Editing University of Michigan (section)

==Academics==

===Admissions===

====Undergraduate====

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:85%; margin:10px"
! colspan="10" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=white}}" |Undergraduate admission statistics of <br/>the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
|-
!&nbsp;
!2024<ref name="CDS2024-25">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2024–2025 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/CDS_2024-25_umaa_2-19-25.pdf |access-date = November 4, 2024 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
!2023<ref name="CDS2023-24">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2023–2024 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2023-2024_umaa.pdf |access-date = April 2, 2024 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
!2022<ref name="CDS2022-23">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2022–2023 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2022-2023_umaa.pdf |access-date = December 17, 2023 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
!2021<ref name="CDS2021-22">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2021–2022 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2021-2022_umaa.pdf |access-date = December 17, 2023 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
!2020<ref name="CDS2020-21">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2020–2021 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2020-2021_umaa.pdf |access-date = December 17, 2023 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
|-
| colspan=6 style="text-align: center" |'''First-time fall freshman'''<br/>''[[Early action]] & regular decision, combined''
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Applicants
|98,310
|87,605
|84,289
|79,743
|65,021
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Admits
|15,373
|15,714
|14,914
|16,071
|16,974
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Admit rate
|15.64%
|17.94%
|17.69%
|20.15%
|26.11%
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Enrolled
|7,278
|7,462
|7,050
|7,290
|6,879
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Yield (college admissions)|Yield]]
|47.34%
|47.49%
|47.27%
|45.36%
|40.53%
|- style="text-align:center;"
!SAT range
|1360-1530
|1350–1530
|1350–1530
|1360–1530
|1340–1520
|- style="text-align:center;"
!ACT range
|31-34
|31–34
|31–34
|31–35
|31–34
|-
| colspan=6 style="text-align: center" |'''Fall [[Transfer_admissions_in_the_United_States|transfers]]'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Applicants
|6,832
|6,113
|5,633
|4,942
|4,513
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Admits
|2,385
|2,109
|2,062
|2,051
|2,066
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Admit rate
|34.91%
|34.50%
|36.61%
|41.50%
|45.78%
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Enrolled
|1,580
|1,414
|1,342
|1,407
|1,305
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Yield
|66.25%
|67.05%
|65.08%
|68.60%
|63.17%
|}

''U.S. News & World Report'' rates Michigan "Most Selective"<ref>{{Cite web |title = University of Michigan—Ann Arbor |url = https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-9092 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211013104427/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-9092 |archive-date = October 13, 2021 |access-date = October 14, 2021 |website = U.S. News & World Report }}</ref> and The Princeton Review rates its admissions selectivity of 96 out of 99.<ref>{{Cite web |title = University of Michigan—Ann Arbor |url = https://www.princetonreview.com/college/university-michigan--ann-arbor-1023092 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211029173734/https://www.princetonreview.com/college/university-michigan--ann-arbor-1023092 |archive-date = October 29, 2021 |access-date = October 14, 2021 |publisher = The Princeton Review }}</ref> Admissions are characterized as "more selective, lower transfer-in" according to the Carnegie Classification.<ref name="Carnegie" /><ref name="Students profile 2020">{{Cite web |title = Student Profile |url = https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/student-profile |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201125080309/https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/student-profile |archive-date = November 25, 2020 |access-date = November 25, 2020 |website = Office of Undergraduate Admissions |publisher = University of Michigan }}</ref> Michigan received over 83,000 applications for a place in the 2021–22 freshman class, making it one of the most applied-to universities in the United States.<ref name="Students profile 2020" /><ref>{{Cite web |title = Colleges With the Most Applications |url = https://www.theclassroom.com/colleges-with-the-most-applications-data-study.html |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211029174758/https://www.theclassroom.com/colleges-with-the-most-applications-data-study.html |archive-date = October 29, 2021 |access-date = October 12, 2021 |website = theclassroom.com |language = en }}</ref> Of those students accepted to Michigan's Class of 2027, 7,050 chose to attend.

