List of 62 best universities in Michigan

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Top 62 universities in Michigan ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 24.1M citations received by 754K academic publications made by 62 universities from Michigan, the popularity of 4,239 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

2. Michigan State University

East Lansing

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

3. Wayne State University

Detroit

#90 in the United States

#101 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

4. Michigan Technological University

Houghton

#191 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1233
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

5. Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo

#193 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

6. Oakland University

Rochester Hills

#229 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

7. Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant

#244 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

8. Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti

#292 in the United States

#324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

9. Grand Valley State University

Allendale

#295 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $8,376
Enrollment: 22,406

10. Kettering University

Flint

#320 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $34,760

11. Calvin College

Grand Rapids

#426 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,120

12. University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit

#433 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $17,911

13. Andrews University

Berrien Springs

#443 in the United States

#491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,719

14. Hope College

Holland

#453 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,688

15. Northern Michigan University

Marquette

#499 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,291
Enrollment: 7,214

16. Ferris State University

Big Rapids

#511 in the United States

#561 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

17. Hillsdale College

Hillsdale

#649 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $24,057

18. Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo

#685 in the United States

#747 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,395

19. Albion College

Albion

#697 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $19,772
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,463

20. Saginaw Valley State University

University Center

#706 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 99%

21. Lawrence Technological University

Southfield

#788 in the United States

#856 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $32,628
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,705

22. Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste. Marie

#910 in the United States

#978 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

23. Northwood University

Midland

#926 in the United States

#994 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $23,080
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,911

24. Alma College

Alma

#1004 in the United States

#1075 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $24,302
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,081

25. Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor

#1116 in the United States

#1189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $21,441
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,810

26. Adrian College

Adrian

#1156 in the United States

#1231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $24,050

27. Davenport University

Grand Rapids

#1177 in the United States

#1253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $18,924
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,381

28. Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids

#1221 in the United States

#1298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,780

29. Jackson College

Jackson

#1227 in the United States

#1304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $7,604
Enrollment: 4,103

30. Aquinas College

Grand Rapids

#1234 in the United States

#1311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,447

31. College for Creative Studies

Detroit

#1248 in the United States

#1325 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $34,197
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $24,233

32. Madonna University

Livonia

#1307 in the United States

#1386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $18,469

33. Baker College

Flint

#1353 in the United States

#1433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Net Price: $14,366
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $7,739

34. Schoolcraft College

Livonia

#1465 in the United States

#1549 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $1,624
Enrollment: 8,330

35. Olivet College

Olivet

#1480 in the United States

#1565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $23,779

36. Western Michigan University - Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Lansing

#1530 in the United States

#1616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 691
Male:Female: 40:60

37. Henry Ford College

Dearborn

#1536 in the United States

#1622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $7,006
Enrollment: 11,379

38. Marygrove College

Detroit

#1547 in the United States

#1633 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Net Price: $12,340
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,162

39. Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse

#1560 in the United States

#1646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $5,414
Enrollment: 3,296

40. Siena Heights University

Adrian

#1610 in the United States

#1696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $18,931
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,387

41. Western Theological Seminary

Holland

#1650 in the United States

#1737 in North America

Enrollment: 377
Male:Female: 61:39

42. Calvin Theological Seminary

Grand Rapids

#1672 in the United States

#1759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 249
Male:Female: 68:32

43. Finlandia University

Hancock

#1687 in the United States

#1774 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $12,212
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,987

44. Walsh College

Troy

#1719 in the United States

#1806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 1,492
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1922

45. Concordia University - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor

#1745 in the United States

#1833 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $25,684
Receiving Aid: 98%

46. Cleary University

Howell

#1754 in the United States

#1842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $17,978

47. Rochester College

Rochester Hills

#1760 in the United States

#1848 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $18,716
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,606

48. Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Detroit

#1780 in the United States

#1869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,140
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,742

49. Michigan School of Psychology

Farmington Hills

#1789 in the United States

#1878 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 203
Male:Female: 25:75

50. Alpena Community College

Alpena

#1896 in the United States

#1988 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $5,193
Enrollment: 1,487

51. University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn

#1898 in the United States

#1990 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

52. University of Michigan - Flint

Flint

#1899 in the United States

#1991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1133
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

53. Lake Michigan College

Benton Harbor

#1901 in the United States

#1993 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $4,722
Enrollment: 2,729

54. Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills

#1939 in the United States

#2032 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 129
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1932

55. Kuyper College

Grand Rapids

#1994 in the United States

#2087 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $19,920
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,886

56. Michigan State University - College of Law

East Lansing

#2030 in the United States

#2123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%

57. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Kalamazoo

#2071 in the United States

#2166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 348
Male:Female: 50:50

58. Great Lakes Christian College

Lansing

#2190 in the United States

#2288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $15,453
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,968

59. Ecumenical Theological Seminary

Detroit

#2197 in the United States

#2295 in North America

Enrollment: 43
Male:Female: 41:59

60. Grace Christian University

Wyoming

#2237 in the United States

#2337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,506
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,792

61. Compass College of Cinematic Arts

Grand Rapids

#2324 in the United States

#2425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1005
Net Price: $20,006
Receiving Aid: 100%

62. Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit

Oak Park

#2439 in the United States

#2540 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $8,765
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,363

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wisconsin	47	13
Indiana	55	39
Ohio	90	17
Illinois	100	15
Iowa	39	47
Minnesota	48	14
West Virginia	26	110
Pennsylvania	155	11
Kentucky	38	58
New York	221	6
Missouri	67	38
Tennessee	56	49
District of Columbia	15	66
Virginia	63	41
Maryland	34	12
Delaware	5	89
Vermont	17	106
New Jersey	47	23
Connecticut	28	8
North Carolina	65	24
New Hampshire	16	78
Massachusetts	88	1
South Dakota	15	242
Rhode Island	12	54
Arkansas	24	126
North Dakota	14	185
Nebraska	23	70
South Carolina	37	87
Kansas	32	74
Georgia	63	44
Alabama	33	84
Maine	19	154
Mississippi	18	132
Oklahoma	31	97
Louisiana	27	83
Colorado	38	46
Wyoming	1	143
Florida	109	22
Montana	12	144
Texas	119	25
New Mexico	12	79
Utah	20	40
Idaho	10	157
Arizona	25	30
Nevada	10	130
Washington	57	7
Oregon	31	63
California	249	2
Puerto Rico	52	375
US Virgin Islands	1	803
Alaska	6	179
Hawaii	10	160
American Samoa	1	1703
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1622
Guam	2	595

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