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#6 Best Public Universities in Michigan

WMU Comparisons

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Compare with Michigan Public Colleges

M
University of Michigan

$2,516 higher in-state tuition
63% lower acceptance rate


S
Michigan State University

$1,416 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


G
Grand Valley State University

$226 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


W
Wayne State University

$958 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


C
Central Michigan University

$584 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Dearborn

$82 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


O
Oakland University

$600 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Michigan University

$616 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


F
Ferris State University

$594 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Michigan University

$1,236 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


M
Michigan Technological University

$3,320 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


S
Saginaw Valley State University

$2,204 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Flint

$1,016 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


L
Lake Superior State University

$422 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Michigan Private Colleges

D
University of Detroit Mercy

$16,820 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


S
Spring Arbor University

$17,106 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


N
Northwood University Michigan

$15,666 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


C
Cornerstone University

$13,706 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


A
Aquinas College

$22,050 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


C
Cleary University

$8,296 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


K
Kuyper College

$11,296 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

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West Virginia University

$4,358 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


B
Ball State University

$3,706 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


I
Illinois State University

$1,810 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$1,160 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


N
Northern Illinois University

$3,728 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$494 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Kent

$1,560 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


B
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

$2,558 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

$4,451 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


T
University of Toledo

$3,788 lower in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Kentucky University

$3,326 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
Cleveland State University

$1,724 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


S
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

$5,618 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


A
University of Akron Main Campus

$3,739 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

$5,631 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


N
University of Northern Iowa

$5,554 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


Y
Youngstown State University

$3,381 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


F
SUNY at Fredonia

$6,264 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


I
University of Illinois at Springfield

$3,831 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


W
Winona State University

$5,234 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University South Bend

$6,164 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Kentucky University

$3,882 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Southern Indiana

$5,025 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


W
Wright State University Main Campus

$2,994 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


E
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

$5,618 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


W
West Liberty University

$4,989 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Southeast

$6,164 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$6,164 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Kokomo

$6,164 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

$60 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

X
Xavier University

$28,896 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


B
Bradley University

$22,606 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


V
Valparaiso University

$30,066 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


L
Lewis University

$21,928 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Indianapolis

$18,638 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


C
Carthage College

$19,666 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


E
Elmhurst College

$25,766 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


N
North Central College

$28,692 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


E
University of Evansville

$25,266 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


R
Robert Morris University

$18,116 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana Wesleyan University

$15,626 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


T
Trine University

$20,316 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$19,890 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

$38,866 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$25,594 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


B
Baldwin Wallace College

$22,032 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


G
Gannon University

$20,226 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


N
North Park University

$19,046 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


M
Millikin University

$25,466 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mount Union

$19,666 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


N
Niagara University

$21,066 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


B
Bellarmine University

$29,636 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


C
Carroll University

$20,996 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


W
Westminster College

$24,296 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


S
Saint Mary's College

$33,666 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


C
Canisius College

$15,966 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


M
McKendree University

$18,366 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


G
Goshen College

$22,606 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Ambrose University

$19,956 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


M
Marietta College

$23,076 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


A
Ashland University

$8,666 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


S
University of St Francis

$21,666 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$21,432 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


H
Heidelberg University

$19,566 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


D
D'Youville College

$15,634 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


B
Benedictine University

$19,366 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


W
Wittenberg University

$28,108 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


P
Point Park University

$20,536 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


C
Cardinal Stritch University

$20,728 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


F
The University of Findlay

$22,544 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


V
Viterbo University

$15,896 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


C
Concordia University Chicago

$19,976 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


W
Walsh University

$17,166 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


Q
Quincy University

$17,826 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


H
Huntington University

$13,652 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


T
Thiel College

$19,306 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


G
Grace College and Theological Seminary

$13,994 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


O
Olivet Nazarene University

$23,116 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


W
Waynesburg University

$13,046 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

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Washington State University

$2,877 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


B
Boise State University

$7,802 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


T
Towson University

$6,234 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


O
Old Dominion University

$6,305 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


T
The University of Texas at Arlington

$4,128 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


T
The University of Texas at San Antonio

$7,097 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Florida

$9,053 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mississippi

$4,400 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


M
Montclair State University

$1,011 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


A
University of Arkansas

$5,668 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


M
Middle Tennessee State University

$5,990 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


W
Wichita State University

$6,491 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate