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Michigan Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.
Albion College, has the lowest yield rate of 10.25% for academic year 2021-2022 in Michigan. Central Michigan University is positioned second with 13.38% yield and Western Michigan University follows them with 14%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Michigan.
Michigan Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2022)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Albion College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAlbion, MI
10.25% 6,591 4,566 468 69.28%
2Central Michigan University
Public, four-yearsMount Pleasant, MI
13.38% 18,517 14,273 1,910 77.08%
3Western Michigan University
Public, four-yearsKalamazoo, MI
13.53% 18,853 15,612 2,112 82.81%
4University of Detroit Mercy
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDetroit, MI
13.66% 4,435 4,135 565 93.24%
5Kalamazoo College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKalamazoo, MI
14.33% 3,350 2,666 382 79.58%
6Eastern Michigan University
Public, four-yearsYpsilanti, MI
15.61% 17,506 14,811 2,312 84.61%
7Ferris State University
Public, four-yearsBig Rapids, MI
15.81% 10,480 8,884 1,405 84.77%
8Alma College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsAlma, MI
15.95% 2,908 2,000 319 68.78%
9University of Michigan-Flint
Public, four-yearsFlint, MI
16.60% 4,021 2,970 493 73.86%
10Aquinas College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGrand Rapids, MI
17.10% 1,432 1,275 218 89.04%