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Undergraduate Admissions & Enrollment

Committed to Access & Excellence

The University of Michigan’s admissions and enrollment process reflects a fundamental commitment to access and academic excellence. The institution seeks to enroll first-year students who have demonstrated strong academic achievement and whose varied backgrounds and experiences enrich the campus community.

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Undergraduate Education

A comprehensive educational experience

The university offers more than 257 undergraduate academic programs

Undergraduate admissions

109K

first-year student applications for the Fall 2025 semester. Applications have nearly doubled in the last decade.

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All 83 Counties

U-M enrolls undergraduate students from every county in Michigan

undergraduate students

39% of the 35,358 undergraduate students enrolled in Fall 2025 entered with a 4.0 high school GPA

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Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment

U-M first-year undergraduate applications have nearly doubled since 2016. Admission offers have remained fairly constant and enrollment has increased at an average annual rate of 3 percent over the same time frame.

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