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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·umich.edu
6-yr Graduation
93%
+11.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
52,855
peer median 51,567
Avg net price
$14,832
-$1.0k vs R1 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
98,310
98,310 candidates competed
Admitted
15,373
15.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
7,278
47.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
93%+11.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
82%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
93%
Full-time retention
97%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
89%
Non-Pell
92%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 314 Title IV programs, 107 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 206 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
314
Passing
107
34.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.3%
-0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

314programs
  • Passing107 · 34.1%
  • No Data206 · 65.6%
  • Failing1 · 0.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
107
No data
206

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

108
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-6.2%
$38,693 vs $41,236
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+32.4%
$43,689 vs $32,989
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+32.7%
$43,777 vs $32,989
Nutrition Sciences
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+33.6%
$71,621 vs $53,607
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+37.0%
$63,593 vs $46,411
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+39.1%
$45,888 vs $32,989
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+39.9%
$78,083 vs $55,818
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+40.2%
$63,577 vs $45,360

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

85
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
140%
$145,196 debt · $103,473 earn
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
128%
$226,015 debt · $176,961 earn
Music
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
106%
$41,000 debt · $38,693 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
103%
$148,500 debt · $143,783 earn
Nutrition Sciences
Master's Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
87%
$62,000 debt · $71,621 earn
Ecology Evolution Systematics and Population Biology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
70%
$56,517 debt · $80,316 earn
Architectural Sciences and Technology
Master's Degree · Architecture And Related Services
66%
$51,250 debt · $78,083 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
63%
$41,000 debt · $64,788 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 35

Action history · 69

  1. Aug 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
  2. Aug 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
  3. Jun 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  4. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools
  5. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,926
$30–48k$5,389
$48–75k$8,756
$75–110k$16,042
$110k+$26,787

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,832
-$1,048vs R1 Research median $15,880
Federal loans
21.0%
In-state tuition
$17,228
Out-of-state
$58,072

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 7,665 students received $46.2M in Pell grants, alongside $264.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
7,665
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$46.2M
$46,238,885 total
Direct Loans
$264.9M
18,901 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
6k
21
6k
22
7k
23
8k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$19.1M
4,470 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$29.9M
6,921 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$102.6M
4,241 loan awards
Parent PLUS$42.5M
1,328 loan awards
Grad PLUS$70.8M
1,941 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 5,232 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (0.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.2%
-2.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
5,232
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.1%
2017
1.2%
2018
1.3%
2019
0.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UMICH

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs257
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

13,323 total completions
01Engineering
2,89721.7%
02Computer Sciences
1,97614.8%
03Business
1,76913.3%
04Social Sciences
1,36410.2%
05Biological Sciences
1,3069.8%
06Health Professions
1,2529.4%
07Psychology
7785.8%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
7665.7%
09Public Admin
6584.9%
10Visual/Performing Arts
5574.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
52,855
12-mo unduplicated
54,262
Undergraduate
34,962
Graduate
19,300

Gender split

Men
48%26,196
Women
52%28,066

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.8%
Asian
18.6%
Hispanic
10.0%
Non-resident
7.9%
Two or more
5.3%
Black
4.5%
Unknown
4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
908
502 M · 406 W
Women athletes
44.7%
Athletic aid
$33.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$220.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$18.7M
$14.6M
Recruiting expense
$3.0M
$1.1M
Head-coach salaries
$1.4M
$252K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 17

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
142 M · 149 W
$6.3M
Football
152 M ·
$72.3M
Lacrosse
59 M · 40 W
$6.0M
Rowing
· 79 W
$3.7M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
39 M · 32 W
$5.1M
Soccer
33 M · 34 W
$4.6M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.99
153 offenses · 51,225 students

3-year trend

8.792 yrs ago3.681 yr ago2.99Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
759
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
227
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
13
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
27

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
36
Rape
34
Aggravated assault
34
Motor vehicle theft
29
Burglary
16
Robbery
3
Arson
1

By location

153total
  • On campus136
  • Non-campus2
  • Public property15

Includes 40 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

19
Domestic violence
10
Dating violence
42
Stalking
71 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion2
  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons31
Drugs133
Liquor123305

Residence-hall fires

  • East Quadrangle1 fire
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999
  • South Quadrangle1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Mosher-Jordan Hall2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Mosher-Jordan Hall2 fires
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 21 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
7,246

UMICH vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UMICH selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93%52,855$14,832R1 Research
Michigan State University
81%84.8%52,089$20,751R1 Research
Wayne State University
58%81.2%23,803$14,773R1 Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
90%45.2%51,044$16,928R1 Research
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
75%85.3%45,026$23,156R1 Research
Purdue University-Main Campus
83%49.9%58,658$13,945R1 Research
Peer group median82%81.2%51,567$15,880

Frequently asked questions about University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UMICH.

What is the graduation rate at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor reports a 6-year graduation rate of 93% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor reports a total enrollment of 52,855 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?

The average net price at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is $14,832 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor's yield rate is 47.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Michigan-Ann Arbor located?

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109.

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