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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities vs University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Minneapolis, MN · Ann Arbor, MI · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MN:MI

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × MI
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

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ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: acceptance rate eased +73.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: acceptance rate tightened -46.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: enrollment ranged 30,135–31,535 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: enrollment grew +19.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +565 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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 Minnesota-Twin Cities vs University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on acceptance rate (15.6% vs 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on out-of-state tuition ($38,362 vs $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on avg net price ($13,138 vs $16,778 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?▼
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on acceptance rate at 15.6% versus 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?▼
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities leads on out-of-state tuition at $38,362 versus $60,946 at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?▼
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads on avg net price at $13,138 versus $16,778 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. 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