Where to Start Looking to Find Michigan Colleges
Michigan has stopped funding The Michigan CAP (College Access Portal) which previously served as the state’s one stop shopping center for college. Families will now want to start with the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers. This site has a list of all Michigan colleges with online applications. It also has a calendar listing College Day/Nights and Transfer Student Fairs. The organization also sponsors the Michigan Transfer Network which allows students to see which courses from which colleges will transfer to which colleges. The system includes both private and public institutions.
The Michigan Student Aid website is worth a visit. It contains the Michigan Postsecondary Handbook in PDF format, produced by the state, which contains information on admission requirements, campus characteristics, program offerings, and application procedures for each college and university in Michigan. There is also a shorter 20 page Guide on Affording College in Michigan that includes the usual college planning information, checklists, and resources.
Some Numbers to Help You Find a College
There are 48 four-year Michigan colleges with 500 or more full-time undergraduates according to the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System. A little over 23 percent of students attend one of the 33 private colleges while approximately 77 percent of students attend one of the 15 state institutions.
The private Michigan colleges have an average four-year graduation rate of 22.6 percent (if you remove Baker Colleges it increases to 31 percent) while the four-year state schools have a five-year rate of 46 percent. Only eight colleges meet the 50-50 DIY College Rankings Profile requirements.
In Michigan the average Composite ACT score was 20.1. The English scores was 19.4 and the Math score was 19.9. The 75th% Composite score was 24, English was 24, and Math was 24. A total of 33 colleges ACT 75th% Composite scores were at or above this level.
The top 20 colleges ACT test takers in Michigan applied to:
- Michigan State University
- Central Michigan University
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Grand Valley State University
- Western Michigan University
- Ferris State University
- Wayne State University
- Oakland University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Saginaw Valley State University
- Northern Michigan University
- Grand Rapids Community College
- Michigan Technological University
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- Oakland Community College
- University of Michigan-Flint
- Macomb Community College
- Lansing Community College
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College
- Davenport University
Michigan Colleges Conferences and Divisions
List of Michigan Colleges
In the following table, the four-year graduation rate is used for private colleges and the five-year rate for public colleges. The data are based on the data available from IPEDS in December of 2014 which are available on the DIY College Search spreadsheet.
Michigan Colleges with Graduation Rates and Test Scores
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Name Type Full-time
Under-
grads4/5 Yr
Grad
Rate%
AdmittedSAT CR
75th%SAT
Math
75th%ACT
75th%Net Price
Adrian College Private 1582 39 56 530 440 24 19734
Albion College Private 1272 64 56 580 590 28 24970
Alma College Private 1378 43 68 550 630 27 20551
Andrews University Private 1618 29 38 620 600 26 21267
Aquinas College Private 1634 30 71 26 16581
Baker College Center for Graduate Studies Private 1283 0 21770
Baker College of Allen Park Private 2035 12987
Baker College of Auburn Hills Private 1310 0 13090
Baker College of Cadillac Private 903 0 13285
Baker College of Clinton Township Private 2253 0 12945
Baker College of Flint Private 2739 0 11507
Baker College of Jackson Private 1070 5 11738
Baker College of Muskegon Private 2585 0 13184
Baker College of Owosso Private 1711 2 11815
Baker College of Port Huron Private 626 0 9421
Calvin College Private 3814 57 70 650 660 29 25100
Central Michigan University Public 17880 51 63 550 563 24 12936
College for Creative Studies Private 1082 27 49 25 34182
Concordia University-Ann Arbor Private 506 14 54 24 20005
Cornerstone University Private 1610 30 68 605 570 26 18856
Davenport University Private 2580 8 92 17648
Eastern Michigan University Public 13542 30 64 570 570 24 12610
Ferris State University Public 9255 42 76 24 13357
Grand Valley State University Public 18686 63 83 590 620 26 15664
Hope College Private 3235 68 73 660 680 29 25078
Kalamazoo College Private 1446 72 67 670 690 30 25708
Kettering University Private 1590 11 62 630 660 29 31875
Lake Superior State University Public 1967 36 92 570 590 25 10819
Lawrence Technological University Private 1536 16 44 630 630 28 24908
Madonna University Private 1678 31 61 630 640 25 12345
Marygrove College Private 801 8 94 18 12867
Michigan Jewish Institute Private 1262 13 98 10065
Michigan State University Public 34838 74 69 580 690 28 14526
Michigan Technological University Public 5198 58 77 650 680 29 15434
Northern Michigan University Public 7347 41 73 25 12055
Northwestern Michigan College Public 1951 7712
Northwood University-Michigan Private 1859 25 65 580 570 24 16012
Oakland University Public 12252 34 66 26 12713
Olivet College Private 982 26 51 420 480 22 19303
Rochester College Private 712 19 66 24 14068
Saginaw Valley State University Public 7628 31 79 24 12627
Siena Heights University Private 1237 21 68 560 537 23 18096
Spring Arbor University Private 2006 30 65 575 570 26 16951
University of Detroit Mercy Private 2196 35 61 610 640 28 24223
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Public 27316 88 33 720 760 32 15939
University of Michigan-Dearborn Public 4814 43 63 660 27 9512
University of Michigan-Flint Public 4490 29 78 675 648 24 10442
Wayne State University Public 12221 24 76 26 11981
Western Michigan University Public 15879 47 83 25 15796
