Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Michigan Colleges

There are 76 active four-years colleges and universities in Michigan - 21 public and 55 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Michigan is 75.61% - 252,995 students accepted out of total 384,166.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 68.61% to 75.61%. The Michigan Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.86% and the yield is lower than 35.05%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.24% where the current academic year rate is 75.61% at Michigan Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.14% and women students' rate is 71.83%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Michigan Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	68.61%	67.82%	67.86%
2014-15	68.48% -0.13%	67.20% 1.84%	69.70% 1.84%
2015-16	71.09% 2.61%	69.43% 2.32%	72.02% 2.32%
2016-17	69.23% -1.86%	68.52% -2.09%	69.93% -2.09%
2017-18	67.36% -1.87%	66.95% -2.94%	66.99% -2.94%
2018-19	68.63% 1.27%	68.04% 2.24%	69.23% 2.24%
2019-20	72.53% 3.89%	70.89% 3.60%	72.84% 3.60%
2020-21	72.32% -0.21%	71.37% -1.34%	71.50% -1.34%
2021-22	75.14% 2.83%	75.28% 4.78%	76.28% 4.78%
2022-23	74.61% -0.53%	73.27% 0.08%	76.36% 0.08%
2023-24	75.61% 1.00%	72.74% 1.10%	77.46% 1.10%
Average	71.24%	70.14%	71.83%

Michigan Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 31.71% where the current academic year yield is 27.86%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Michigan Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	35.05%	37.46%	29.75%
2014-15	35.04% -0.01%	37.63% 1.74%	31.49% 1.74%
2015-16	33.26% -1.78%	35.49% -1.10%	30.40% -1.10%
2016-17	32.27% -0.98%	35.26% -1.99%	28.41% -1.99%
2017-18	34.47% 2.20%	37.05% 3.23%	31.64% 3.23%
2018-19	32.18% -2.30%	33.84% -2.46%	29.17% -2.46%
2019-20	29.78% -2.40%	31.24% -2.02%	27.15% -2.02%
2020-21	31.72% 1.94%	31.81% 0.44%	27.59% 0.44%
2021-22	30.07% -1.65%	32.57% -3.54%	24.06% -3.54%
2022-23	27.16% -2.92%	28.65% 0.22%	24.27% 0.22%
2023-24	27.86% 0.70%	28.53% -0.66%	23.61% -0.66%
Average	31.71%	33.59%	27.96%

Michigan Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 303,409, the average number of admitted is 193,864, and the average number of enrolled students is 49,817 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Michigan Colleges increased by 6.13% (22,202 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Michigan Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	256,193	161,870	49,237
2014-15	261,191 4,998	166,725 663	49,900 663
2015-16	269,021 7,830	170,449 632	50,532 632
2016-17	279,265 10,244	177,776 218	50,750 218
2017-18	285,909 6,644	173,000 28	50,778 28
2018-19	299,349 13,440	188,307 851	51,629 851
2019-20	302,430 3,081	189,163 -1,215	50,414 -1,215
2020-21	305,843 3,413	198,309 -2,777	47,637 -2,777
2021-22	332,173 26,330	217,226 686	48,323 686
2022-23	361,964 29,791	236,685 540	48,863 540
2023-24	384,166 22,202	252,995 1,058	49,921 1,058
Average	303,409	193,864	49,817

Michigan Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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