US CollegesColleges in Michigan: cost, admission and results
79 degree-granting colleges and universities in Michigan, with the admission rate, net price, graduation rate and earnings of each. The largest are Michigan State University (40,922 undergraduates), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (34,177 undergraduates), Grand Valley State University (18,854 undergraduates).
Michigan at a glance
- Colleges on this site
- 79
- Public / private nonprofit / for-profit
- 42 / 35 / 2
- Median in-state tuition and fees
- $15,862
- Median net price a year
- $12,147
- Median admission rate
- 80%
- Median graduation rate
- 48%
- Median earnings 10 years on
- $52,190
No college in this list matches.
| College | Admission rate | Net price a year | Graduation rate | Median earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian CollegeAdrian, MI · Private nonprofit | 73% | $31,986 | 51% | $56,860 |
| Albion CollegeAlbion, MI · Private nonprofit | 81% | $14,673 | 57% | $64,083 |
| Alma CollegeAlma, MI · Private nonprofit | 57% | $24,918 | 68% | $59,874 |
| Alpena Community CollegeAlpena, MI · Public | not reported | $3,238 | 43% | $42,395 |
| Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, MI · Private nonprofit | 82% | $29,164 | 71% | $59,582 |
| Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit | 90% | $19,678 | 56% | $53,667 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-SouthfieldSouthfield, MI · Private for-profit | 100% | $32,556 | not reported | $41,223 |
| Baker CollegeOwosso, MI · Private nonprofit | 82% | $10,115 | 46% | $41,297 |
| Bay de Noc Community CollegeEscanaba, MI · Public | not reported | $9,028 | 26% | $41,973 |
| Calvin Theological SeminaryGrand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit | 71% | $21,122 | 77% | $60,411 |
| Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI · Public | 90% | $17,201 | 59% | $59,879 |
| Chamberlain University-MichiganTroy, MI · Private for-profit | 86% | not reported | not reported | $96,897 |
| Cleary UniversityHowell, MI · Private nonprofit | 68% | $19,651 | 68% | $64,883 |
| College for Creative StudiesDetroit, MI · Private nonprofit | 92% | $32,332 | 55% | $54,082 |
| Concordia University Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · Private nonprofit | 69% | $29,819 | 48% | $61,992 |
| Cornerstone UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit | 78% | $18,028 | 62% | $52,119 |
| Cranbrook Academy of ArtBloomfield Hills, MI · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit | 98% | $17,623 | 53% | $52,260 |
| Delta CollegeUniversity Center, MI · Public | not reported | $7,911 | 26% | $41,641 |
| Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI · Public | 80% | $16,628 | 46% | $55,390 |
| Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, MI · Public | 91% | $8,402 | 44% | $60,457 |
| Glen Oaks Community CollegeCentreville, MI · Public | not reported | $5,737 | 53% | $45,456 |
| Gogebic Community CollegeIronwood, MI · Public | not reported | $6,623 | 46% | $42,905 |
| Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, MI · Private nonprofit | 99% | $17,500 | 37% | $41,951 |
| Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, MI · Public | not reported | $3,357 | 20% | $43,741 |
| Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI · Public | 83% | $16,495 | 65% | $60,120 |
| Great Lakes Christian CollegeLansing, MI · Private nonprofit | not reported | $18,057 | 32% | $36,738 |
| Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI · Private nonprofit | 21% | not reported | 89% | not reported |
| Hope CollegeHolland, MI · Private nonprofit | 79% | $26,392 | 78% | $65,961 |
| Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, MI · Private nonprofit | 75% | $20,784 | 74% | $66,766 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, MI · Public | not reported | $2,461 | 25% | $43,182 |
| Kellogg Community CollegeBattle Creek, MI · Public | not reported | $4,975 | 26% | $42,219 |
| Kettering UniversityFlint, MI · Private nonprofit | 79% | $29,797 | 74% | $96,136 |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community CollegeLAnse, MI · Public | not reported | $6,039 | 38% | $29,217 |
| Kirtland Community CollegeGrayling, MI · Public | not reported | $5,522 | 32% | $40,672 |
| Kuyper CollegeGrand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit | 69% | $24,540 | 67% | $43,326 |
| Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, MI · Public | not reported | $5,404 | 26% | $39,602 |
| Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie, MI · Public | not reported | $9,782 | 50% | $55,573 |
| Lansing Community CollegeLansing, MI · Public | not reported | $5,292 | 24% | $44,318 |
| Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI · Private nonprofit | 56% | $33,466 | 60% | $78,800 |
| Macomb Community CollegeWarren, MI · Public | not reported | not reported | 16% | $44,976 |
| Madonna UniversityLivonia, MI · Private nonprofit | 63% | $14,792 | 54% | $60,349 |
| Michigan School of PsychologyFarmington Hills, MI · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · Public | 85% | $21,322 | 80% | $74,168 |
| Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI · Public | 92% | $13,446 | 70% | $84,681 |
| Mid Michigan CollegeHarrison, MI · Public | not reported | $5,846 | 27% | $41,584 |
| Monroe County Community CollegeMonroe, MI · Public | not reported | $4,044 | 27% | $44,146 |
| Montcalm Community CollegeSidney, MI · Public | not reported | $7,371 | 44% | $41,939 |
| Mott Community CollegeFlint, MI · Public | not reported | $9,438 | 29% | $37,337 |
| Muskegon Community CollegeMuskegon, MI · Public | not reported | $3,531 | 30% | $41,245 |
| North Central Michigan CollegePetoskey, MI · Public | not reported | $9,006 | 35% | $40,014 |
| Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI · Public | 84% | $12,759 | 54% | $51,936 |
| Northpoint CollegeWyoming, MI · Private nonprofit | not reported | $21,526 | not reported | not reported |
