Michigan has 43 colleges with published admissions data — 14 public and 29 private. Acceptance rates range from 16% to 100%, with University of Michigan-Ann Arbor admitting the smallest share of applicants. The median net price — what students actually pay after grants — is $17,361 a year. Median earnings ten years after enrolling are $54,742.
Average annual net price after grants.
Graduate earnings relative to one year's net price.
Median earnings 10 years after entering.
Share finishing within six years.
| College | Acceptance | SAT range | In-state tuition | Net price | Earnings | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 16% | 1360–1530 | $17,736 | $13,138 | $83,648 | 93% |
| Hillsdale College | 21% | 1320–1490 | $33,189 | — | — | 90% |
| Spring Arbor University | 52% | 1010–1240 | $34,014 | $19,353 | $51,732 | 64% |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | 56% | 990–1255 | $15,640 | $9,492 | $59,649 | 58% |
| Lawrence Technological University | 56% | — | $44,760 | $32,918 | $69,151 | 61% |
| Alma College | 57% | — | $49,552 | $20,694 | $54,742 | 63% |
| Madonna University | 63% | 880–1080 | $28,440 | $17,755 | $59,058 | 60% |
| Northwood University | 65% | — | $34,400 | $27,232 | $63,075 | 63% |
| Cleary University | 68% | — | $26,102 | $22,143 | $54,186 | 42% |
| Siena Heights University | 69% | 806–1073 | $30,778 | $17,124 | $57,529 | 39% |
| Kuyper College | 69% | — | $27,660 | $15,644 | $41,066 | 50% |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | 69% | — | $35,410 | $32,811 | $56,075 | 48% |
| University of Michigan-Flint | 71% | 970–1243 | $14,704 | $7,007 | $53,230 | 40% |
| Calvin University | 71% | 1083–1330 | $39,350 | $22,992 | $58,375 | 74% |
| Saginaw Valley State University | 72% | 920–1170 | $12,930 | $10,775 | $51,955 | 48% |
| Adrian College | 73% | 873–1140 | $41,684 | $25,368 | $55,504 | 48% |
| Kalamazoo College | 75% | 1170–1380 | $61,050 | $19,072 | $65,590 | 76% |
| University of Detroit Mercy | 75% | 1030–1260 | $32,946 | $15,232 | $71,030 | 67% |
| Cornerstone University | 78% | — | $23,000 | $20,301 | $47,314 | 62% |
| Kettering University | 79% | 1160–1330 | $48,470 | $34,660 | $94,823 | 71% |
| Hope College | 79% | 1100–1340 | $41,970 | $27,182 | $58,427 | 80% |
| Eastern Michigan University | 80% | 920–1170 | $16,240 | $15,407 | $51,793 | 46% |
| Albion College | 81% | — | $56,950 | $14,301 | $58,799 | 62% |
| Wayne State University | 81% | 1060–1270 | $15,190 | $12,766 | $53,493 | 58% |
| Andrews University | 82% | 990–1290 | $35,056 | $12,547 | $53,187 | 72% |
| Baker College | 82% | 960–1160 | $13,000 | $13,157 | $35,833 | 36% |
| Grand Valley State University | 83% | 940–1190 | $15,140 | $16,317 | $56,118 | 67% |
| The University of Olivet | 83% | — | $34,068 | $21,393 | $47,907 | 35% |
| Northern Michigan University | 84% | — | $14,277 | $14,085 | $47,107 | 52% |
| Western Michigan University | 85% | — | $15,252 | $15,273 | $53,562 | 58% |
| Michigan State University | 85% | 1180–1360 | $16,458 | $19,680 | $67,253 | 81% |
| Chamberlain University-Michigan | 86% | — | $20,785 | $28,045 | $92,405 | 100% |
| Oakland University | 88% | 1030–1230 | $15,262 | $9,120 | $58,612 | 58% |
| Central Michigan University | 90% | 960–1200 | $14,760 | $17,597 | $55,874 | 59% |
| Aquinas College | 90% | 910–1140 | $40,218 | $16,626 | $49,584 | 65% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | 90% | — | $6,100 | $11,746 | — | 40% |
| Ferris State University | 91% | 890–1120 | $14,778 | $8,624 | $54,735 | 47% |
| College for Creative Studies | 92% | — | $53,350 | $34,617 | $44,860 | 71% |
| Michigan Technological University | 92% | 1130–1350 | $19,123 | $14,182 | $78,198 | 68% |
| Rochester Christian University | 98% | — | $29,196 | $21,456 | $48,707 | 44% |
| Davenport University | 98% | — | $24,466 | $17,707 | $45,099 | 57% |
| Grace Christian University | 99% | — | $18,690 | $12,404 | $41,663 | 51% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield | 100% | — | $24,944 | $38,786 | $34,657 | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price is the average annual cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Earnings are median earnings 10 years after entering. A dash means the figure isn’t published for that school.
University of Michigan-Flint has the lowest average net price in Michigan at $7,007 a year after grants and scholarships. Ferris State University ($8,624) is next.
Students who enrolled at Kettering University report median earnings of $94,823 ten years after entering.
Michigan has 43 colleges with published admissions data — 14 public and 29 private. Acceptance rates range from 16% to 100%.
The median in-state tuition at public colleges in Michigan is $15,221 a year, before room, board and other costs.
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