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#4 of 14,131 In the World
#3 of 2,597 In North America
#3 of 2,496 In the United States
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#1 of 2 In Ann Arbor
#1 of 4,645 For Education Majors
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Acceptance rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Aid receiving
69%
Undergraduates
34,454
Graduates
18,401
Male:Female Ratio
47:53
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
umich.edu

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has an acceptance rate of 16% and is among the top 5% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 16% 14% 17%
Applicants 98,310 48,101 50,209
Admissions 15,373 6,684 8,689
Freshmen enrolled full time 7,252 3,188 4,064
Freshmen enrolled part time 26 11 15

4,583 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,479 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
3,697 or 51%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1360
or below

75% of them
had 1530
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are 1360-1530 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,274 or 18%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 31
or below

75% of them
had 34
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are 31-34 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school GPA Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 23025 (44%)
Nonresident Alien 8667 (16%)
Asian 8417 (16%)
Hispanic 5218 (10%)
Black or African American 2688 (5%)
Two or more races 2590 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 2110 (4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 42 (0.1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 37 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$25,099
Students receiving aid
69%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $17,404$28,554
Tuition in-state $17,404$28,554
Tuition out-of-state $60,614$57,444
Fee in-district $332$332
Fee in-state $332$332
Fee out-of-state $332$332

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 11,607
Combined charge for room and board $15,328

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor majors

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has granted 8,444 bachelor's degrees across 105 programs, 5,591 master's across 123 programs, and 1,731 doctorate degrees across 106 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer and Information Sciences, General 1,135 220 1
Business Administration and Management, General 608 709
Economics, General 651 26
Information Science & Studies 208 295 15
Mechanical Engineering 277 141 48
Social Work 417
Experimental Psychology 320 32 24
Electrical and Computer Engineering 321 49
Behavioral Neuroscience 326
Law 323
Computer Engineering, General 114 165 37
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 305
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 128 129 25
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 150 86 23
Political Science and Government, General 237 4 14
Industrial Engineering 141 92 17
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 217 7
Communication and Media Studies, Other 209 1
Mathematics, General 161 29 17
Public Policy Analysis, General 77 123 6
Molecular Biology 171 10 14
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 166 29
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 181 12
Medicine 181
Neuroscience 159 5 9
Data Science, General 103 63
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 121 18 12
Music Performance, General 72 60 17
Art & Art Studies, General 140 7
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 144
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 136
Chemical Engineering 81 31 23
Sociology, General 105 19 11
Chemistry, General 29 48 56
Dentistry 129
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 14 98 15
Cognitive Science, General 126
Statistics, General 84 28 10
Public Health, Other 105 14
Education, General 110 7
Environmental Studies 109
Systems Engineering 109
Biostatistics 80 25
Biochemistry 68 17 17
Materials Engineering 33 47 21
Civil Engineering, General 49 39 12
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 100
History, General 78 6 12
English Language and Literature, General 69 8 9
International & Globalization Studies 86
Pharmacy 82
Management Science 69 10
Epidemiology 68 9
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 75 2
Financial Analytics 76
Architecture 72 1 2
Geology & Earth Science, General 52 10 10
Physics, General 38 11 23
Applied Statistics, General 71
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 46 8 17
Sustainability Studies 67
Applied Economics 64
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 61
Anthropology, General 41 7 11
Nuclear Engineering 15 25 18
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 28 20 7
Pharmaceutical Sciences 34 16 5
Public Health Education and Promotion 52 3
Public Health & Community Nurse & Nursing 44 11
General Studies 54
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 19 27 5
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 8 28 14
Business Statistics 48
Medical Informatics 47 1
Organizational Behavior Studies 47
Philosophy 36 6 5
Bioinformatics 28 16
Spanish Language and Literature 34 6 4
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 42
Mathematical Statistics and Probability 40
Energy Systems Engineering, General 37
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 33 2
Community Organization and Advocacy 35
Creative Writing 18 17
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 31 4
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 34
Microbiology, General 34
Maternal & Child Health and Neonatal Nurse & Nursing 19 14
Nutrition Sciences 31 2
Nursing Administration 31
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 31
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 30
Geriatric Nurse & Nursing 16 12
Secondary Education and Teaching 26
Astronomy 18 3 3
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 10 13
Linguistics 18 1 3
Pharmacology 11 11
Musical Theatre 21
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 8 2 10
German Language and Literature 19 1
Human & Medical Genetics 18 2
Engineering, Other 14 5
Music Teacher Education 7 10 2
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 13 6
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 12 1 5
Elementary Education and Teaching 18
Music Theory and Composition 6 7 5
Physics, Other 5 13
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 17
Asian Studies & Civilization 17
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 17
Physiology, General 17
Women's Studies 17
American & United States Studies & Civilization 8 5 3
Construction Engineering 16
Environmental Health 14 2
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 15
Infectious Disease and Global Health 15
Manufacturing Engineering 13 2
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 4 11
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other 13
Biophysics 6 1 6
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 12
Ancient Studies & Civilization 7 2 2
Informatics 11
Microbiology and Immunology 4 6
Molecular Physiology 10
Pediatric Nurse & Nursing 5 5
Structural Engineering 10
Anthropology, Other 9
Conducting 4 5
Polymer Chemistry 2 7
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 2 7
Athletic Training & Trainer 8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 1 6
Dance, General 8
French Language and Literature 5 3
Health Professions Education 8
Oncology and Cancer Biology 8
Applied Mathematics, General 3 4
Health Services Administration 7
Jazz & Jazz Studies 5 2
Music, General 7
Orthodontics & Orthodontology 7
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 7
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 7
Cell & Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other 1 5
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 6
Engineering Science 4 2
Immunology 6
Music History, Literature, and Theory 5 1
Pediatric Dentistry & Pedodontics 6
Periodontics & Periodontology 6
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 6
Stringed Instruments 6
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 6
Advanced & Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other 5
African-American & Black Studies 5
Audio Engineering Technology & Technician 5
Keyboard Instruments 5
Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 2 1 2
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 5
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 4
Digital Arts 4
Endodontics & Endodontology 4
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 4
Italian Language and Literature 2 2
Medical Science & Scientist 4
Prosthodontics & Prosthodontology 4
Psychology, Other 4
Social Sciences, General 4
Toxicology 4
Botany & Plant Biology 3
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 3
Comparative Literature 3
Arabic Language and Literature 2
English Language and Literature & Letters, Other 2
Health & Medical Preparatory Programs, Other 2
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies 2
Latin Language and Literature 1 1
Rhetoric and Composition 2
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1
History, Other 1
Industrial and Product Design 1
Jewish & Judaic Studies 1
Modern Greek Language and Literature 1
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other 1
Polish Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 8,444 5,591 1,731

