<p>“Yet Alexandre, you claim in that thread and MANY other instances Michigan is among the top 20 selective schools? based on what? US News’ old previous dubious selectivity ranking that included yield? if they redid the rankings with acceptance rates and test scores, UMich wouldn’t be in the conversation among top schools. And this is not just including HYPSM but most other top privates in the top 25. UMich can’t hold a candle to any of the top 20 privates in selectivity.” </p>
<p>Blah, it is hard to define selectivity. In retrospect, I don’t think it is possible to clearly state which are the most selective universities in a specific order. I do not think that there are more than 20 universities (not including LACs) that are truly more selective than Michigan, but I would agree that there are many universities as selective, and depending on the measure of selectivity, some of those universities would indeed be more selective.</p>
<p>“Princeton Review’s selectivity index showing Michigan with a 96 vs. all other privates in the top 20 with a 98 and above reflects this.”</p>
<p>I have not seen the 2011 Princeton Review, but according to the 2010 Princeton Review, Michigan’s selectivity rating was 99. At any rate, PR is really not that accurate, so I don’t think it should be used as a source.</p>