Best Michigan Colleges

University of Michigan Ann Arbor

• Public 4 Year
• Ann Arbor, MI
• 4.8 | 5 reviews

• Feb 1 application deadline

Michigan is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and the social sciences. Ann Arbor is a classic college town built around the campus.

• SAT Range 1360-1530
• Avg GPA 3.88
• Acceptance Rate 16%
• Net Price $17,574

Kalamazoo College

• Private 4 Year
• Kalamazoo, MI
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• Jan 15 application deadline

Kalamazoo is a private liberal arts college known for the K-Plan curriculum, extensive undergraduate study abroad, and a required senior individualized project. Most undergrads complete an extended off-campus study experience before graduation.

• SAT Range 1170-1380
• Avg GPA 3.73
• Acceptance Rate 75%
• Net Price $26,956

Kettering University

• Private 4 Year
• Flint, MI
• | 0 reviews

Kettering is a private university known for undergraduate mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering. The campus sits in Flint, a mid-sized Michigan city long tied to the auto industry.

• SAT Range 1160-1330
• Avg GPA 3.77
• Acceptance Rate 79%
• Net Price $35,609

Michigan State University

• Public 4 Year
• East Lansing, MI
• 4.5 | 6 reviews

Michigan State is a large public university known for undergraduate supply chain management, education, and agriculture. The campus spreads across the college town of East Lansing with the Red Cedar River running through it.

• SAT Range 1180-1360
• Avg GPA 3.72
• Acceptance Rate 85%
• Net Price $23,657

Hope College

• Private 4 Year
• Holland, MI
• 3.8 | 4 reviews

Hope is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate chemistry, biology, and education. The residential campus sits in Holland near the Lake Michigan shore.

• SAT Range 1100-1340
• Avg GPA 3.83
• Acceptance Rate 79%
• Net Price $30,700

University of Detroit Mercy

• Private 4 Year
• Detroit, MI
• | 0 reviews

• Mar 1 application deadline

Detroit Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, engineering, and nursing. The urban campus sits in northwest Detroit.

• SAT Range 1030-1260
• Avg GPA 3.67
• Acceptance Rate 75%
• Net Price $16,790

Michigan Technological University

• Public 4 Year
• Houghton, MI
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

Michigan Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and forestry. Students attend campus in the Upper Peninsula town of Houghton near Lake Superior.

• SAT Range 1130-1350
• Avg GPA 3.78
• Acceptance Rate 92%
• Net Price $16,879

Calvin University

• Private 4 Year
• Grand Rapids, MI
• 5.0 | 2 reviews

Calvin is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The Grand Rapids campus is rooted in the Reformed tradition of the Christian Reformed Church.

• SAT Range 1083-1330
• Avg GPA 3.84
• Acceptance Rate 71%
• Net Price $25,231

Albion College

• Private 4 Year
• Albion, MI
• | 0 reviews

Albion is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences, pre-medical studies, and business. The residential campus sits in a small college town in south-central Michigan.

• SAT Range 930-1160
• Avg GPA 3.48
• Acceptance Rate 81%
• Net Price $16,719

Andrews University

• Private 4 Year
• Berrien Springs, MI
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

Andrews is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate theology, architecture, and aviation. The campus sits in the small college town of Berrien Springs in southwest Michigan.

• SAT Range 990-1290
• Avg GPA 3.64
• Acceptance Rate 82%
• Net Price $24,728

University of Michigan Dearborn

• Public 4 Year
• Dearborn, MI
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• Apr 1 application deadline

Michigan-Dearborn is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and computer science. The suburban campus sits in Dearborn in the Detroit metro area.

• SAT Range 990-1255
• Avg GPA 3.66
• Acceptance Rate 56%
• Net Price $11,521

Grand Valley State University

• Public 4 Year
• Allendale, MI
• 3.7 | 3 reviews

• May 1 application deadline

Grand Valley State is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The Allendale campus sits west of Grand Rapids along the Grand River.

• SAT Range 940-1190
• Avg GPA 3.65
• Acceptance Rate 83%
• Net Price $17,198

Spring Arbor University

• Private 4 Year
• Spring Arbor, MI
• 3.2 | 4 reviews

Spring Arbor is a private Free Methodist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The residential campus sits in the small village of Spring Arbor in south-central Michigan.

• SAT Range 1010-1240
• Avg GPA 3.61
• Acceptance Rate 52%
• Net Price $21,067

Wayne State University

• Public 4 Year
• Detroit, MI
• 4.2 | 4 reviews

• Aug 1 application deadline

Wayne State is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, pharmacy, and business. The urban campus is in Midtown Detroit near the city's cultural district.

• SAT Range 1060-1270
• Avg GPA 3.42
• Acceptance Rate 81%
• Net Price $14,416

Northwood University

• Private 4 Year
• Midland, MI
• | 0 reviews

Northwood is a private university known for undergraduate business, management, and automotive marketing. The Midland campus centers on a specialized free-enterprise business curriculum in central Michigan.

• SAT Range 950-1160
• Avg GPA 3.41
• Acceptance Rate 65%
• Net Price $25,549

Western Michigan University

• Public 4 Year
• Kalamazoo, MI
• 5.0 | 3 reviews

Western Michigan is a large public university known for undergraduate aviation, engineering, and education. The residential campus sits on a hillside overlooking Kalamazoo in southwestern Michigan.

• SAT Range 990-1220
• Avg GPA 3.5
• Acceptance Rate 85%
• Net Price $17,331

Madonna University

• Private 4 Year
• Livonia, MI
• | 0 reviews

Madonna is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus sits in Livonia in the Detroit metro area.

• SAT Range 880-1080
• Avg GPA 3.35
• Acceptance Rate 63%
• Net Price $18,373

University of Michigan Flint

• Public 4 Year
• Flint, MI
• | 0 reviews

• Aug 22 application deadline

UM-Flint is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus is located in downtown Flint.

• SAT Range 970-1243
• Avg GPA 3.54
• Acceptance Rate 70%
• Net Price $7,852