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has a graduation rate of 93%, which is among the 4% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 93% 92% 94%
  • Full-time retention rate - 97%
  • Part-time retention rate - 80%

Publications & Citations

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a world-class research university with 501,950 scientific papers published and 23,248,844 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Psychology.

Publications
501,950
Citations
23,248,844

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
279,541 / 14,833,184
Medicine
259,998 / 13,060,811
Chemistry
216,992 / 11,252,397
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
200,589 / 9,656,693
Computer Science
196,353 / 10,069,828
Engineering
193,075 / 8,797,841
Physics
188,200 / 8,652,193
Environmental Science
150,200 / 7,160,548
Genetics
149,361 / 8,517,197
Psychology
133,490 / 7,348,687
Biochemistry
131,562 / 7,799,166
Quantum and Particle physics
123,550 / 5,598,337
Pathology
113,235 / 6,060,302
Political Science
102,450 / 4,615,251
Law
97,025 / 4,459,320
Mathematics
94,502 / 5,018,732
Sociology
88,017 / 4,457,007
Organic Chemistry
87,292 / 4,343,345
Philosophy
83,612 / 4,405,560
Materials Science
83,393 / 3,694,103
Geology
81,079 / 4,088,977
Surgery
76,897 / 3,428,130
Geography and Cartography
76,703 / 3,532,266
Statistics
76,446 / 4,236,336
Psychiatry
75,954 / 4,181,220
Business
65,664 / 3,241,082
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
57,886 / 2,823,336
Economics
56,289 / 2,889,661
Optical Engineering
55,959 / 2,454,883
History
52,517 / 2,270,545
Paleontology
52,344 / 2,850,580
Neuroscience
52,111 / 2,947,603
Ecology
51,832 / 2,844,872
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
48,572 / 2,196,903
Immunology
46,099 / 2,591,896
Public Health
43,545 / 2,465,476
Linguistics
42,150 / 2,202,839
Archaeology
41,433 / 2,042,589
Electrical Engineering
39,576 / 1,681,483
Demography
38,166 / 2,240,323

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 5009 90959
1994 5107 97084
1995 5251 108174
1996 5855 119421
1997 5631 132206
1998 6204 151346
1999 5981 165551
2000 6393 190601
2001 6666 206443
2002 8874 254421
2003 8736 281698
2004 8989 307659
2005 9679 350438
2006 10683 394379
2007 10931 444337
2008 11462 498320
2009 12194 562298
2010 12787 622459
2011 13437 692776
2012 14678 770773
2013 15207 833546
2014 15667 897097
2015 16026 941899
2016 16817 976470
2017 18277 1032057
2018 18951 1113792
2019 22973 1245187
2020 25519 1456174
2021 20921 1583760
2022 19839 1493671
2023 20673 1523393
2024 18538 1465454
2025 15565 1292376
Academic rankings

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor alumni

  1. Tom Brady

    Tom Brady
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and was a central contributor to the franchise's dynasty from 2001 to 2019. In his final three seasons, he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all time.

  2. Michael Phelps

    Michael Phelps
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    swimmer
    Biography

    Michael Fred Phelps II is an American former competitive swimmer. He won more Olympic medals than any other athlete, a total of 28 medals across four Olympic Games. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Phelps tied the record of eight medals of any color at a single Games, held by gymnast Alexander Dityatin, by winning six gold and two bronze medals. Four years later, when he won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, he broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four gold and two silver medals, and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won five gold medals and one silver. This made him the most successful athlete of the Games for the fourth Olympics in a row.

  3. Gerald Ford

    Gerald Ford
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1913-2006 (aged 93)
    Enrolled in the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    Studied in 1935
    Occupations
    autobiographergridiron football playernaval officerAmerican football playerstatesperson
    Biography

    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford assumed the presidency after the resignation of Richard Nixon, under whom he had served as the 40th vice president from 1973 to 1974 following the resignation of Spiro Agnew. Prior to that, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973.

  4. James Earl Jones

    James Earl Jones
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1931-2024 (aged 93)
    Enrolled in the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    In 1955 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    stage actortelevision actorvoice actoractorfilm actor
    Biography

    James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony). He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985, and was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2011.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names University of Michigan Ann Arbor
U of Michigan
U Michigan Ann Arbor
U of M
Univ of Michigan
Founded 1817
Motto Artes, Scientia, Veritas
Colors maize, blue
Academic calendar September to April (September - December; January-April)
Total FTE staff 25,852
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1109 Geddes Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
United States
City population 124,000
Phone 7347641817

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