<p>So I know the avg GPA for accepted students is 3.76, and the avg SAT is 1960 / ACT 30; what are the stats for the OOS students? Is it much more competitive for the OOSer like it is at other selective publics?</p>
<p>Actually, I believe the average accepted student last year had a 3.8 GPA (unweighed) and an average SAT of 2100 (1980-2200 mid 50% range) and average ACT of 30 (28-32 mid 50% range). OOS students will typically have slightly better stats, though not as much of an extreme as you have at schools such as UNC, Cal, UT-Austin etc… Remember that last year, 40% of Freshmen came from OOS, compared to 18% at UNC and 10% at Cal, UCLA and UT-Austin. Michigan is much more open to OOS students than most public universities.</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that this year, Michigan probably going to see a slight increase in selectivity, as the applicant pool has increased from 31,500 last year to over 38,000 this year. Ah the wonders of the Common Application. Michigan acceptance rate will drop from 50% to 38% in one year!</p>
<p>Thanks, Alexandre! My D is a first year OOS at UVa, so I’m familiar with how competitive it is for the OOS student there, but my S is interested in UMich, and I wasn’t sure about the discrepancy. Again, thanks!</p>
<p>It is hard to tell at this time jc. Michigan admissions is highly irregular because it is experiencing huge leaps in selectivity these days as a result of having joined the common application. At the same time, Michigan is responding to the drop in state funding by increasing the percentage of OOS students. Have your son apply early.</p>
<p>I thought UM was one of those special state schools that didn’t heavily rely on state funding because of its endowments? Or does it rely on it just enough for cuts to mean bringing more OOS? I’ve been reading about all these recent changes, i wonder what kind of school it will be in the upcoming years…</p>
<p>TheLae, Michigan receives $320 million from the state. It would take $6.4 billion of endowment to generate this sort of annual revenue. This is certainly very significant. Of course, as a percentage of the total operating budget of the University, which runs at $2.5 billion (not including the hospital which is self-funded), state funding only covers 13% of the total cost. But still, that is no small amount.</p>