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Most Selective Universities in Michigan

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Michigan.

44 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate Acceptance Rate
1 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Public MI ROI
$17,228 $73,762 93% 18%
2 Hillsdale College
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$32,092 $0 86% 21%
3 Kuyper College
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$26,390 $33,956 54% 34%
4 Spring Arbor University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$32,580 $45,592 60% 37%
5 Cleary University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$24,842 $55,077 59% 50%
6 University of Michigan-Dearborn
Public MI ROI
$14,944 $50,389 56% 59%
7 Rochester University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$27,938 $40,813 41% 65%
8 Alma College
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$47,430 $45,720 63% 66%
9 Siena Heights University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$29,778 $49,913 51% 67%
10 Lake Superior State University
Public MI ROI
$14,266 $42,767 54% 68%
11 Adrian College
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$40,556 $42,805 53% 68%
12 University of Michigan-Flint
Public MI ROI
$14,014 $45,453 46% 69%
13 Northern Michigan University
Public MI ROI
$13,304 $37,996 52% 70%
14 Oakland University
Public MI ROI
$14,694 $49,017 57% 70%
15 Aquinas College
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$38,520 $40,161 62% 71%
16 Calvin University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$38,670 $48,039 77% 71%
17 Concordia University Ann Arbor
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$34,200 $49,761 51% 72%
18 Saginaw Valley State University
Public MI ROI
$12,240 $43,530 52% 73%
19 Cornerstone University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$29,100 $42,598 62% 73%
20 Hope College
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$40,420 $49,727 81% 76%
21 Kalamazoo College
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$58,764 $46,137 81% 76%
22 Kettering University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$46,380 $80,275 70% 79%
23 University of Detroit Mercy
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$32,300 $64,534 71% 80%
24 Lawrence Technological University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$41,872 $58,827 64% 80%
25 Ferris State University
Public MI ROI
$13,630 $47,339 49% 81%
26 Eastern Michigan University
Public MI ROI
$15,510 $43,148 46% 81%
27 Wayne State University
Public MI ROI
$14,297 $45,207 58% 82%
28 Albion College
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$55,746 $48,203 58% 83%
29 Michigan State University
Public MI ROI
$15,988 $55,084 82% 84%
30 Northwood University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$33,000 $54,058 62% 84%
31 Western Michigan University
Public MI ROI
$15,298 $45,356 57% 85%
32 Andrews University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$33,710 $43,254 69% 87%
33 Baker College
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$12,810 $33,619 23% 88%
34 Michigan Technological University
Public MI ROI
$18,392 $69,672 68% 88%
35 Chamberlain University-Michigan
Private For-Profit MI ROI
$19,686 $84,533 N/A 89%
36 Central Michigan University
Public MI ROI
$14,190 $46,567 62% 91%
37 Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$8,600 $0 37% 93%
38 College for Creative Studies
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$51,355 $33,691 67% 93%
39 Madonna University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$27,360 $49,871 54% 93%
40 Grand Valley State University
Public MI ROI
$14,628 $47,840 67% 95%
41 Davenport University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$23,324 $47,041 50% 97%
42 The University of Olivet
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$33,076 $42,637 41% 97%
43 Grace Christian University
Private Non-Profit MI ROI
$14,992 $31,450 48% 99%
44 Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield
Private For-Profit MI ROI
$23,760 $32,840 N/A 100%

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by most selective metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

The top Most Selective university in Michigan is University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, followed by Hillsdale College. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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