Largest Michigan Colleges and Universities

Largest Michigan Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the most students of 52,855 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Michigan. Michigan State University is ranked second with 52,089 students and Wayne State University follows them with 23,803 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Michigan Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Public, four-yearsAnn Arbor, MI	52,855	27,858	24,997
2	Michigan State University Public, four-yearsEast Lansing, MI	52,089	27,650	24,439
3	Wayne State University Public, four-yearsDetroit, MI	23,803	14,246	9,557
4	Grand Valley State University Public, four-yearsAllendale, MI	22,011	13,642	8,369
5	Western Michigan University Public, four-yearsKalamazoo, MI	16,744	9,080	7,664
6	Oakland University Public, four-yearsRochester Hills, MI	15,768	9,119	6,649
7	Central Michigan University Public, four-yearsMount Pleasant, MI	14,488	8,803	5,685
8	Eastern Michigan University Public, four-yearsYpsilanti, MI	12,631	7,625	5,006
9	Ferris State University Public, four-yearsBig Rapids, MI	9,959	5,552	4,407
10	University of Michigan-Dearborn Public, four-yearsDearborn, MI	8,104	3,713	4,391
11	Northern Michigan University Public, four-yearsMarquette, MI	7,409	4,600	2,809
12	Michigan Technological University Public, four-yearsHoughton, MI	7,403	2,204	5,199
13	Saginaw Valley State University Public, four-yearsUniversity Center, MI	6,822	4,440	2,382
14	University of Michigan-Flint Public, four-yearsFlint, MI	6,529	4,196	2,333
15	University of Detroit Mercy Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDetroit, MI	5,587	3,165	2,422
16	Lawrence Technological University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSouthfield, MI	3,693	1,328	2,365
17	Calvin University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGrand Rapids, MI	3,681	1,937	1,744
18	Hope College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHolland, MI	3,395	2,046	1,349
19	Andrews University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBerrien Springs, MI	2,940	1,316	1,624
20	Spring Arbor University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpring Arbor, MI	2,441	1,839	602

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