<p>Here is a link to the 2012 entering class enrollment report:</p>
<p>And this is a magazine article summarizing the report "University of Michigan shrinks Freshman Class":</p>
<p>University</a> of Michigan shrinks freshman class but grows overall fall 2012 enrollment to 43,426</p>
<p>Out of UofM’s freshman class, 42.6% are non-residents. A rather large increase over last year.</p>
<p>[Enrollment</a> trends: Out-of-state students form 42.6 percent of University of Michigan’s freshman class](<a href=“http://www.annarbor.com/news/university-of-michigan-sees-increase-in-out-of-state-students/]Enrollment”>Enrollment trends: Out-of-state students form 42.6 percent of University of Michigan's freshman class)</p>
<p>KronOmega - thanks for sharing. The following piece is what I take out of the article pointing to diminishing qualified in-state residents:</p>
<p>"However, over time U-M has become more prominent and, as a result, more selective. Each year, the academic threshold for applicants rises. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, the number of Michigan high school graduates —qualified or otherwise— is shrinking each year. </p>
<p>A recent Center for Michigan report found that the number of Michigan high school graduates could drop from 117,750 students in 2008 to 91,870 by 2020.</p>
<p>This year, 100,096 students, out of 134,672 seniors, graduated from Michigan high schools, according to state figures.</p>
<p>“Make no mistake about it: We don’t want to bring anyone here, no matter who they are, and put them in a position where they’re going to fail,” said Spencer. </p>
<p>Michigan high schoolers aren’t applying in full-force, either. Less than 10 percent of high school graduates in the state applied to U-M."</p>
<p>The most concerning thing here is the decreasing minority enrollment in Michigan and the huge increase in the enrollment of International students. UMich is gleefully accepting rich internationals so it can gobble up their tuition money at the expense of even URMs here in the U.S. from out of state who need a lot of financial help and have lower stats but probably add more diversity in terms of life experiences to the overall class.</p>
<p>The Black enrollment has also dropped precipitously in the past decade which is something to watch for.</p>
<p>From 2009 to 2012, of the US Resident Enrollment, the total of the White and Asian enrollment fell slightly from 81.91% to 81.37%. You can’t simply look at the Black enrollment. For one, the categories of two or more races increased (not even used in 2009). Two, the Non-US Resident make-up is not shown but it is likely very diverse. </p>
<p>Certainly though, UMich is not shying away from the OOS/International tuitions, nor should they.</p>
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hugh increase in international students{/quote]
Really?</p>
<p>For Non-Resident Aliens --</p>
<p>New freshman enrollment:
FA08 – 245 (4.24%)
FA12 – 256 (4.15%)</p>
<p>Undergraduate enrollment:
FA08 – 1,368 (5.26%)
FA12 – 1,804 (6.45%)</p>
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You can blame Proposition 2 (banning affirmative action) for that. Michigan fought it all the way to the Supreme Court.</p>
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Unfortunately Michigan is no longer allowed to consider that (race) as a factor for admission.</p>
<p>Goldenboy, Michigan’s enrollment of international students has hardly increased since I was a student there. It was 4%-6% when I was at Michigan in the mid 90s and it still fluctuates between 5% and 7% today. </p>
<p>The reason for the drop in URMs in recent years is the supreme court ruling that Michigan could no longer use race as a factor in admissions.</p>
<p>43% OOS – Wow thats alot! And I’m surprised the international component of this is so small, given UMich global reputation.</p>
<p>6% is not small, especially when you consider the absolute number. Below are some other decent universities with similar international enrollment:</p>
<p>Cal: 2,320 international undergraduate students (9%)
UCLA: 2,010 international undergraduate students (7%)
Michigan: 1,650 international undergraduatre students (6%)
Cornell: 1,300 international undergraduate students (9%)
UVa: 990 international undergraduate students (6%)
Northwestern: 530 international undergraduate students (6%)
Stanford: 530 international undergraduate students (8%)
Duke: 520 international undergraduate students (8%)
Vanderbilt: 365 international undergraduate students (5%)
Dartmouth: 290 international undergraduate students (7%)
Boston College (4%)
WUSTL (7%)
Georgetown (8%)
Chicago (9%)</p>
<p>Michigan is not lacking popularity among international applicants mind you. In 2011, Michigan received applications from 7,000 international students but accepted only 900 of them (13% acceptance rate). Michigan deliberately keeps the international student rate at 6% because it feels obligated not to go above that rate.</p>
<p>I don’t see why they’re obligated to not go higher than that. You could argue the real measure of diversity is international students, although more geographic diversity from OOS is general is a positive trend. I feel like the state is getting what it deserves too.</p>
<p>I agree steellord, but the admissions office usually sticks to its numbers for international students. With over 7,000 international applicants, Michigan could easily double the size of its international freshman class without compromising quality. </p>
<p>Stangely enough, the top 2 universities in the Big 10 have among the lowest percentage of international students (only Nebraska does worse). The Big 10 actually attracts more international students that any other group of universities in the nation:</p>
<p>Purdue University-West Lafayette: 15% international
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: 13%
Indiana University-Bloomington: 9%
Michigan State University: 9%
University of Iowa: 8%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: 8%
Pennsylvania State University-University Park: 7%
Northwestern University: 6%
Ohio State University: 6%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 6%
University of Wisconsin-Madison: 6%
University of Nebraska: 4%</p>