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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 · 2 matches
- Higher admission rates · 4 matches
- Nearby alternatives · 5 matches
- Higher earnings at similar cost · 2 matches
- Lower cost with similar earnings · 2 matches
- Similar overall profiles · 10 matches
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.
| School | Michigan · admission rate | Admission rate | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | 15.6% | 8.8% | $113,372 4 years after completion |
| Grinnell College | 15.6% | 14.5% | $58,955 4 years after completion |
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.
| School | Michigan · admission rate | Admission rate | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering University | 15.6% | 78.7% | $99,943 4 years after completion |
| Lawrence Technological University | 15.6% | 55.9% | $90,760 4 years after completion |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 15.6% | 76.9% | $97,780 4 years after completion |
| Capitol Technology University | 15.6% | 74.4% | $104,028 4 years after completion |
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.
| School | State | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Technological University | MI | $90,760 4 years after completion |
| Kettering University | MI | $99,943 4 years after completion |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | MI | $77,294 4 years after completion |
| Michigan Technological University | MI | $84,560 4 years after completion |
| Washington University in St Louis | MO | $95,899 4 years after completion |
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.
| School | Michigan · earnings | Earnings | Average 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 |
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.
| School | Michigan · average annual net price | Average annual net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Similar overall profiles
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.
| School | State | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $79,628 4 years after completion |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $78,974 4 years after completion |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | IN | $74,511 4 years after completion |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | $71,941 4 years after completion |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | $81,751 4 years after completion |
| Michigan State University | MI | $74,093 4 years after completion |
| University of Illinois Chicago | IL | $72,839 4 years after completion |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | OH | $72,188 4 years after completion |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | $70,682 4 years after completion |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | $69,651 4 years after completion |
Matching methods and sources
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.
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