Colleges in Michigan
This page aggregates every Title IV–eligible college and university with a primary campus in Michigan, drawing from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, IPEDS institutional reports, and de-identified IRS earnings linkage for federal-aid recipients. Coverage includes public flagships, regional comprehensives, community and technical colleges, private nonprofit institutions, and for-profit schools.
The state-aggregate statistics below include all reporting institutions in Michigan as a single denominator — community colleges, public universities, private nonprofits, and for-profit institutions are pooled. State averages are therefore useful for high-level framing (in-state tuition is X, average admission rate is Y, average earnings are Z) but should not be read as representative of any specific sector or institution. Drill into individual school profiles for the full picture: admissions, costs (sticker and net), federal-aid usage, completion, retention, demographics, and earnings outcomes 6 and 10 years after enrollment.
The most-recent Scorecard release is from September 2024. Tuition figures reflect institutional reports for the 2022–23 academic year and may differ from current-year prices. Earnings data has an inherent lag — the 10-year earnings horizon reflects students who enrolled approximately a decade prior to the data publication, as the IRS-matching process requires time to accumulate post-enrollment income.
Largest Colleges in Michigan by Enrollment
Highest Earnings 10-Year Median — Michigan
What the IPEDS Data Shows for Colleges in Michigan
Michigan has 167 Title IV-participating postsecondary institutions in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the federal directory that captures every college eligible to award federal student aid. The ownership mix is 47 public institutions, 0 private nonprofits, and 0 private for-profit schools — a structural split that drives most of the tuition variation visible in the table below. Public institutions typically report substantially lower in-state tuition because state appropriations subsidize the published price, while private nonprofits often show higher sticker prices that are partially offset by institutional aid.
Cost and selectivity signals vary widely even within a single state. The average in-state tuition across Michigan institutions is $18,073, and the average admission rate (weighted by institutions that report one) sits at 77.4%. Admission rates from IPEDS exclude open-enrollment institutions, which is why community colleges and many for-profits show as unreported rather than at 100 percent. Looking at the table, the acceptance-rate column is blank for schools that don’t screen applicants, a meaningful distinction when evaluating selectivity alongside earnings.
Post-graduation outcomes tie cost to return. Graduates of Michigan colleges earn a mean of $39,368 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal aid applicants through the College Scorecard data file. Because earnings depend heavily on field of study and local labor markets, state-level averages should be read alongside each school’s program mix. The table sorts every institution with reported IPEDS enrollment so prospective students can compare acceptance rates, enrollment scale, and median earnings side by side rather than relying on third-party rankings.
All Schools in Michigan
| School Name | City | Type | Enrollment | Acceptance Rate | 10yr Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Public | 40,922 | 84.8% | $67,253 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Public | 34,177 | 15.6% | $83,648 |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale | Public | 18,854 | 83.0% | $56,118 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit | Public | 15,587 | 81.2% | $53,493 |
| Macomb Community College | Warren | Public | 13,876 | — | $41,596 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Public | 12,748 | — | $37,395 |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | Public | 12,568 | 84.6% | $53,562 |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills | Public | 12,351 | 87.8% | $58,612 |
| Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids | Public | 10,698 | — | $38,377 |
| Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | Public | 10,055 | 79.6% | $51,793 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant | Public | 10,035 | 89.8% | $55,874 |
| Henry Ford College | Dearborn | Public | 8,643 | — | $34,795 |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | Public | 8,207 | — | $39,206 |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids | Public | 8,106 | 91.4% | $54,735 |