Admission is based on academic prowess, extracurricular activities, and personal qualities. The university's admission process is [[need-blind]] for domestic applicants.<ref>{{Cite news |last = Williams |first = Kaitlin |date = September 29, 2011 |title = University admissions still need-blind despite funding cuts |url = https://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/u-doesnt-consider-household-income-admissions-process/ |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230504072113/https://www.michigandaily.com/uncategorized/u-doesnt-consider-household-income-admissions-process/ |archive-date = May 4, 2023 |access-date = May 4, 2023 |work = [[The Michigan Daily]] }}</ref> Admissions officials consider a student's standardized test scores, application essay and letters of recommendation to be important academic factors, with emphasis on an applicant's academic record and GPA, while ranking an applicant's high school class rank as 'not considered'.<ref name="CDS2022-23"/><ref name="CDS2021-22"/> In terms of non-academic materials as of 2022, Michigan ranks character/personal qualities and whether the applicant is a first-generation university applicant as 'important' in making first-time, first-year admission decisions, while ranking extracurricular activities, talent/ability, geographical residence, state residency, volunteer work, work experience and level of applicant's interest as 'considered'.<ref name="CDS2022-23"/> Some applicants to Music, Theatre and Dance and some applicants to the [[University of Michigan College of Engineering|College of Engineering]] may be interviewed.<ref name="CDS2022-23"/> A portfolio is required and considered for admission for Art, Architecture and the [[Ross School of Business]].<ref name="CDS2022-23"/> Submission of standardized test scores is recommended but not compulsory.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Future of Testing Is Anything but Standardized |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2024/02/26/no-emerging-consensus-standardized-test-policies |website=insidehighered.com |publisher=Inside Higher Ed |access-date=July 1, 2024 }}</ref> Of the 52% of enrolled freshmen in 2023 who submitted SAT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite scores were 1350–1530. Of the 18% of the incoming freshman class who submitted ACT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite score was between 31 and 34.

Since the fall of 2021, the university has had the largest number of students in the state, surpassing [[Michigan State University]]'s former enrollment leadership.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Ramirez |first1 = Charles E. |last2 = Kozlowski |first2 = Kim |date = October 3, 2023 |title = UM Ann Arbor remains largest university in state as competition to get in intensifies |url = https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/10/02/um-ann-arbor-enrollment-52000-sets-another-record/71029768007 |access-date = February 2, 2024 |website = The Detroit News }}</ref> Given the state's shrinking pool of college-age students, there is public concern that the university's expansion could harm smaller schools by drawing away good students.<ref name="bridgemi-112">{{cite web |last1 = Lohman |first1 = Isabel |last2 = Wilkinson |first2 = Mike |date = April 4, 2022 |title = U-M, MSU thrive while Michigan regional universities scramble for students |url = https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/u-m-msu-thrive-while-michigan-regional-universities-scramble-students |access-date = February 2, 2024 |website = bridgemi.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last = Atwood |first = Sarah |date = January 22, 2024 |title = University enrollment is up in Michigan, but big schools far outpacing smaller colleges |url = https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/campus/2024/01/22/michigan-state-university-um-enrollment-gains-public-universities/72310711007/ |access-date = February 2, 2024 |website = Lansing State Journal }}</ref> Some of the state's regional public universities and smaller private colleges have already seen significant declines in enrollment, while others face difficulties in maintaining enrollment figures without lowering admission standards.<ref name="bridgemi-112"/>

The university experienced an unexpected surge in student enrollment for the 2023 academic year, having admitted more students than it could support.<ref name="03072024md">{{cite web |first1=Noor |last1=Khanafer |first2=Sneha |last2=Dhandapani |first3=Miles |last3=Anderson |first4=Marissa |last4=Corsi |title=Santa Ono talks Honors Convocation, student housing shortages in exclusive interview with The Michigan Daily |url=https://www.michigandaily.com/news/administration/santa-ono-talks-honors-convocation-student-housing-shortages-in-exclusive-interview-with-the-michigan-daily/ |website=michigandaily.com |date=March 26, 2024 |access-date=July 3, 2024 }}</ref> This [[yield (college admissions)|over-yield]] situation has placed considerable strain on student housing affordability, heightened faculty members' workloads, and stretched resources thin.<ref name="03072024md" /> The university is now embracing a steady-state admissions management strategy aimed at maintaining a stable class size.<ref name="03072024md" />

