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Schools Similar to University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

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The comparison groups for University of Michigan-Ann Arbor cover higher reported admission rates, similar admissions profiles, higher reported earnings at similar cost, lower reported cost with similar earnings and options in the same state or region. Choose the question that matters to you, then compare the schools within that group.

Each decision angle has its own candidate list and ordering. A school may appear in more than one group, and a first-place match in one group should not be ranked against a first-place match in another.

Related institutional profiles are a separate comparison. Use the source notes to check the measures and reporting periods behind each list.

Similar admissions profiles

This group compares colleges with admission rates within 10 percentage points of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s. Where comparable test-score data are available, the matching rules also limit the score difference.

Those reported school-level profiles are not application cutoffs or evidence that the same applicant would receive the same decision.

Similar admissions profiles · matching order within this group
SchoolMichigan · admission rateAdmission rateEarnings
Cornell University15.6%8.8%$113,372 4 years after completion
Grinnell College15.6%14.5%$58,955 4 years after completion

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Higher admission rates

This group looks for colleges with a reported admission rate at least 10 percentage points above University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s and four-year earnings within 15% of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s figure. It offers another starting point for an application list; a higher school-wide admission rate does not establish your chance of admission.

Higher admission rates · matching order within this group
SchoolMichigan · admission rateAdmission rateEarnings
Kettering University15.6%78.7%$99,943 4 years after completion
Lawrence Technological University15.6%55.9%$90,760 4 years after completion
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology15.6%76.9%$97,780 4 years after completion
Capitol Technology University15.6%74.4%$104,028 4 years after completion

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Nearby alternatives

This group looks within University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s state or the region defined by the matching source, with four-year earnings within 20% of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s. The ordering gives local candidates priority when available.

Sharing a state or region does not establish a particular commute, housing arrangement or available program.

Nearby alternatives · matching order within this group
SchoolStateEarnings
Lawrence Technological UniversityMI$90,760 4 years after completion
Kettering UniversityMI$99,943 4 years after completion
University of Michigan-DearbornMI$77,294 4 years after completion
Michigan Technological UniversityMI$84,560 4 years after completion
Washington University in St LouisMO$95,899 4 years after completion

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Higher earnings at similar cost

This group looks for colleges with four-year median earnings at least 10% above University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s, while the reported net price is within 10% or $2,000 of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s. Admission rates must also be within 10 percentage points.

These are comparisons of reported school-level measures, not a forecast that changing schools would raise your earnings.

Higher earnings at similar cost · matching order within this group
SchoolMichigan · earningsEarningsAverage annual net price
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus$96,159 4 years after completion$119,180 4 years after completion$12,116
Rice University$96,159 4 years after completion$110,080 4 years after completion$13,370

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Lower cost with similar earnings

This group looks for a reported net price at least 15% below University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s, with four-year earnings within 15% of University of Michigan-Ann Arbor’s figure. It can help identify schools worth comparing on cost, but the school-wide net price is not an aid offer or a matched price for your income band.

Lower cost with similar earnings · matching order within this group
SchoolMichigan · average annual net priceAverage annual net priceEarnings
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College$13,138$3,033$82,748 4 years after completion
United States Merchant Marine Academy$13,138$6,174$92,950 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Related-profile colleges come from a separate comparison. The source requires the same institution type, a bounded enrollment range and a nearby composite score, then orders the matches using composite score, four-year earnings, enrollment and region.

Program-mix flags describe the returned comparison; they are not additional terms in this list’s ordering formula.

Similar overall profiles · matching order within this group
SchoolStateEarnings
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$79,628 4 years after completion
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI$78,974 4 years after completion
Indiana University-BloomingtonIN$74,511 4 years after completion
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$71,941 4 years after completion
Purdue University-Main CampusIN$81,751 4 years after completion
Michigan State UniversityMI$74,093 4 years after completion
University of Illinois ChicagoIL$72,839 4 years after completion
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH$72,188 4 years after completion
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH$70,682 4 years after completion
University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO$69,651 4 years after completion

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Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.