The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Michigan Public Colleges is 21.02% for the academic year 2023-2024.

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 47.27% and Northern Michigan University (32.28%) and Grand Valley State University (25.04%) 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.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Most Favored Michigan Public Colleges

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 47.27% and Northern Michigan University has the second highest yield of 32.28%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,975 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,697 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 74.40% and the average SAT score is 1,174 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 63.00% and the students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Most Favored Michigan Public Colleges.

Table. Most Favored Michigan Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year 47.27%
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17.69%1,470$58,072
($17,228)
51,22593.00%12 to 1
2
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Northern Michigan University Marquette, MIPublic, 4-year 32.28%
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70.55%-$18,800
($13,304)
6,97052.00%18 to 1
3
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Grand Valley State University Allendale, MIPublic, 4-year 25.04%
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90.37%1,080$20,820
($14,628)
21,64866.00%15 to 1
4
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Wayne State University Detroit, MIPublic, 4-year 24.43%
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75.32%1,140$30,419
($14,297)
23,63060.00%14 to 1
5
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Oakland University Rochester Hills, MIPublic, 4-year 21.16%
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90.05%1,140$23,188
($14,694)
16,10857.00%17 to 1
6
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Michigan State University East Lansing, MIPublic, 4-year 20.95%
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87.95%1,260$43,372
($15,988)
50,02381.00%17 to 1
7
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Michigan Technological University Houghton, MIPublic, 4-year 18.77%
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93.68%1,230$41,340
($18,392)
7,06367.00%13 to 1
8
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Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MIPublic, 4-year 18.76%
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76.37%1,070$28,752
($12,240)
7,14749.00%16 to 1
9
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Ferris State University Big Rapids, MIPublic, 4-year 16.23%
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87.88%1,030$13,630
($13,608)
10,07249.00%15 to 1
10
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University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MIPublic, 4-year 15.45%
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54.10%1,150$31,360
($14,944)
8,22356.00%16 to 1
Average24.03%74.40%1,174$30,975
($14,932)
20,21163.00%15 to 1