University of Georgia vs University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Athens, GA · Ann Arbor, MI · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair GA:MI

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE GA × MI
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Georgia and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • University of Georgia: enrollment grew +19.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +491 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: enrollment grew +19.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +565 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Georgia: acceptance rate tightened -33.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.88).
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: acceptance rate tightened -46.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Georgia vs University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on acceptance rate (15.6% vs 37.7% at University of Georgia)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Georgia leads on out-of-state tuition ($31,688 vs $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Georgia leads on in-state tuition ($11,450 vs $17,736 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Georgia and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on acceptance rate at 15.6% versus 37.7% at University of Georgia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Georgia and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?
University of Georgia leads on out-of-state tuition at $31,688 versus $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Georgia and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?
University of Georgia leads on in-state tuition at $11,450 versus $17,736 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025