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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in Michigan
39 colleges in Michigan with this figure reported (500+ students).
1University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · MI · Public18% admit2Hillsdale College · MI · Private (nonprofit)21% admit3Spring Arbor University · MI · Private (nonprofit)37% admit4Cleary University · MI · Private (nonprofit)50% admit5University of Michigan-Dearborn · MI · Public59% admit6Alma College · MI · Private (nonprofit)66% admit7Siena Heights University · MI · Private (nonprofit)67% admit8Lake Superior State University · MI · Public68% admit9Adrian College · MI · Private (nonprofit)68% admit10University of Michigan-Flint · MI · Public69% admit11Northern Michigan University · MI · Public70% admit12Oakland University · MI · Public70% admit13Aquinas College · MI · Private (nonprofit)71% admit14Calvin University · MI · Private (nonprofit)71% admit15Concordia University Ann Arbor · MI · Private (nonprofit)72% admit16Saginaw Valley State University · MI · Public73% admit17Cornerstone University · MI · Private (nonprofit)73% admit18Hope College · MI · Private (nonprofit)76% admit19Kalamazoo College · MI · Private (nonprofit)76% admit20Kettering University · MI · Private (nonprofit)79% admit21University of Detroit Mercy · MI · Private (nonprofit)80% admit22Lawrence Technological University · MI · Private (nonprofit)80% admit23Ferris State University · MI · Public81% admit24Eastern Michigan University · MI · Public81% admit25Wayne State University · MI · Public82% admit26Albion College · MI · Private (nonprofit)83% admit27Northwood University · MI · Private (nonprofit)84% admit28Michigan State University · MI · Public84% admit29Western Michigan University · MI · Public85% admit30Andrews University · MI · Private (nonprofit)87% admit31Baker College · MI · Private (nonprofit)88% admit32Michigan Technological University · MI · Public88% admit33Central Michigan University · MI · Public91% admit34College for Creative Studies · MI · Private (nonprofit)93% admit35Madonna University · MI · Private (nonprofit)93% admit36Grand Valley State University · MI · Public95% admit37Davenport University · MI · Private (nonprofit)97% admit38The University of Olivet · MI · Private (nonprofit)97% admit39Universal Technical Institute-Canton · MI · Private (for-profit)100% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.