I found this to be an interesting read on Michigan admissions statistics last year. Getting more and more competitive. Pretty clear that most football targets are nowhere near meeting normal admissions standards. And the gap seems to keep on growing.
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A large excerpt:
In recent years, the University of Michigan has opened its doors to more and more out-of-state and international students than at any point in the school’s history. Today, roughly half of the undergraduate student population are non-Michigan residents. A decade ago, 64% were Michigan natives. The 30,000+ current Wolverine undergrads are a more high-achieving bunch than ever before, typically earning near-perfect GPAs in high school and SAT/ACT scores in at least the 85th percentile. If you aim to join this elite cohort, you’ll need to possess a solid understanding of how the Michigan admissions process works. To guide you, this article will help provide:
1) An understanding of how highly-selective the University of Michigan admissions process truly is.
2) Data that will help you better assess how you measure up to the competition.
3) How the Michigan admissions committee operates and what they look for in a successful candidate.
To accomplish these goals, we will touch on the following topics:
Geographically, the greatest number of Wolverines hail from the following states (in order):
In the admissions office’s own words: “We look at each student as a whole package, a combination of talents, interests, passions, and skills. In this way, we can look beyond grades and test scores to recruit the most dynamic group of students possible. A wide variety of backgrounds, intellectual passions, and interests make up the typical applicant. What they share is a drive to pursue academic excellence in a challenging and rewarding academic environment.”
Michigan uses a holistic process in evaluating candidates, considering “all aspects of your record and experience. They “do not admit applicants solely on the basis of any single criterion. We value the whole record — excellent grades in rigorous courses, top ACT/SAT scores, participation in extracurricular activities, professional arts training, and evidence of leadership, awards, and service.”
On the academic end, they consider the following data points:
How to Get Into the University of Michigan: Admissions Data and Strategies
University of Michigan acceptance rates, SAT, ACT, GPA, class rank, essays, tips, demographic info, and more. This blog will help anyone Wolverine hopefuls.
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A large excerpt:
In recent years, the University of Michigan has opened its doors to more and more out-of-state and international students than at any point in the school’s history. Today, roughly half of the undergraduate student population are non-Michigan residents. A decade ago, 64% were Michigan natives. The 30,000+ current Wolverine undergrads are a more high-achieving bunch than ever before, typically earning near-perfect GPAs in high school and SAT/ACT scores in at least the 85th percentile. If you aim to join this elite cohort, you’ll need to possess a solid understanding of how the Michigan admissions process works. To guide you, this article will help provide:
1) An understanding of how highly-selective the University of Michigan admissions process truly is.
2) Data that will help you better assess how you measure up to the competition.
3) How the Michigan admissions committee operates and what they look for in a successful candidate.
To accomplish these goals, we will touch on the following topics:
- Michigan’s Class of 2025 acceptance rate
- SAT, ACT, GPA and class rank of accepted Michigan applicants
- Admissions trends at the University of Michigan
- The demographics of current Michigan undergraduates
- Michigan’s yield rate
- How Michigan’s admissions officers evaluate candidates
- Tips for applying to Michigan
- How to assess whether applying to Michigan is even worth the $75 application fee (for you)
Michigan: Acceptance Rate – Class of 2025
Michigan received 83,029 applications for a place in the 2021-22 freshman class and accepted 16,235 candidates for an 18.2% acceptance rate. This is lower than the mark for the Class of 2024 which saw 16,974 applicants offered admission from a pool of 65,021–an acceptance rate of 26%.Michigan Admissions – SAT, ACT, GPA and Class Rank
Of those entering Michigan’s Class of 2025, the middle 50% range on the SAT was 1400-1540; the ACT range was 32-35. The median unweighted GPA was 3.9. Applicants to UMich are not required to submit a class rank but, typically, close to 80%+ place in the top 10% of their high school class.Admissions Trends & Notes
- Applications rose from 65,021 to 83,029 in the 2020-21 admissions cycle.
- The in-state acceptance rate is far higher than the acceptance rate for non-residents—for the Class of 2024, 47.5% of state taxpayers’ children were accepted compared to 21.9% of out-of-state applicants.