====Graduate====

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:85%; margin:10px"
! colspan="10" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=white}}" |Doctoral program statistics of <br/>the Rackham Graduate School
|-
!&nbsp;
!2023<ref name="rackham">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = Rackham Doctoral Program Statistics |url = https://tableau.dsc.umich.edu/t/UM-Public/views/RackhamDoctoralProgramStatistics/ProgramStatistics |access-date = July 27, 2024 |publisher = The Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan }}</ref>
!2022<ref name="rackham" />
!2021<ref name="rackham" />
!2020<ref name="rackham" />
!2019<ref name="rackham" />
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Applicants
|19,098
|17,547
|18,820
|17,061
|16,079
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Offers
|2,816
|2,480
|2,349
|2,326
|2,479
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Selectivity
|14.75%
|14.13%
|12.48%
|13.63%
|15.42%
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Matriculations
|1,233
|981
|1,013
|945
|1,078
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Yield
|43.79%
|39.56%
|43.12%
|40.63%
|43.49%
|}

The [[Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies]], the graduate school of the University of Michigan, received a total of 19,098 applications for admission into its doctoral programs for the 2023 admission year, encompassing the Summer and Fall terms.<ref name="rackham" />  The school extended offers of admission to 2,816 applicants, representing 14.75% of the applicant pool.<ref name="rackham" /> Subsequently, 1,233 of the offers were accepted, resulting in a yield rate of 43.79% for the academic year.<ref name="rackham" /> Applicants may submit multiple applications to different doctoral programs and receive multiple offers, but can only matriculate into one program at a time. Doctoral programs that are not administered by Rackham are not included in the statistics.

The selectivity of admissions to doctoral programs varies considerably among different disciplines, with certain highly competitive fields exhibiting acceptance rates in the single digits. For instance, in 2023, the field of [[Doctor of Business Administration|Business Administration]] admitted only 5.2% of its 519 applicants. Similarly, the field of Sociology had a selectivity rate of 5.01%, selecting from a pool of 439 applicants. The field of Psychology was even more competitive, with a selectivity rate of 4.1% out of 805 applicants. Other traditionally highly competitive fields include Philosophy, Public Policy & Economics, Political Science, and Robotics.<ref name="rackham" />

====History of admissions policies====

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:85%; margin:10px; text-align:center;"
|+ Enrollment in University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (2013–2024)
! Academic Year
! Undergraduates
! Graduate
! Total Enrollment
|-
! 2013–2014<ref name="CDS2013-14">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2013–2014 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2013-2014_umaa.pdf |access-date = February 1, 2024 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
| 28,283 || 15,427 || 43,710
|-
! 2014–2015<ref name="CDS2014-15">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2014–2015 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2014-2015_umaa.pdf |access-date = February 1, 2024 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
| 28,395 || 15,230 || 43,625
|-
! 2015–2016<ref name="CDS2015-16">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2015–2016 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2015-2016_umaa.pdf |access-date = February 1, 2024 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
| 28,312 || 15,339 || 43,651
|-
! 2016–2017<ref name="CDS2016-17">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2016–2017 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2016-2017_umaa.pdf |access-date = February 1, 2024 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
| 28,964 || 15,754 || 44,718
|-
! 2017–2018<ref name="CDS2017-18">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2017–2018 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2017-2018_umaa.pdf |access-date = February 1, 2024 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
| 29,821 || 16,181 || 46,002
|-
! 2018–2019<ref name="CDS2018-19">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2018–2019 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2018-2019_umaa.pdf |access-date = December 17, 2023 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
| 30,318 || 16,398 || 46,716
|-
! 2019–2020<ref name="CDS2019-20">{{Cite web |date = n.d. |title = University of Michigan Common Data Set 2019–2020 |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2019-2020_umaa.pdf |access-date = December 17, 2023 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget and Planning |quote = For common datasets from 1998–present, see obp.umich.edu/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ }}</ref>
| 31,266 || 16,824 || 48,090
|-
! 2020–2021<ref name="CDS2020-21" />
| 31,329 || 16,578 || 47,907
|-
! 2021–2022<ref name="CDS2021-22" />
| 32,282 || 17,996 || 50,278
|-
! 2022–2023<ref name="CDS2022-23" />
| 32,695 || 18,530 || 51,225
|-
! 2023–2024<ref name="CDS2023-24" />
| 33,730 || 18,335 || 52,065
|}

