University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan · Public · 34,177 undergraduates · umich.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
16%
of 109,112 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1370 to 1530
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$41,370Est.Estimate
$91,300 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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
16% 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
$91,300
a year in 2027-28, from a $91,300 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1470
Send your score
About 31% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1330, 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.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- AP scores, IB Diploma Program grades and predicted results or other international credentials are considered in context with the academic record (not a replacement requirement).
Source: Application Changes | University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Other deadline · December 1, 2026
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
16%
of applicants were admitted: 17,915 of 109,112 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/31.
Wait list
24,447 students were offered a spot; 1,663 were later admitted.
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. 55% of them sent SAT scores and 18% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1370 to 1530
Reading and Writing 690 to 750
Math 680 to 780
ACT composite 32 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160073%
- 1200 to 139921%
- 1000 to 11995.1%
- 800 to 9991%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.90
- 4.039%
- 3.75 to 3.9955%
- 3.50 to 3.744.8%
- 3.25 to 3.490.7%
- 3.00 to 3.240.4%
- 2.50 to 2.990.2%
- 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
$41,370
a year, in state
$91,300
a year, out of state (tuition $68,870)
- Tuition (in state)$18,940
- Fees$510
- Food and housing$17,720
- Books and supplies$1,260
- Transportation and other$2,940
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor published $40,194 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 $30,000$3,155
- $30,001 to $48,000$3,372
- $48,001 to $75,000$5,768
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,888
- Over $110,000$28,625
Financial aid
91%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$30,307
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
17%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,587 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 12/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 3/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
4 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,890Est.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 | 4 | 3 | ARTDES 101X (Departmental Credit) |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ARTDES 101X (Departmental Credit) |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | Histart 201X |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | Biology 100 |
| Biology | 4 | 5 | Biology 195 |
| Biology | 5 | 6 | Biology 195 (5), Biology 196 (1)* |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 2 | Mathematics 120 (115) |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 4 | Mathematics 120 (115) |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 2 | Mathematics 120 (115) |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | Mathematics 120 (115) |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 4 | Mathematics 120 {115 (2)} & 121 {116 (2)} |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 8 | Mathematics 120 {115 (4)} & 121 {116 (4)} |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | Chem 130, 125, 126 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | POLSCI 140 |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 4 | EECS 180 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | EECS 101x (Departmental credit) |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ARTDES 101X (Departmental Credit) |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | English Departmental credit 101x* |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | English Departmental credit 101x* |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | Earth 219, 218 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | 100 level History* |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | French 232 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | German 231 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | German 231 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | German 232 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | Geography Departmental |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Italian 232 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | 200 level Latin |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 2 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 2 | |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | Theory 139,149 |
| Physics 1 | 5 | 10 | Physics 125, 127, 126, 128 |
| Physics 2 | 5 | 10 | Physics 125, 127, 126, 128 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 5 | 5 credit hours for Physics 239 (Lecture/Discussion 4, Lab 1) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 5 | 5 credit hours for Physics 139 (Lecture/Discussion 4, Lab 1) |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYCH 111 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | Spanish 232 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | Spanish 232 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STATS 180 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | POLSCI 111 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | 100 level History* |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | 100 level History* |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
93%
Come back for a second year
97%
Typical earnings
$92,832
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor$71,194
- All colleges$61,498
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 56 majors here have earnings data.
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