University of Michigan acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Michigan admitted 17,915 of 109,112 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 16.4%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of Michigan counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of Michigan acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 109,112 | 17,915 | 16.4% | 8,178 | 45.6% |
| 2024-25 | 98,310 | 15,373 | 15.6% | 7,278 | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 87,632 | 15,722 | 17.9% | 7,466 | 47.5% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of Michigan
Early decision counts: Not published. University of Michigan’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
University of Michigan waitlist
University of Michigan SAT and ACT scores
What University of Michigan says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of Michigan rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Standardized test scores, Application essay, Recommendations, Character/personal qualities, First generation
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Recommendations, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Character/personal qualities, First generation
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Recommendations, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Character/personal qualities, First generation
University of Michigan testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional: SAT or ACT scores are listed as 'if available and you wish them to be considered'; self-reported scores allowed, official scores required only from admitted, enrolling students who self-reported.
From University of Michigan’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Michigan offers early action, not early decision, so C21 has no early decision counts. In the 2024-25 C7, two marks print slightly out of line with their labels; Application essay and Character/personal qualities are listed as Important, the column their marks fall in.
University of Michigan acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of Michigan acceptance rate?
- University of Michigan's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 109,112 first-year applicants and 17,915 admitted, an acceptance rate of 16.4%. It was 15.6% in 2024-25 and 17.9% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do University of Michigan students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1370 to 1530, and ACT submitters scored 32 to 34. 55.0% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the University of Michigan waitlist?
- In 2025-26, University of Michigan offered 24,447 applicants a place on the waitlist; 18,435 accepted one, and 1,663 were admitted from it.
- Does University of Michigan require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional: SAT or ACT scores are listed as 'if available and you wish them to be considered'; self-reported scores allowed, official scores required only from admitted, enrolling students who self-reported.
Applying to University of Michigan?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of Michigan says it weighs.
Source: University of Michigan Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of Michigan. All official acceptance rates