University of Michigan acceptance rate, SAT range and net price

Binding Early Decision arrives in Ann Arbor

The class that entered in fall 2025 could apply early only through non-binding Early Action, and the Common Data Set answers no to Early Decision, but the admissions office now lists three plans: binding Early Decision due November 1 with a decision by December 24, Early Action due the same day with an answer by January 29, and Regular Decision due February 1. The ED agreement must carry the signatures of the student, a parent and the counselor, and an admitted student withdraws every other application. Michigan has published no ED admit rate yet, so nobody can say how much the plan helps; what it changes for sure is that a non-resident who applies ED commits before seeing an aid offer from anywhere else.

Michigan: where your SAT score lands

Your SAT total

Enrolled students scoring below you (approx.)

50%

Middle 50%	1,370 to 1,530
Your score is	inside the middle 50%

Fall 2025 entering class, CDS 2025-2026, C9 (4,503 SAT submitters, 1,462 ACT submitters). Normal curve fitted to the two published percentiles.

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Test-optional, with a self-report rule

Michigan remains test-optional for fall 2027 and says a missing score is no disadvantage. The catch is timing: an early applicant who wants a score read must self-report it by November 1, and answering no to the testing question cannot be reversed during the early round. A 1,450 sits near the 50% mark of the enrolled students who sent scores, which places it inside the range but below the median of 1,470. Michigan superscores and accepts self-reported results; admitted students who used them must send official scores to enroll.

Two prices for the same degree

A Michigan resident pays $18,896 in 2026-27 tuition and fees in the lower division; a non-resident pays $67,096. Both add $17,220 for a residence hall with the unlimited meal plan, plus books, transport and personal costs. Tuition also climbs once a student reaches 55 credits, to an upper-division rate, so the junior and senior years cost more than the first. The Go Blue Guarantee changes the in-state picture: families with income of $125,000 or less and assets below $125,000 qualify for free tuition, which the federal averages for 2023-24 only partly show.

Michigan: the out-of-state premium

Years of study

Extra tuition for a non-MI student

$172,840

In-state tuition and fees 2024-25	$17,736
Out-of-state tuition and fees 2024-25	$60,946
Gap per year	$43,210

Published tuition and fees, before any nonresident scholarship; future increases not included.

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The waiting list is long

For fall 2025, 24,447 applicants were offered a waitlist place, 18,435 accepted, and 1,663 were finally admitted. Compare the odds and costs with UVA, UNC and Georgia Tech in the comparison tool.