Michigan Public Colleges where Students Complete in Time

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 82% and Grand Valley State University with 69% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Michigan Public 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 $31,981 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,767 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 74.40% and the average SAT score is 1,162 at the schools.

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%		$60,107
($18,309)		47.49%17.94%1,47051,22512 to 1
2
-		Michigan State University East Lansing, MIPublic, 4-year 82.00%
0.07%		$44,040
($17,270)		19.29%83.92%1,25050,02317 to 1
3
1		Grand Valley State University Allendale, MIPublic, 4-year 69.00%
1.90%		$21,154
($14,978)		21.02%94.69%1,07021,64815 to 1
3
-		Michigan Technological University Houghton, MIPublic, 4-year 69.00%
0.10%		$43,089
($19,747)		13.38%87.94%1,2207,06313 to 1
5
-		Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MIPublic, 4-year 62.00%
0.33%		$14,312
($14,312)		12.41%91.01%1,09014,55717 to 1
6
1		Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MIPublic, 4-year 58.00%
1.73%		$19,098
($15,298)		14.52%84.68%1,10017,00016 to 1
7
1		University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MIPublic, 4-year 57.00%
0.69%		$31,360
($14,944)		15.95%58.63%1,1208,22316 to 1
7
1		Oakland University Rochester Hills, MIPublic, 4-year 57.00%
0.92%		$24,737
($16,429)		25.68%70.24%1,11016,10817 to 1
7
2		Wayne State University Detroit, MIPublic, 4-year 57.00%
1.24%		$33,158
($15,464)		23.98%82.03%1,14023,63014 to 1
10
3		Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MIPublic, 4-year 54.00%
11.52%		$28,752
($12,240)		17.34%72.88%1,0507,14716 to 1
Average65.80%$31,981
($15,899)		21.11%74.40%1,16221,66215 to 1