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.
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.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 87,632 3,343 | 15,774 860 | 7,414 364 | 18.00% 0.31% | 47.00% -0.27% |
| Hillsdale College | 2,773 -244 | 582 -39 | 361 -26 | 20.99% 0.41% | 62.03% -0.29% |
| Kuyper College | 195 158 | 66 38 | 37 30 | 33.85% -41.83% | 56.06% 31.06% |
| Spring Arbor University | 3,145 833 | 1,164 70 | 210 -18 | 37.01% -10.31% | 18.04% -2.80% |
| Detroit Business Institute-Downriver | 16 -7 | 8 -7 | 4 -3 | 50.00% -15.22% | 50.00% 3.33% |
| Cleary University | 593 -217 | 297 -250 | 92 -11 | 50.08% -17.45% | 30.98% 12.15% |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | 12,373 347 | 7,300 794 | 1,168 163 | 59.00% 4.90% | 16.00% 0.55% |
| Rochester University | 490 -439 | 319 -344 | 140 -93 | 65.10% -6.27% | 43.89% 8.75% |
| Alma College | 3,975 603 | 2,624 444 | 341 8 | 66.01% 1.36% | 13.00% -2.28% |
| Siena Heights University | 1,809 264 | 1,212 208 | 291 12 | 67.00% 2.02% | 24.01% -3.78% |
| Adrian College | 3,054 -275 | 2,077 -222 | 478 -29 | 68.01% -1.05% | 23.01% 0.96% |
| Lake Superior State University | 2,473 65 | 1,682 -170 | 252 -27 | 68.01% -8.90% | 14.98% -0.08% |
| University of Michigan-Flint | 8,870 2,730 | 6,120 2,046 | 551 30 | 69.00% 2.65% | 9.00% -3.79% |
| Northern Michigan University | 6,922 705 | 4,845 459 | 1,550 134 | 69.99% -0.56% | 31.99% -0.29% |
| Oakland University | 12,398 1,288 | 8,679 -1,326 | 2,257 140 | 70.00% -20.05% | 26.01% 4.85% |
| Calvin University | 4,719 640 | 3,350 323 | 737 120 | 70.99% -3.22% | 22.00% 1.62% |
| Aquinas College | 2,291 175 | 1,627 -294 | 293 -14 | 71.02% -19.76% | 18.01% 2.03% |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | 2,465 503 | 1,775 398 | 302 78 | 72.01% 1.83% | 17.01% 0.74% |
| Cornerstone University | 2,011 85 | 1,468 -107 | 308 18 | 73.00% -8.78% | 20.98% 2.57% |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 10,222 892 | 7,462 337 | 1,269 -68 | 73.00% -3.37% | 17.01% -1.75% |
| Hope College | 5,206 54 | 3,957 -188 | 831 -124 | 76.01% -4.44% | 21.00% -2.04% |
| Kalamazoo College | 3,656 -46 | 2,779 -155 | 361 -11 | 76.01% -3.24% | 12.99% 0.31% |
| Kettering University | 1,951 128 | 1,541 69 | 231 -63 | 78.99% -1.76% | 14.99% -4.98% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | 5,750 587 | 4,600 -74 | 552 44 | 80.00% -10.53% | 12.00% 1.13% |
| Lawrence Technological University | 2,121 -416 | 1,697 -381 | 305 -122 | 80.01% -1.90% | 17.97% -2.58% |
| Eastern Michigan University | 20,351 432 | 16,484 -94 | 1,813 -364 | 81.00% -2.23% | 11.00% -2.13% |
| Ferris State University | 9,548 -2,680 | 7,734 -3,012 | 1,624 -120 | 81.00% -6.88% | 21.00% 4.77% |
| Wayne State University | 15,190 1,188 | 12,456 1,909 | 2,989 412 | 82.00% 6.68% | 24.00% -0.43% |
| Albion College | 5,438 -1,389 | 4,514 -27 | 361 -57 | 83.01% 16.49% | 8.00% -1.21% |
| Northwood University | 2,074 706 | 1,742 652 | 348 101 | 83.99% 4.31% | 19.98% -2.68% |
| Michigan State University | 58,879 5,538 | 49,458 2,544 | 9,397 -432 | 84.00% -3.95% | 19.00% -1.95% |
| Western Michigan University | 20,100 -401 | 17,085 -249 | 2,563 -58 | 85.00% 0.45% | 15.00% -0.12% |
| Andrews University | 1,286 60 | 1,119 | 269 37 | 87.01% -4.26% | 24.04% 3.31% |
| Baker College | 864 -1,218 | 760 -3 | 357 34 | 87.96% 51.31% | 46.97% 4.64% |
| Michigan Technological University | 12,434 4,541 | 10,942 3,548 | 1,422 34 | 88.00% -5.68% | 13.00% -5.77% |
| Chamberlain University-Michigan | 9 4 | 8 6 | 8 7 | 88.89% 48.89% | 100.00% 50.00% |
| Central Michigan University | 18,102 -1,786 | 16,473 772 | 1,977 -42 | 91.00% 12.05% | 12.00% -0.86% |
| Motion Picture Institute | 40 4 | 37 5 | 34 9 | 92.50% 3.61% | 91.89% 13.77% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | 27 2 | 25 4 | 25 4 | 92.59% 8.59% | 100.00% |
| Madonna University | 1,655 -333 | 1,539 250 | 262 13 | 92.99% 28.15% | 17.02% -2.30% |
| College for Creative Studies | 1,132 -490 | 1,053 255 | 263 3 | 93.02% 43.82% | 24.98% -7.60% |
| Grand Valley State University | 24,297 7,174 | 23,082 7,608 | 4,847 972 | 95.00% 4.63% | 21.00% -4.04% |
| The University of Olivet | 1,417 -22 | 1,374 156 | 330 58 | 96.97% 12.33% | 24.02% 1.69% |
| Davenport University | 3,869 490 | 3,753 411 | 600 66 | 97.00% -1.91% | 15.99% 0.01% |
| Grace Christian University | 288 -5 | 285 -7 | 88 -24 | 98.96% -0.70% | 30.88% -7.48% |
| MIAT College of Technology | 1,396 431 | 1,396 440 | 726 183 | 100.00% 0.93% | 52.01% -4.79% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield | 108 38 | 108 38 | 44 8 | 100.00% | 40.74% -10.69% |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary | 4 | 4 | 3 -1 | 100.00% | 75.00% -25.00% |