Michigan Public Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

Eastern Michigan University has the lowest 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 45% last year.

University of Michigan-Flint with 45% and Ferris State University with 48% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Michigan Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,765 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,178 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 76.02% and the average SAT score is 1,083 at the schools.

Table. Michigan Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
3
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MIPublic, 4-year 45.00%
3.21%
$16,260
($16,260)
11.46%81.35%1,04014,01814 to 1
1
-
University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MIPublic, 4-year 45.00%
9.40%
$26,478
($13,566)
8.73%68.83%1,1005,98513 to 1
3
-
Ferris State University Big Rapids, MIPublic, 4-year 48.00%
0.29%
$14,246
($14,246)
20.73%80.58%1,00010,07215 to 1
4
1
Northern Michigan University Marquette, MIPublic, 4-year 51.00%
1.64%
$19,244
($13,622)
32.03%69.95%-6,97018 to 1
5
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
6
3
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
6
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
6
-
Wayne State University Detroit, MIPublic, 4-year 57.00%
1.24%
$33,158
($15,464)
23.98%82.03%1,14023,63014 to 1
9
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
10
-
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
Average53.40%$22,765
($14,638)
18.28%76.02%1,08312,37116 to 1