| Washtenaw Community College | Ann Arbor | Public | 7,816 | — | $39,449 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | Public | 7,511 | — | $42,722 |
| Wayne County Community College District | Detroit | Public | 7,423 | — | $29,079 |
| Delta College | University Center | Public | 6,573 | — | $37,781 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette | Public | 6,556 | 84.0% | $47,107 |
| Saginaw Valley State University | University Center | Public | 5,989 | 72.1% | $51,955 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | Public | 5,955 | 92.4% | $78,198 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | Dearborn | Public | 5,952 | 55.6% | $59,649 |
| Mott Community College | Flint | Public | 5,251 | — | $32,538 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo | Public | 4,997 | — | $38,618 |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint | Public | 4,411 | 70.5% | $53,230 |
| Jackson College | Jackson | Public | 3,422 | — | $36,898 |
| Hope College | Holland | Private Nonprofit | 3,288 | 79.2% | $58,427 |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids | Private Nonprofit | 3,193 | 70.9% | $58,375 |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids | Private Nonprofit | 3,134 | 97.8% | $45,099 |
| Baker College | Owosso | Private Nonprofit | 3,026 | 81.9% | $35,833 |
| Kellogg Community College | Battle Creek | Public | 2,971 | — | $38,329 |
| Northwestern Michigan College | Traverse City | Public | 2,813 | — | $38,167 |
| Muskegon Community College | Muskegon | Public | 2,760 | — | $36,549 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit | Private Nonprofit | 2,438 | 75.4% | $71,030 |
| St Clair County Community College | Port Huron | Public | 2,138 | — | $40,177 |
| Lake Michigan College | Benton Harbor | Public | 2,105 | — | $34,466 |
| Mid Michigan College | Harrison | Public | 2,098 | — | $37,319 |
| Northwood University | Midland | Private Nonprofit | 1,974 | 64.5% | $63,075 |
| Lawrence Technological University | Southfield | Private Nonprofit | 1,668 | 55.9% | $69,151 |
| Madonna University | Livonia | Private Nonprofit | 1,632 | 63.4% | $59,058 |
| Adrian College | Adrian | Private Nonprofit | 1,604 | 72.5% | $55,504 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale | Private Nonprofit | 1,573 | 20.7% | — |
| Siena Heights University | Adrian | Private Nonprofit | 1,495 | 68.9% | $57,529 |
| Monroe County Community College | Monroe | Public | 1,435 | — | $41,646 |
| Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac | Public | 1,431 | — | $37,303 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Canton | Canton | Private For-Profit | 1,417 | — | $62,575 |
| Lake Superior State University | Sault Ste Marie | Public | 1,325 | — | $49,045 |
| Albion College | Albion | Private Nonprofit | 1,300 | 80.7% | $58,799 |
| Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids | Private Nonprofit | 1,298 | 77.8% | $47,314 |
| College for Creative Studies | Detroit | Private Nonprofit | 1,230 | 91.9% | $44,860 |
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs | Private Nonprofit | 1,224 | 81.8% | $53,187 |
| Bay de Noc Community College | Escanaba | Public | 1,223 | — | $35,090 |
| Kettering University | Flint | Private Nonprofit | 1,205 | 78.7% | $94,823 |
| Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo | Private Nonprofit | 1,149 | 75.3% | $65,590 |
| Alma College | Alma | Private Nonprofit | 1,148 | 57.0% | $54,742 |
| Montcalm Community College | Sidney | Public | 1,122 | — | $35,499 |
| Aquinas College | Grand Rapids | Private Nonprofit | 1,083 | 89.9% | $49,584 |
| Kirtland Community College | Grayling | Public | 1,023 | — | $35,831 |
| Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor | Private Nonprofit | 1,010 | 51.5% | $51,732 |
| North Central Michigan College | Petoskey | Public | 942 | — | $36,594 |
| The University of Olivet | Olivet | Private Nonprofit | 892 | 83.3% | $47,907 |
| Rochester University | Rochester Hills | Private Nonprofit | 792 | 97.7% | $48,707 |
| West Shore Community College | Scottville | Public | 782 | — | $36,115 |
| Douglas J Aveda Institute | East Lansing | Private For-Profit | 777 | — | $26,849 |
| Northwestern Technological Institute | Southfield | Private For-Profit | 746 | — | $41,237 |
| Cleary University | Howell | Private Nonprofit | 738 | 67.5% | $54,186 |
| Alpena Community College | Alpena | Public | 732 | — | $36,442 |
| Grace Christian University | Wyoming | Private Nonprofit | 716 | 99.2% | $41,663 |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Private Nonprofit | 702 | 69.3% | $56,075 |
| Bay Mills Community College | Brimley | Public | 662 | — | $30,048 |
| Dorsey College | Madison Heights | Private For-Profit | 643 | — | $29,392 |
