Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan · Public · 5,955 undergraduates · mtu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
85%
of 10,359 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1330
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$40,280Est.Estimate
$67,160 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Michigan Technological University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
85% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$67,160
a year in 2027-28, from a $67,160 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1230
Send your score
About 20% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1110, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Future First-Year Applicants | Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
85%
of applicants were admitted: 8,853 of 10,359 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 66% of them sent SAT scores and 18% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1120 to 1330
Reading and Writing 570 to 680
Math 560 to 670
ACT composite 25 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160013%
- 1200 to 139945%
- 1000 to 119936%
- 800 to 9995.8%
- 600 to 7990.3%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.86
- 4.040%
- 3.75 to 3.9926%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.499.9%
- 3.00 to 3.245.8%
- 2.50 to 2.991.8%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$40,280
a year, in state
$67,160
a year, out of state (tuition $47,870)
- Tuition (in state)$20,990
- Fees$390
- Food and housing$14,740
- Books and supplies$1,230
- Transportation and other$2,930
Michigan Technological University published $39,145 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000Not reported
- $30,001 to $48,000$1,188
- $48,001 to $75,000$5,282
- $75,001 to $110,000$12,038
- Over $110,000$23,346
Financial aid
92%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,933
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
41%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $11,689 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Michigan Tech National Merit Scholarships
$2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
33 of 33
Earn credit with a score of 3
26 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,100Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1000 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1000 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 1000 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BL 1400 and BL 1410 |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BL 1100 and BL 1110 and BL 1200 and BL 1210 |
| Calculus AB | 2 | May enroll in MA 1161 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MA 1160 awarded upon earning a grade of "C" or higher in MA 2160 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MA 1160 |
| Calculus BC | 2 | Credit based on AB subscore and AB guidelines | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MA 1160 and MA 2160 awarded upon earning a grade of "C" or higher in MA 3160 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MA 1160 and MA 2160 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5 | CH 1150, 1151, 1153 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 10 | CH 1150, 1151, 1153, 1160, 1161, 1163 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | SS 2635 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 1121 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | TRU XXXX |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1000 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | UN 1015 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | HU 2503 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GE 2100 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | SS 2502 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | HU 2273, 3271, 3272 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | HU 2282, 3281, 3282 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | SS 2400 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECA |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECA |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 1100 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PH 1110, 1111 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PH 1200, 1210 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PH 2260, 2261 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PH 1200, 2200 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PH 1160, 1161 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PH 1100, 2100 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MA 1032 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 2000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | HU 2293, 3291, 3292 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 9 | HU 2293, 3291, 3292 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MA 2710 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | SS 2600 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | SS 2500 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | SS 2505 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
70%
Come back for a second year
89%
Typical earnings
$84,681
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Michigan Technological University$94,746
- All colleges$97,556
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 21 majors here have earnings data.
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