In August 1841, the university first published its admission requirements for incoming freshmen. These criteria placed a strong emphasis on proficiency in [[ancient languages]], particularly [[Latin]] and Greek.<ref name="Hinsdale 1906" />{{rp|33}} Prospective students faced an examination process that assessed their knowledge across various subjects, including arithmetic, algebra, English grammar, geography, [[Latin literature]] (Virgil and Cicero's Select Orations), Greek literature (Jacob's or Felton's Greek Reader), [[Latin grammar]] (Andrews and Stoddard's), and Greek grammar (Sophocles's).

A decade later, the university made a significant change to its admission policy. In 1851, it introduced a more flexible approach by waiving the ancient language requirement for students not pursuing the traditional collegiate course and allowing admission without examination in classical languages for these students.<ref name="Hinsdale 1906" />{{rp|44}} This adjustment can be viewed as a prelude to [[scientific education]], signaling a gradual shift from the classical curriculum to a more diverse and modern academic offering.

In the early days of the university, the admission requirements varied across different departments, and most admissions were based on referrals. However, in 1863, a standardized [[entrance examination]] was introduced, establishing a single set of qualifications for admission to all academic and professional departments.<ref name="Hinsdale 1906" />{{rp|79}} The university administration at the time praised the implementation of this entrance examination, recognizing its contribution to enhancing the admission process.<ref name="Hinsdale 1906" />{{rp|44}} This entrance examination played a crucial role in the admission process throughout the 19th century until the introduction of nationwide [[standardized tests]].

====Affirmative action====
{{main|Affirmative action at the University of Michigan}}

In 2003, two lawsuits involving U-M's [[affirmative action in the United States|affirmative action]] admissions policy reached the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] (''[[Grutter v. Bollinger]]'' and ''[[Gratz v. Bollinger]]''). U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] publicly opposed the policy before the court issued a ruling.<ref>{{Cite news |date = January 15, 2003 |title = President Bush Discusses Michigan Affirmative Action Case |url = https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030115-7.html |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110305233331/http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030115-7.html |archive-date = March 5, 2011 |access-date = December 27, 2008 |publisher = Office of the Press Secretary, White House }}</ref> The court found that race may be considered as a factor in university admissions in all public universities and private universities that accept federal funding, but it ruled that a point system was unconstitutional. In the first case, the court upheld the Law School admissions policy, while in the second it ruled against the university's undergraduate admissions policy.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Grilliot |first1=Jeffrey |title=Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger. A case study |date=May 2007|journal=Leadership Studies Ed.D. Dissertations|url=https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=bgsu1174575216&disposition=inline}}</ref> The debate continued because in November 2006, Michigan voters passed [[Michigan Civil Rights Initiative|Proposal 2]], banning most affirmative action in university admissions. Under that law, race, gender, and national origin can no longer be considered in admissions.<ref name="Goodman 2007">{{Cite news |last = Goodman |first = David N. |date = January 11, 2007 |title = University of Michigan Drops Affirmative Action for Now |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/10/AR2007011002095.html |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110151213/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/10/AR2007011002095.html |archive-date = November 10, 2012 |access-date = January 12, 2007 |newspaper = The Washington Post |agency = Associated Press }}</ref> U-M and other organizations were granted a stay from implementation of the law soon after that referendum. This allowed time for proponents of affirmative action to decide legal and constitutional options in response to the initiative results. In April 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in ''[[Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action]]'' that Proposal 2 did not violate the U.S. Constitution. The admissions office states that it will attempt to achieve a diverse student body by looking at other factors, such as whether the student attended a disadvantaged school, and the level of education of the student's parents.<ref name="Goodman 2007" />

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===Undergraduate graduation and retention===

Among all first-time freshmen students who enrolled at the university in fall 2017, 82.0% graduated within four years (by August 31, 2021); 10.2% graduated in more than four years but in five years or less  (after August 31, 2021 and by August 31, 2022); 1.1% graduated in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2022 and by August 31, 2023).<ref name="CDS2023-24"/> The percentage of undergraduate students from the fall 2022 cohort returning in fall 2023 was 98.0% for full-time freshman students.<ref name="CDS2023-24"/>