- 14% of current undergraduates are first-generation college students.
- 19% of current undergrads are Pell Grant recipients.
- 17% of current undergraduates identify as LGBTQ+.
Who Actually Gets Into Michigan?
Let’s look at the demographics of Michigan undergraduates:Geographically, the greatest number of Wolverines hail from the following states (in order):
- Michigan: 16,698
- New York: 2,075
- Illinois: 1,834
- California: 1,592
- Ohio: 591
- Florida: 562
- Massachusetts: 493
- Pennsylvania: 462
- Maryland: 433
- Idaho: 10
- Wyoming: 4
- North Dakota: 5
- South Dakota: 7
- Montana: 9
- Mississippi: 8
- West Virginia: 9
- Asian American: 16.3%
- Hispanic: 7.0%
- African American: 4.0%
- International: 7.4%
- Caucasian: 55.2%
- Male: 49.6%
- Female: 50.4%
- Oakland International Academy: 98
- Ann Arbor Pioneer High School: 87
- Northville High School: 78,
- Troy High School: 65
- Novi High School: 62
- Ann Arbor Skyline High School: 62
- Ann Arbor Huron High School: 55
- Bloomfield Hills High School: 51
- Saline High School: 49
- Rochester Adams High School: 46
University of Michigan – Yield Rate
Michigan’s yield rate — the percentage of accepted students who elect to enroll, divided by the total number of students who are admitted — was 41% last year. This figure is comparable to other top flagship state universities like the UNC Chapel Hill (43%), UVA (40%), and UCLA (39%).How Michigan Rates Applicants
There are only two factors that Michigan ranks as being “Very Important” to their admissions process: rigor of secondary school record and GPA. Standardized test scores, application essays, recommendations, extracurricular activities, first-generation status, and character/personal qualities are all rated as “Important.” Extracurricular activities, talent/ability, legacy status, geographical residence, state residency, racial/ethnic status, volunteer experience, work experience, and the level an applicant’s interest are all “Considered.”In the admissions office’s own words: “We look at each student as a whole package, a combination of talents, interests, passions, and skills. In this way, we can look beyond grades and test scores to recruit the most dynamic group of students possible. A wide variety of backgrounds, intellectual passions, and interests make up the typical applicant. What they share is a drive to pursue academic excellence in a challenging and rewarding academic environment.”
Michigan uses a holistic process in evaluating candidates, considering “all aspects of your record and experience. They “do not admit applicants solely on the basis of any single criterion. We value the whole record — excellent grades in rigorous courses, top ACT/SAT scores, participation in extracurricular activities, professional arts training, and evidence of leadership, awards, and service.”
On the academic end, they consider the following data points:
- Your cumulative GPA
- Your test scores (SAT or ACT)
- The quality of your curriculum (its solid college preparation, strength of courses, what courses you’ve taken based on what is available in your high school, such as AP, IB, or honors, etc.)
- Your class rank, if available
- Your specific academic interests
- Secondary School Academic Performance
- Educational Environment
- Counselor and Teacher Recommendation
- Essays
- Awards/honors, involvement, leadership, and service
- Outstanding: All of the applicant’s materials exemplify superior and/or exceptional characteristics that contribute to the specific evaluation categories.
- Excellent: The applicant’s materials illustrate extremely strong, but not exceptional, characteristics. The reviewer may have a reservation, but there are enough redeeming features to compensate for, or outweigh, the reservation.
- Good: The applicant’s materials demonstrate competitive average characteristics in most of the criteria, but may be particularly strong in one or more areas. The reviewer may have reservations about the applicant’s academic competitiveness.
- Average/Fair: While the applicant’s materials are competitive in each of the criteria, the reviewer has substantial concerns about the overall strength of the application and may have reservations about the applicant’s academic competitiveness.
- Below Average/Poor: In the applicant’s materials, the reviewer detects serious deficiencies in most of the evaluation criteria in comparison to other applicants. In addition, several of the evaluation criteria may or may not be met or may not have been addressed in applicant’s materials.
