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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ann Arbor, MI · Champaign, IL · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MI:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × IL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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 Michigan-Ann Arbor: enrollment grew +19.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +565 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: enrollment grew +9.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: acceptance rate tightened -46.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: acceptance rate tightened -30.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.47).

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 · 1 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on acceptance rate (15.6% vs 42.4% at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,124 vs $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($73,762 vs $64,802 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?▼
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on acceptance rate at 15.6% versus 42.4% at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?▼
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,124 versus $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?▼
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $73,762 versus $64,802 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 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