===Majors and programs===

The university offers 133 undergraduate majors & degrees across the College of Engineering (18), College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (77), College of Pharmacy (1), Ford School of Public Policy (1), LSA Residential College (3), Marsal Family School of Education (3), Ross School of Business (1), School of Dentistry (1), School of Information (2), School of Kinesiology (3), School of Music, Theatre & Dance (16), School of Nursing (1), School of Public Health (2), Stamps School of Art & Design (2), and Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning (2). The most popular undergraduate majors, by 2021 graduates, were computer and information sciences (874), business administration and management (610), economics (542), behavioral neuroscience (319), mechanical engineering (316), experimental psychology (312).<ref>{{Cite web |title = University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |url = https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=University+of+Michigan&s=all&id=170976#programs |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230127152810/https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=University+of+Michigan&s=all&id=170976#programs |archive-date = January 27, 2023 |access-date = January 27, 2023 |website = nces.ed.gov |publisher = U.S. Dept of Education }}</ref>

The [[Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies]] offers more than 180 graduate degree programs in collaboration with fourteen other schools and colleges. Nineteen graduate and professional degree programs, including the [[juris doctor]], [[master of business administration]], [[doctor of dental surgery]], [[master of engineering]], [[doctor of engineering]], [[doctor of medicine]], and [[doctor of pharmacy]], are offered exclusively by the schools and colleges; Rackham does not oversee their administration. The university conferred 4,951 graduate degrees, and 709 first professional degrees in 2011–2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date = October 16, 2012 |title = Degrees Conferred by Degree Level & School/College |url = http://sitemaker.umich.edu/obpinfo/files/umaa_degreesummary_12.pdf |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130204162106/http://sitemaker.umich.edu/obpinfo/files/umaa_degreesummary_12.pdf |archive-date = February 4, 2013 |access-date = August 31, 2010 |publisher = University of Michigan Office of Budget & Planning |pages = 1–2 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year = 2009 |title = The University of Michigan – Degrees and Areas of Study |url = http://provost.umich.edu/college_portrait/2009/page2.html |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100608011640/http://www.provost.umich.edu/college_portrait/2009/page2.html |archive-date = June 8, 2010 |access-date = August 31, 2010 |publisher = U-M Provost's Office }}</ref>

===Employability===


The university is listed among the leading suppliers of undergraduate and graduate alumni to [[Silicon Valley]] tech firms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silicon Valley hires the most alumni of these 10 universities, and none of them are in the Ivy League |url=https://qz.com/967985/silicon-valley-companies-like-apple-aapl-hires-the-most-alumni-of-these-10-universities-and-none-of-them-are-in-the-ivy-league |website=qz.com |date=April 25, 2017 |access-date=July 2, 2024 }}</ref> In 2015, the university ranked 6th on the list of top feeder schools for [[Google]], which employed over 500 graduates at the time. The university ranked 10th on the list of top feeder schools for [[Meta Platforms|Meta]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Ronald Barba |title=Here Are the Top Feeder Schools You Should Attend If You Want a Job at Google, Apple, or Facebook |url=https://tech.co/news/top-feeder-schools-attend-want-job-google-apple-facebook-2015-01/ |website=tech.co |publisher=Marketing VF Ltd. |date=January 10, 2015 |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref> Google and Meta remain the university's first and second top employers in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Feeders to Tech and Silicon Valley (Updated 2024) |url=https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-tech |website=collegetransitions.com |date=July 13, 2021 |access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>

The university has ranked 3rd overall in [[investment banking]] [[Financial analyst|analyst]] placements, according to data from Terrain Analytics.{{cn|date=April 2025}} This ranking is based on 216 total hires of graduates from 2008 to 2023 who secured positions within the United States, including 74 placements at elite firms such as [[Goldman Sachs]], [[Morgan Stanley]], [[JPMorgan Chase]], [[Evercore]], and [[Centerview Partners]].{{cn|date=April 2025}} The ranking adjusts to 8th place when accounting for the size of the undergraduate population.{{cn|date=April 2025}} The university also ranked 3rd overall in recruiting for undergraduate [[management consulting]] jobs, with 102 graduates from 2014-2020 securing positions at the [[Big Three (management consultancies)|Big Three]] firms: [[McKinsey & Company|McKinsey]], [[Boston Consulting Group|BCG]], and [[Bain & Company|Bain]].{{cn|date=April 2025}}

