by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor was awarded 437 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is fine & studio arts.
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U-M landed the #29 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation.
U-M also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Michigan ranking.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has a very low acceptance rate of 20%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to U-M just in case you don't make the cut.
The student to faculty ratio at U-M is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is 83%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 97% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Michigan - Ann Arbor enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at U-M for first-time, full-time students is 80%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 31,329 undergraduates at U-M with 29,851 being full-time and 1,478 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,670 | $5,670 | $10,481 | $17,207 | $26,491 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of U-M, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At U-M, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $7,993 a year. That adds up to $31,972 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at U-M is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for U-M are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 503 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
| Phone: | 734-764-1817 |
| Website: | https://umich.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofmichigan |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/umich |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 957 | $100,643 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 697 | $30,126 |
| Economics | 618 | $62,024 |
| Business Administration & Management | 610 | $83,131 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 316 | $75,414 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 280 | $18,827 |
| Health & Physical Education | 274 | $36,559 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 272 | $45,761 |
| Political Science & Government | 272 | $40,625 |
| General Biology | 244 | $24,623 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 17,329 students took at least one online class at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. This is a decrease from the 43,478 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 17,329 | 1,592 |
| 2019-2020 | 43,478 | 16,017 |
| 2018-2019 | 664 | 324 |
| 2017-2018 | 743 | 256 |
| 2016-2017 | 641 | 285 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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