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 University of Detroit Mercy with 72% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Michigan Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $32,336 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,259 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 75.20% and the average SAT score is 1,169 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year | 93.00% 0.65% | $60,107 ($18,309) | 47.00% | 18.00% | 1,470 | 51,225 | 12 to 1 |
| 2 - | Michigan State University East Lansing, MIPublic, 4-year | 81.00% 1.07% | $44,040 ($17,270) | 19.00% | 84.00% | 1,250 | 50,023 | 17 to 1 |
| 3 2 | University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MIPrivate, 4-year | 72.00% 5.20% | $32,300 | 12.00% | 80.00% | 1,120 | 5,360 | 11 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Michigan Technological University Houghton, MIPublic, 4-year | 67.00% 2.10% | $43,089 ($19,747) | 13.00% | 88.00% | 1,220 | 7,063 | 13 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MIPublic, 4-year | 66.00% 1.10% | $21,154 ($14,978) | 21.00% | 95.00% | 1,070 | 21,648 | 15 to 1 |
| 6 - | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MIPublic, 4-year | 61.00% 0.67% | $14,312 ($14,312) | 12.00% | 91.00% | 1,090 | 14,557 | 17 to 1 |
| 7 3 | Wayne State University Detroit, MIPublic, 4-year | 60.00% 4.24% | $33,158 ($15,464) | 24.00% | 82.00% | 1,140 | 23,630 | 14 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MIPublic, 4-year | 57.00% 0.92% | $24,737 ($16,429) | 26.01% | 70.00% | 1,110 | 16,108 | 17 to 1 |
| 9 2 | University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MIPublic, 4-year | 56.00% 0.31% | $31,360 ($14,944) | 16.00% | 59.00% | 1,120 | 8,223 | 16 to 1 |
| 10 2 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MIPublic, 4-year | 55.00% 1.27% | $19,098 ($15,298) | 15.00% | 85.00% | 1,100 | 17,000 | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 66.80% | $32,336 ($16,306) | 20.50% | 75.20% | 1,169 | 21,484 | 15 to 1 |