In 2022, [[Michigan Ross]] ranked 11th among all business schools in the United States according to Poets & Quants, with its MBA graduates earning an average starting base salary of $165,000 and an average sign-on bonus of $30,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=MBA Salaries & Bonuses At The Top 30 U.S. Business Schools |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2023/01/25/mba-salaries-and-bonuses/ |website=poetsandquants.com |date=January 25, 2023 |access-date=July 2, 2024 }}</ref>

In academia, the university ranks among the five most common institutions for doctoral training, alongside [[UC Berkeley]], [[Harvard]], the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]], and [[Stanford]]. Together, these universities have trained one in eight tenure-track faculty members currently serving at institutions of higher learning across the nation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Michelle |title=Just 5 Universities Train Majority of Academics |url=https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/590235-Just-5-Universities-Train-Majority-of-Academics/ |website=laboratoryequipment.com |date=September 22, 2022 |access-date=July 31, 2024 }}</ref>

The [[U.S. Department of Education]] reports that as of June 2024, federally aided students who attended University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had a median annual income of $83,648 (based on 2020-2021 earnings adjusted to 2022 dollars) five years after graduation.<ref name="collegescorecard">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?170976-University-of-Michigan-Ann-Arbor |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=collegescorecard.ed.gov |publisher=U.S. Department of Education}}</ref> This figure exceeds both the midpoint for 4-year schools of $53,617 and the [[Personal income in the United States|U.S. real median personal income]] of $40,460 for the year 2021 adjusted to 2022 dollars.<ref name="collegescorecard" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Real Median Personal Income in the United States |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N |website=fred.stlouisfed.org |access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Federally aided bachelor's graduates from the university's largest program, computer and information science, which had over 950 students in the 2020-21 cohort, had a median annual income of $153,297 five years after graduation.<ref name="collegescorecard" />

According to data from the U.S. Department of Education, [[law degree|law]] tops the list of most valuable [[professional degree|first professional degrees]] offered by the university when ranked by earnings potential in 2022, with its federally aided students earning a median salary of $197,273 five years after graduation.<ref name="collegescorecard" /> [[dental degree|Dentistry]] ($158,677), [[bachelor of pharmacy|pharmacy]] ($142,224), and [[medical degree|medicine]] ($134,187) follow behind in that order.<ref name="collegescorecard" />

The fields of [[bachelor of business administration|business administration]] ($140,827), [[Bachelor of Economics|economics]] ($108,627), [[Bachelor of Mathematics|mathematics]] ($107,395), and [[statistics]] ($105,494) are among the bachelor's degree programs with the highest earning potential offered by the university.<ref name="collegescorecard" /> In 2022, the university's federally aided students in these programs were earning median salaries exceeding the $100,000 threshold five years after graduation.<ref name="collegescorecard" /> Additionally, various engineering disciplines such as [[computer engineering]] ($123,120), [[aerospace engineering|aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering]] ($113,025), [[industrial engineering]] ($109,239), [[electrical engineering|electrical, electronics and communications engineering]] ($109,107), [[mechanical engineering]] ($101,514), [[chemical engineering]] ($100,000) are among the top-earning majors.<ref name="collegescorecard" /> [[Bachelor of Computer Science|Computer sciences]] ($153,297) and [[information science]] ($125,257) also fall into this high-earning category.<ref name="collegescorecard" />

===Libraries and publications===
{{main|University of Michigan Library|University of Michigan Press}}

The [[University of Michigan Library|University of Michigan library system]] comprises nineteen individual libraries with twenty-four separate collections—roughly 13.3 million volumes as of 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Statistical Highlights 2011–2012 |url = http://www.lib.umich.edu/statistical-highlights |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130113013200/http://www.lib.umich.edu/statistical-highlights |archive-date = January 13, 2013 |access-date = March 5, 2013 |publisher = Regents of the University of Michigan }}</ref> The university was the original home of the [[JSTOR]] database, which contains about 750,000 digitized pages from the entire pre-1990 backfile of ten journals of history and economics, and has initiated a book digitization program in collaboration with [[Google]].<ref>{{Cite web |title = Michigan Digitization Project |url = http://www.lib.umich.edu/michigan-digitization-project |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100929020751/http://www.lib.umich.edu/michigan-digitization-project |archive-date = September 29, 2010 |access-date = October 2, 2010 |publisher = University of Michigan Library }}</ref> The [[University of Michigan Press]] is also a part of the library system.

