<p>Just curious to see why U of Michigan has such a high acceptance rate for a selective school. It's 49%.</p>
<p>We're a state school.</p>
<p>And we've got a ton of slots to fill. (25k undergrads or so?)</p>
<p>it's an enormous school.</p>
<p>What they said: a need to fill up some 5400-5600 spots a year. You'll meet some really smart people, some really dumb people.</p>
<p>big school, with not as many applicants as some other big state schools (eg UCLA, UC Berkeley, etc).</p>
<p>It is all about numbers. Michigan aims for Freshman classes of 5,300-5,700 each year. Michigan expects a yield rate of 40%. For that reason, Michigan will generally accept anywhere from 12,500-13,500 students. Last year, Michigan received 27,000 applications. So a 49% acceptance rate makes sense. </p>
<p>However, one must remmeber several things:</p>
<p>1) Michigan's hasn't helped itself. For the last 5 years, Michigan's actual yield rate has been 45%, so each year, Michigan exceeds its target by 500 students. </p>
<p>2) Michigan has a relatively "self selective" applicant pool. Most Michigan residents will not apply if they have sub 3.5 GPAs and sub 1200/25 SAT/ACt scores. Most out of state applicants who apply are also typically quite strong. </p>
<p>3) Michigan's acceptance rate is dropping quicker than most other universities because Michigan's applicant pool is growing very rapidely. In 2000, Michigan was accepting 60%+ of its applicants. At the current rate, Michigan will accept fewer than 45% this coming year and probably around 40% in 2008-2009.</p>