<p>Does anyone have an idea on the number of applicants Michigan received this year? Or even what was predicted to be the percentage increase in the applicant pool up from the 40,000 last year?</p>
<p>The number 55,000 sticks in my head, think that is what they said at Admitted Students day… but I could definitely be wrong about that!</p>
<p>There haven’t been any statistics released yet, but the number is probably in the 49,000-51,000 range, if I had to guess.</p>
<p>@ Granpic you are right, they said 55,000+ at the student admit day.</p>
<p>Wow! That means the acceptance rate this year is 26%! Though I’m aware acceptance rate is no indicator of quality, I’m still happy for some reason.</p>
<p>We just got back from admitted students day and they told us “over 46,000.” They said (as all colleges do) this was the most competitive year ever.</p>
<p>So… I wonder if it’s 55 or 46…</p>
<p>It will most likely be more than 46k and less than 55k. I am expecting roughly 50k. We’ll probably have preliminary figures sometime in June, but the final figures will not be released until next January.</p>
<p>Yea 55,000 always sounded a bit unbelievable. 46,000 seems much more likely than 55,000 in my opinion.</p>
<p>Some of my friends who didn’t get accepted emailed our regional counselor for some questions, and she said that this year they received 46,000 apps.</p>
<p>They said 55K at our admitted day tour. Really, does it matter…46k or 55k thats a lot of applicants!!!</p>
<p>I agree senna4ever. Whether Michigan received 46,000 or 55,000 applicants is irrelevant. Either way, it is a large number. I do not know why the admissions office takes so long to release admissions data though. Most universities include applicant numbers and the approximate number of freshmen seats in their acceptance/rejection/waitlist letters. It is a selling point for those admitted and a consolation to those rejected/waitlisted.</p>
<p>Went to admitted students presentation today. FYI, 46,000 plus undergrad applications; close to 55,000 including graduates and transfers. All averages will be highest ever and higher than the class of 2012.</p>
<p>46,000 is far more plausible than 55,000. I personally expected 48,000-50,000. I did not expect to hit the 55,000 mark until 2014 or 2015.</p>