| Chamberlain University-Michigan | Troy | Private For-Profit | 629 | 85.7% | $92,405 |
| Glen Oaks Community College | Centreville | Public | 600 | — | $37,540 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield | Southfield | Private For-Profit | 594 | 100.0% | $34,657 |
| Gogebic Community College | Ironwood | Public | 511 | — | $40,950 |
| Walsh College | Troy | Private Nonprofit | 445 | — | $72,081 |
| Dorsey College-Roseville | Roseville | Private For-Profit | 437 | — | $29,392 |
| Dorsey College-Dearborn | Detroit | Private For-Profit | 430 | — | $29,392 |
| Ross College-Grand Rapids North | Grand Rapids | Private For-Profit | 387 | — | $30,072 |
| Irene's Myomassology Institute | Southfield | Private For-Profit | 285 | — | $26,551 |
| Twin City Beauty College | Saint Joseph | Private For-Profit | 274 | — | $23,043 |
| L'esprit Academy | Canton | Private For-Profit | 266 | — | $22,440 |
| Empire Beauty School-Michigan | Grand Rapids | Private For-Profit | 259 | — | $22,377 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Warren | Warren | Private For-Profit | 237 | — | $30,481 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Troy | Troy | Private For-Profit | 230 | — | $22,058 |
| David Pressley School of Cosmetology | Royal Oak | Private For-Profit | 225 | — | $22,973 |
| Dorsey College-Woodhaven | Woodhaven | Private For-Profit | 223 | — | $29,392 |
| Great Lakes Christian College | Lansing | Private Nonprofit | 197 | — | $31,053 |
| Elevate Salon Institute | Royal Oak | Private For-Profit | 197 | — | $16,853 |
| Dorsey College-Wayne | Wayne | Private For-Profit | 196 | — | $29,392 |
| Dorsey College-Saginaw | Saginaw | Private For-Profit | 183 | — | $29,392 |
| Sacred Heart Major Seminary | Detroit | Private Nonprofit | 178 | 100.0% | $49,295 |
| Dorsey School of Beauty | Taylor | Private For-Profit | 164 | — | $13,256 |
| Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College | Mount Pleasant | Public | 164 | — | — |
| Kuyper College | Grand Rapids | Private Nonprofit | 145 | 69.1% | $41,066 |
| Abcott Institute | Southfield | Private For-Profit | 142 | — | $33,151 |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College | LAnse | Public | 139 | — | $22,340 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan | Sterling Heights | Private For-Profit | 136 | — | $26,897 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing | Lansing | Private For-Profit | 135 | — | $30,072 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood | Kentwood | Private For-Profit | 134 | — | $30,072 |
| DSDT | Detroit | Private For-Profit | 132 | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park | Roosevelt Park | Private For-Profit | 130 | — | $30,060 |
| Detroit Business Institute-Downriver | Riverview | Private For-Profit | 124 | 100.0% | $26,702 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Portage | Portage | Private For-Profit | 124 | — | $30,060 |
| Michigan Career and Technical Institute | Plainwell | Public | 118 | — | $29,376 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Flint | Flint | Private For-Profit | 116 | — | $30,060 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Farmington Hills | Farmington Hills | Private For-Profit | 99 | — | — |
| Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc | Bay City | Private For-Profit | 97 | — | $24,471 |
| Nuvo College of Cosmetology | Norton Shores | Private For-Profit | 96 | — | $18,159 |
| Carnegie Institute | Troy | Private For-Profit | 93 | — | $38,244 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Canton | Canton | Private For-Profit | 92 | — | $30,060 |
| P&A Scholars Beauty School | Detroit | Private For-Profit | 90 | — | $20,249 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Grand Rapids | Kentwood | Private For-Profit | 86 | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw | Saginaw | Private For-Profit | 84 | — | $30,060 |
| The Salon Professional Academy of Holland | Holland | Private For-Profit | 82 | — | — |
| Dorsey College-Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | Private For-Profit | 82 | — | $29,392 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit | Oak Park | Private Nonprofit | 75 | 90.0% | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor | Taylor | Private For-Profit | 75 | — | $30,481 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Great Lakes | Port Huron | Private For-Profit | 75 | — | $16,715 |
| Protege Academy | East Lansing | Private For-Profit | 72 | — | $19,499 |
| Michigan College of Beauty-Monroe | Monroe | Private For-Profit | 70 | — | $22,766 |
| Mosley School of Cosmetology | Kentwood | Private For-Profit | 62 | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Midland | Midland | Private For-Profit | 57 | — | $29,898 |
| Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School | Southgate | Private For-Profit | 57 | — | $36,048 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Davison | Davison | Private For-Profit | 53 | — | $29,898 |
| Motion Picture Institute | Troy | Private For-Profit | 53 | 89.7% | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Private For-Profit | 51 | — | $29,898 |
| French Academy of Cosmetology | Spring Lake | Private For-Profit | 51 | — | $22,797 |
| M J Murphy Beauty College of Mount Pleasant | Mount Pleasant | Private For-Profit | 50 | — | $20,720 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek | Battle Creek | Private For-Profit | 50 | — | $30,060 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek | Battle Creek | Private For-Profit | 49 | — | $21,504 |
| Marketti Academy of Cosmetology | Waterford | Private For-Profit | 45 | — | $14,345 |
| Protege Academy | Mt. Pleasant | Private For-Profit | 44 | — | $19,499 |
| Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology | Cadillac | Private For-Profit | 43 | — | $16,514 |
| Brighton Institute of Cosmetology | Brighton | Private For-Profit | 43 | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton | Brighton | Private For-Profit | 39 | — | $29,898 |
| Creative Hair School of Cosmetology | Flint | Private For-Profit | 38 | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Port Huron | Port Huron | Private For-Profit | 38 | — | $30,060 |
| Port Huron Cosmetology College | Waterford | Private For-Profit | 37 | — | $22,980 |
| School of Missionary Aviation Technology | Ionia | Private Nonprofit | 36 | — | — |
| Ross Medical Education Center-New Baltimore | New Baltimore | Private For-Profit | 33 | — | $30,481 |
| Dymond Designs Beauty School | Detroit | Private For-Profit | 28 | — | — |
| Hillsdale Beauty College | Hillsdale | Private For-Profit | 26 | — | $17,793 |
| Great Lakes Boat Building School | Cedarville | Private Nonprofit | 26 | — | — |
| U.S. Truck Driver Training School | Sterling Heights | Private For-Profit | 24 | — | — |
| Southwest Michigan Beauty School | Sturgis | Private For-Profit | 14 | — | — |
| Ecumenical Theological Seminary | Detroit | Private Nonprofit | 11 | — | — |
| Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage | Port Huron | Private For-Profit | 10 | — | $16,682 |
| D&S School of Cosmetology | Waterford | Private For-Profit | 6 | — | — |
| Calvin Theological Seminary | Grand Rapids | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Michigan School of Psychology | Farmington Hills | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Cranbrook Academy of Art | Bloomfield Hills | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Thomas M Cooley Law School | Lansing | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $63,450 |
| Western Theological Seminary | Holland | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | Kalamazoo | Private Nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Moody Theological Seminary and Graduate School--Michigan | Plymouth | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $45,399 |
| Baker College of Cadillac | Cadillac | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $35,833 |
| Baker College of Jackson | Jackson | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $35,833 |
| Baker College of Muskegon | Muskegon | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $35,833 |
| Baker College - Royal Oak Campus | Royal Oak | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $35,833 |
| Calvin University - Handlon Campus | Ionia | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $58,375 |
| Davenport University-Warren Location | Warren | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $45,099 |
| Davenport University-Kalamazoo Location | Kalamazoo | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $45,099 |
| Davenport University-Lansing Location | Lansing | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $45,099 |
| Davenport University-Midland Location | Midland | Private Nonprofit | — | — | $45,099 |
| Elevate Salon Institute | Utica | Private For-Profit | — | — | $16,853 |
| L'esprit Academy - Southfield | Southfield | Private For-Profit | — | — | $22,440 |
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About This Data
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS institutional characteristics files. Enrollment, admissions, and earnings figures are the most recently available. Earnings represent median income 10 years after enrollment for students who received federal financial aid, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal student aid applicants.
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