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Contact Information

1220 Student Activities Building
515 East Jefferson Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1316
Phone: (734)764-7433
Fax: (734)936-0740
Online Application: http://www.admissions.umich.ed...
Email/Contact Info: ugadmiss@umich.edu

Application Dates and Fees

Application Deadline: February 1
Application Fee: $40
Fee waiver available for students with financial need:
Early Action Offered:
Early Action Deadline: October 31
Early Decision Offered:
Early Decision Deadline: —

Admissions Criteria

Academic Criteria
  Rigor of high school classes
  Class rank
  Academic GPA
  Standardized test scores
  Application Essay
  Recommendation(s)
 
Non-Academic Criteria
  Interview
  Extracurricular activities
  Talent/Ability
  Character/Personal qualities
  First generation
  Alumni/ae relation
  Geographical residence
 
   
  State residency
  Religious affiliation / Commitment
  Racial/Ethnic status
  Volunteer work
  Work experience
  Level of applicant’s interest
Admissions Criteria Key
  = Very Important   = Important   = Considered   = Not Considered

Selectivity

Selectivity (% of Applicants Admitted): 50%
Yield (% Accepted that Enroll): 43%
  Male Female
Applied 13,970 13,504
Accepted 6,806 7,020
Enrolled 2,955 3,037
  SAT Scores ACT Scores
Percent of Freshman Submitting: 53% 74%

Wait List Policy

Place students on a waiting list:
# of applicants offered a place on waiting list: 5,662
# accepting a place on the waiting list: 2,067
# of wait-listed students admitted: 0
% of students admitted from waiting list: 0%

Transfer Admission

Accept transfer students:
Accept transfers students in:
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer

High School Credits

Required/recommended high school credits for applicants:
Subject Recommended Required
  English 4 4
  Foreign Language 4 2
  History 2 —
  Mathematics 3 3
  Science 3 3
  Science Lab 1 —
  Computer Science 1 —
  Visual/
Performing Arts		 2 —
  Electives 1 —
  Other — 3

SAT and ACT Policies

Use SAT, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions:
Policy for the following tests:
SAT or ACT Required
ACT only —
SAT only —
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT Required for some
SAT Subject Tests Considered if submitted
ACT Writing Component Accepted
Uses SAT or ACT writing component for:
For admission
For placement
For advising
In place of an application essay
As a validity check on the application essay
No college policy as of now
Not using essay component

GPA/Class Rank of Entering Freshmen

Average High School GPA of Freshmen: —
Percent of entering freshmen by GPA:
GPA % of Freshmen
3.75-4.0 64%
3.5-3.74 25%
3.25-3.49 5%
3.0-3.24 4%
2.5-2.99 1%
2.0-2.49 0%
1.0-1.99 0%
0.0-0.99 0%
Percent of entering freshmen by Class Rank:
Class Rank % of Freshmen
Top 10% 92%
Top 25% 99%
Top 50% 100%
Bottom 25% 0%
Bottom 50% 0%

Test Scores of Freshman Class

SAT Scores 25th
Percentile		 75th
Percentile
  SAT Math 630 730
  SAT Critical Reading 590 690
  SAT Writing — —
ACT Scores
  ACT Composite 27 31
  ACT Math 27 32
  ACT English 26 32

Percent of entering freshmen with the following SAT and ACT scores:
Score Range SAT Critical Reading SAT Math SAT Writing
  700-800 23% 43% —
  600-699 50% 43% —
  500-599 23% 12% —
  400-499 4% 2% —
  300-399 0% 0% —
  200-299 0% 0% —
Score Range ACT Composite ACT Math ACT English
  30-36 43% 45% 46%
  24-29 50% 47% 44%
  18-23 7% 7% 9%
  12-17 0% 1% 1%
  6-11 0% 0% 0%
  1-5 0% 0% 0%