by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor was awarded 5,510 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is manufacturing engineering.
U-M is ranked #25 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when U-M held the #40 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
U-M also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
See all of the rankings for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has a very low acceptance rate of 26%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to U-M just in case you don't make the cut.
About 64% of students accepted to U-M submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 740. Math scores were between 680 and 780.
Learn more about University of Michigan - Ann Arbor admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at U-M it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is 83%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has a freshmen retention rate of 96%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at U-M for first-time, full-time students is 79%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 31,329 undergraduates at U-M with 29,851 being full-time and 1,478 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,670 | $5,670 | $10,481 | $17,207 | $26,491 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of U-M, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At U-M, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $7,324 a year. That adds up to $29,296 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at U-M is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor make the most money.
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Contact details for U-M are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 503 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
| Phone: | 734-764-1817 |
| Website: | https://umich.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofmichigan |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/umich |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 957 | $100,643 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 697 | $30,126 |
| Economics | 618 | $62,024 |
| Business Administration & Management | 610 | $83,131 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 316 | $75,414 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 280 | $18,827 |
| Health & Physical Education | 274 | $36,559 |
| Political Science & Government | 272 | $40,625 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 272 | $45,761 |
| General Biology | 244 | $24,623 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2019-2020, 43,478 students took at least one online class at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. This is an increase from the 664 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 43,478 | 16,017 |
| 2018-2019 | 664 | 324 |
| 2017-2018 | 743 | 256 |
| 2016-2017 | 641 | 285 |
| 2015-2016 | 546 | 155 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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