Does being an in state resident increase my chances of acceptance? Or does it not really matter?
Sorry I misread your question
The admission rate for in state students is more than double of the OOS.
Wow interesting
In-state status is usually good, but also depends on geographic region within Michigan (for example, now Detroit and Ypsilanti public schools are priority areas to recruit from). There are some cases where being OOS can potentially help (usually when you are from an underrepresented state/region, like Oklahoma or something).
@yikesyikesyikes Agree that in the case of OOS, it matters very much where you are from. I’m working with students from an international school in Britain. Last year, 6 students applied to UM. All 6 were admitted. I’ve spoken to other international schools in Britain and they all report similarly high admission rates, even in cases where the student needs substantial financial aid (and is a US citizen). Now of course these are all high achieving schools and the students had excellent records. However, it does seem that UM definitely wants international students.
International new freshman enrollment has been quite steady around 250 per year and around 320 for the past two years.
OOS admission rate is 20%, In-state is 44%. You get a 50-60% break on tuition too, and you can use prepaid tuition programs like the MET.
@yikesyikesyikes what about underrepresented parts of Michigan? I’m from a very north part of Michigan and I know that we are severely underrepresented
It is my understanding that being from an underrepresented part of Michigan helps.
It is a double edge sword. UMich try to admit more students from underrepresented school districts, but there are also reasons why those school districts are underrepresented. If you are a top student in that school district, it should help.
When our kids applied, many kids from the UP or rural counties were admitted with lower that average ACT scores and from schools without AP classes. Part of the reason is retain support from rural legislators, and the experience of kids raised in rural areas is a lot different.
@TooOld4School thank you so much! this helps me out immensely!
Good luck!
Michigan is also rolling out a new mandate stating that 60% of their seats will be reserved for in state applicants, sorry
@elzbth is that UM-AA, or all 3 campuses?
Do you have an article from a reliable source that would support your statement, because the trend has been the other direction (more OOS)?
I have not heard anything about the mandate. Link the source if you have one. Otherwise, do not spread misleading information.
@elzbth @billcsho The university is flatly denying that there is any such “mandate”. If you call Undergraduate Admissions they will say that that rumor is untrue. What did happen is that one Regent suggested that 60% of the places go to Michigan residents, but that policy was not adopted (or even debated) and the University opposed it.
What was approved was an expanded financial aid program for OOS students. UM now offers amongst the best FA to OOS students of any public university.