| Northwestern Michigan CollegeTraverse City, MI · Public | not reported | $3,926 | 21% | $44,186 |
| Northwood UniversityMidland, MI · Private nonprofit | 65% | $25,908 | 64% | $68,112 |
| Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, MI · Public | not reported | $5,190 | 21% | $40,666 |
| Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI · Public | 88% | $11,815 | 58% | $63,565 |
| Rochester Christian UniversityRochester Hills, MI · Private nonprofit | 98% | $18,100 | 42% | $50,729 |
| Saginaw Chippewa Tribal CollegeMount Pleasant, MI · Public | not reported | $11,994 | 25% | $36,649 |
| Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MI · Public | 72% | $12,147 | 51% | $55,838 |
| Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, MI · Public | not reported | $9,329 | 20% | $45,652 |
| Southwestern Michigan CollegeDowagiac, MI · Public | not reported | $6,613 | 36% | $42,389 |
| Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, MI · Private nonprofit | 52% | $19,227 | 62% | $56,715 |
| St Clair County Community CollegePort Huron, MI · Public | not reported | $10,902 | 38% | $44,222 |
| The University of OlivetOlivet, MI · Private nonprofit | 83% | $19,506 | 37% | $54,181 |
| Thomas M Cooley Law SchoolLansing, MI · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| University of Detroit MercyDetroit, MI · Private nonprofit | 75% | $13,469 | 74% | $74,106 |
| University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · Public | 16% | $14,362 | 93% | $92,832 |
| University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, MI · Public | 56% | $7,863 | 61% | $66,897 |
| University of Michigan-FlintFlint, MI · Public | 70% | $8,320 | 43% | $58,635 |
| Walsh CollegeTroy, MI · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | $73,717 |
| Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, MI · Public | not reported | $5,268 | 24% | $34,732 |
| Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI · Public | 81% | $11,212 | 60% | $59,525 |
| West Shore Community CollegeScottville, MI · Public | not reported | $4,598 | 25% | $41,749 |
| Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI · Public | 85% | $13,902 | 59% | $57,828 |
| Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicineKalamazoo, MI · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Western Theological SeminaryHolland, MI · Private nonprofit | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater DetroitOak Park, MI · Private nonprofit | 90% | $4,695 | 80% | not reported |
"Not reported" means the Department of Education has no figure, often because the college is small, new, or does not take first-time students. Medians are the middle value of the colleges listed here.
The colleges of Michigan in brief
Of the 79 colleges listed for Michigan, 42 are public, 35 are private nonprofit and 2 are private for-profit. By level, 46 mainly award bachelor's degrees, 27 mainly award two-year associate degrees and 6 mainly award graduate degrees. Together they teach about 335,218 undergraduates, 88% of them at public colleges. The three largest, Michigan State University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Grand Valley State University, hold 28% of the total, and the middle-sized college has 1,650 undergraduates. The towns with the most colleges are Grand Rapids (7), Detroit (4) and Kalamazoo (4).
What college costs in Michigan
At the public colleges, the median published tuition and fees are $5,760 a year for students from Michigan and $11,563 for students from elsewhere. At the private nonprofit colleges the median is $35,530. Published prices are not what most families pay. Counting colleges with at least 300 undergraduates, the lowest average net price after grants is at Kalamazoo Valley Community College ($2,461) and Alpena Community College ($3,238) and the highest at Lawrence Technological University ($33,466) and Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield ($32,556). The median net price across the state, $12,147, is 30% below the national median of $17,357.
Getting in
42 of the 79 colleges report an admission rate. The hardest to get into are University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (16% admitted), Hillsdale College (21% admitted) and Spring Arbor University (52% admitted). 31 of them admit at least seven applicants in ten. 29 colleges have an open admission policy and report no rate: they do not turn applicants away on grades or test scores.
Finishing and earning
Among colleges with at least 300 undergraduates, the highest share of students finishing their course is at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (93%), Hillsdale College (89%) and Michigan State University (80%). The median graduation rate of the state's colleges is 48%, against 49% for the country. Ten years after starting, former students with federal aid earn the most at Chamberlain University-Michigan ($96,897), Kettering University ($96,136) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ($92,832). The state median for that measure is $52,190, about the same as the national $53,132. Students who finish leave with a median federal loan debt of $19,500 (national median $19,994). Earnings follow the subjects a college teaches as much as its quality, so compare like with like.
Questions about colleges in Michigan
How many colleges are there in Michigan?
This site lists 79 open, degree-granting colleges and universities in Michigan, out of 3,161 on the whole site. Schools that mainly give short certificates are not counted.
What is the largest college in Michigan?
Michigan State University in East Lansing, with about 40,922 undergraduate students.
Which college in Michigan has the lowest net price?
Among colleges with at least 300 undergraduates, Kalamazoo Valley Community College: students with federal aid paid an average of $2,461 a year after grants. Students from other states or countries usually pay more.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.