Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Michigan
Michigan has 32 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are University of Michigan (16%), Hillsdale College (21%), and Spring Arbor University (52%). 2 schools admit a quarter of applicants or fewer, the median Michigan college admits 76%, and 14 are public against 18 private. At the other end, Davenport University admits 98%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
- University of Michigan16%acceptanceHighly selectiveMI · SAT 1520
- Hillsdale College21%acceptanceHighly selectiveMI · SAT 1400
- Spring Arbor University52%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1180
- Lawrence Technological University56%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1120
- UM Dearborn56%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1100
- Alma College57%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1230
- Madonna University63%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1120
- Northwood University65%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1150
- Rochester Christian University65%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1120
- Cleary University68%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1120
- Concordia University Ann Arbor69%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1170
- Calvin University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1300
- Saginaw Valley State University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1130
- Adrian College73%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1230
- University of Detroit Mercy75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1180
- Kalamazoo College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1230
- Lake Superior State University77%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1100
- Cornerstone University78%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1210
- Hope College79%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1260
- Eastern Michigan University80%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1140
- Albion College81%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1230
- Wayne State University (MI)81%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1100
- Grand Valley State University83%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1200
- Northern Michigan University84%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1150
- Michigan State University85%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1300
- Western Michigan University85%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1200
- Oakland University88%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1200
- Central Michigan University90%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1180
- Aquinas College90%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1120
- Ferris State University91%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1140
- Michigan Tech92%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1120
- Davenport University98%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1150
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.