate of 81%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,066 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,540 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 74.32% and the average SAT score is 1,184 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 64.80% and the students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Michigan Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Michigan Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year 93.00%
0.65%		$58,072
($17,228)		47.27%17.69%1,47051,22512 to 1
2
-		Michigan State University East Lansing, MIPublic, 4-year 81.00%
1.07%		$43,372
($15,988)		20.95%87.95%1,26050,02317 to 1
3
-		Michigan Technological University Houghton, MIPublic, 4-year 67.00%
2.10%		$41,340
($18,392)		18.77%93.68%1,2307,06313 to 1
4
-		Grand Valley State University Allendale, MIPublic, 4-year 66.00%
1.10%		$20,820
($14,628)		25.04%90.37%1,08021,64815 to 1
5
-		Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MIPublic, 4-year 61.00%
0.67%		$14,190
($13,703)		12.86%78.95%1,09014,55717 to 1
6
3		Wayne State University Detroit, MIPublic, 4-year 60.00%
4.24%		$30,419
($14,297)		24.43%75.32%1,14023,63014 to 1
7
1		Oakland University Rochester Hills, MIPublic, 4-year 57.00%
0.92%		$23,188
($14,694)		21.16%90.05%1,14016,10817 to 1
8
2		University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MIPublic, 4-year 56.00%
0.31%		$31,360
($14,944)		15.45%54.10%1,1508,22316 to 1
9
2		Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MIPublic, 4-year 55.00%
1.27%		$19,098
($15,298)		15.12%84.55%1,10017,00016 to 1
10
-		Northern Michigan University Marquette, MIPublic, 4-year 52.00%
2.64%		$18,800
($13,304)		32.28%70.55%-6,97018 to 1
Average64.80%$30,066
($15,248)		23.33%74.32%1,18421,64516 to 1