Most Favored Michigan Colleges

Most Favored Michigan Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Michigan. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Hillsdale College, has the highest yield rate of 55.54% for academic year 2024-2025 in Michigan. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is positioned second with 47.34% yield and Siena Heights University follows them with 36%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Michigan.

Most Favored Michigan Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Hillsdale College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHillsdale, MI	55.54%	3,181	659	366	20.72%
2	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Public, four-yearsAnn Arbor, MI	47.34%	98,310	15,373	7,278	15.64%
3	Siena Heights University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAdrian, MI	36.34%	1,418	977	355	68.90%
4	Adrian College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAdrian, MI	26.34%	2,486	1,803	475	72.53%
5	Madonna University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLivonia, MI	25.18%	1,535	973	245	63.39%
6	Andrews University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBerrien Springs, MI	23.11%	1,306	1,069	247	81.85%
7	Wayne State University Public, four-yearsDetroit, MI	22.39%	16,981	13,781	3,085	81.16%
8	Calvin University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGrand Rapids, MI	21.44%	5,723	4,058	870	70.91%
9	The University of Olivet Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsOlivet, MI	20.36%	1,516	1,262	257	83.25%
10	Hope College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHolland, MI	20.12%	5,150	4,081	821	79.24%

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