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Best Colleges in Michigan

The strongest colleges and universities in Michigan, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

How this list is ranked

The strongest colleges and universities in Michigan, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 40
Source Federal data, same records as every school page

Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank School Admit Net price SAT
1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 15.6% $13,138 1360-1530 See record
2 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 85% $19,680 1180-1360 See record
3 Chamberlain University-Michigan Troy, MI 86% $28,045 - See record
4 Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI 21% - 1320-1490 See record
5 Hope College Holland, MI 79% $27,182 1100-1340 See record
6 Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI 75% $19,072 1170-1380 See record
7 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI 71% $22,992 1083-1330 See record
8 Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI 82% $12,547 990-1290 See record
9 Kettering University Flint, MI 79% $34,660 1160-1330 See record
10 College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI 92% $34,617 - See record
11 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 92% $14,182 1130-1350 See record
12 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI 75% $15,232 1030-1260 See record
13 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 83% $16,317 940-1190 See record
14 Sacred Heart Major Seminary Detroit, MI 100% $11,916 - See record
15 Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI 90% $16,626 910-1140 See record
16 Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI 52% $19,353 1010-1240 See record
17 Northwood University Midland, MI 65% $27,232 - See record
18 Alma College Alma, MI 57% $20,694 - See record
19 Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI 78% $20,301 - See record
20 Albion College Albion, MI 81% $14,301 - See record
21 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI 56% $32,918 - See record
22 Madonna University Livonia, MI 63% $17,755 880-1080 See record
23 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 90% $17,597 960-1200 See record
24 Wayne State University Detroit, MI 81% $12,766 1060-1270 See record
25 University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI 56% $9,492 990-1255 See record
26 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 85% $15,273 - See record
27 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 88% $9,120 1030-1230 See record
28 Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI 98% $17,707 - See record
29 Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI 84% $14,085 - See record
30 Alpena Community College Alpena, MI - $3,320 - See record
31 Grace Christian University Wyoming, MI 99% $12,404 - See record
32 Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie, MI - $12,822 - See record
33 Kuyper College Grand Rapids, MI 69% $15,644 - See record
34 Adrian College Adrian, MI 73% $25,368 873-1140 See record
35 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 72% $10,775 920-1170 See record
36 Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 69% $32,811 - See record
37 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 91% $8,624 890-1120 See record
38 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 80% $15,407 920-1170 See record
39 Rochester University Rochester Hills, MI 98% $21,456 - See record
40 Cleary University Howell, MI 68% $22,143 - See record