University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI · Public research
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Acceptance rate
16.4%
17,915 admitted
SAT · 50th
1470
Range 1370–1530
6-yr grad
93.0%
Retention 97.0%
Undergrads
35,358
15:1 S-F
Admissions
16.4%
17,915 admitted
from 109,112 apps
Applications109,112
Overall admit rate16.4%
Enrolled8,178 · 45.6% yield
Admitted from waitlist1,663 of 24,447
Very important factorsGPA
Important factorsApplication essay, First-gen, Test scores
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1470
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1370–1530 · 55.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W
Math680740780
Comp137014701530
ACT
255075
Comp323334
Cost & aid
$17,864
in-state tuition
out-of-state $63,480
Tuition (in-state)$17,864
Tuition (out-of-state)$63,480
Fees$482
Books$1,184
Avg need-based grant$30,307
% need met91.0%
Avg debt at graduation$29,244
Academics
15 : 1
student-faculty ratio
97.0% retention
Student-faculty15 : 1
Retention97.0%
4-year graduation81.7%
6-year graduation93.0%
Enrollment
35,358
undergraduates
43.0% out-of-state · 391 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates35,358
Female54%
Out-of-state43.0%
International (freshmen)391
Rankings
#1
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Specialties: Management
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Management#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Marketing#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Production/Operations Management#226
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Entrepreneurship#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Finance#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Environmental/Environmental Health (Doctorate)#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Industrial/Manufacturing (Doctorate)#326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceBig Ten Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingMichigan colleges9
ForbesNew Public Ivy
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/31 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action11/1 → 1/31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLadmissions.umich.edu
Admissions emailsee admissions.umich.edu/contact-us
Admissions phone(734) 764-7433
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Virg…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Virginia VA · Public16.8%1470
Cornell University NY · Private (nonprofit)8.4%153016K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
Carnegie Mellon University PA · Private (nonprofit)11.1%15407K
University of California CA · Public8.8%33K
Northwestern University IL · Private (nonprofit)7.7%15409K
New York University NY · Private (nonprofit)9.1%152029K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Michigan

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