Several academic journals are published at the university:
* The Law School publishes ''[[Michigan Law Review]]'' and six other [[law journal]]s: The ''[[Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law]]'', ''[[University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform]]'', ''[[Michigan Journal of Race & Law]]'', ''[[Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review]]'', ''Michigan Journal of International Law'', and ''[[Michigan Journal of Gender and Law]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Journals and Student Organizations |url = http://www.law.umich.edu/journalsandorgs/Pages/orgs.aspx |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130513090957/http://www.law.umich.edu/journalsandorgs/Pages/orgs.aspx |archive-date = May 13, 2013 |access-date = April 8, 2013 |publisher = The University of Michigan Law School }}</ref>
* The Ross School of Business publishes the ''[[Michigan Journal of Business]]''.
* Several undergraduate journals are also published at the university, including the ''Michigan Journal of Political Science'', ''Michigan Journal of History'', ''University of Michigan Undergraduate Research Journal'', the ''Michigan Journal of International Affairs'', and the ''Michigan Journal of Asian Studies''.

===Reputation and rankings===

{{Infobox US university ranking
<!-- U.S. rankings -->| Forbes = 29
| THE_WSJ = 22
| USNWR_NU = 21 (tie)
| Wamo_NU = 18
| THES_W = 22 (tie)
| QS_W = 44
| USNWR_W = 19 (tie)
| ARWU_W = 30
}}

The University of Michigan is a large, four-year, residential research university accredited by the [[Higher Learning Commission]].<ref name="Carnegie">{{Cite web |title = Carnegie Classifications – University of Michigan |url = http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=170976 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180913074027/http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=170976 |archive-date = September 13, 2018 |access-date = July 22, 2010 |publisher = Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title = U-M Accreditation 2010 |url = http://www.accreditation.umich.edu/ |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100723184740/http://www.accreditation.umich.edu/ |archive-date = July 23, 2010 |access-date = July 22, 2010 |publisher = University of Michigan }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title = Directory of HLC Institutions – University of Michigan |url = http://ncahlc.org/component/option,com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,184/instid,1368/lang,en/ |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110101105139/http://ncahlc.org/component/option%2Ccom_directory/Action%2CShowBasic/Itemid%2C184/instid%2C1368/lang%2Cen/ |archive-date = January 1, 2011 |access-date = May 5, 2013 |publisher = The Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools }}</ref> The four-year, full-time undergraduate program comprises the majority of enrollments and emphasizes instruction in the arts, sciences, and professions with a high level of coexistence between graduate and undergraduate programs. The university has "very high" research activity and the comprehensive graduate program offers doctoral degrees in the humanities, social sciences, and [[STEM fields]] as well as professional degrees in medicine, law, and dentistry.<ref name="Carnegie" /> The university has been included on [[Richard Moll (author)|Richard Moll]]'s list of [[Public Ivies]].<ref>{{Cite book |last = Moll |first = Richard |title = The Public Ivys: America's Flagship Undergraduate Colleges |publisher = Viking Adult |year = 1985 |isbn = 0-670-58205-0 |location = New York |page = 61 }}</ref>

====National rankings====

The 2021 ''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Colleges report ranked the university 3rd among public universities in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title = Top Public Universities |url = https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171102072710/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public |archive-date = November 2, 2017 |access-date = January 18, 2021 |website = U.S. News & World Report }}</ref> Michigan was ranked 6th in the 2021 ''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title = 2021 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs Rankings |url = https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211201005433/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate |archive-date = December 1, 2021 |website = U.S. News & World Report }}</ref> Michigan was ranked 3rd in the 2021 ''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title = 2021 Best Undergraduate Business Programs Rankings |url = https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170223063315/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall |archive-date = February 23, 2017 |access-date = January 18, 2021 |website = U.S. News & World Report }}</ref> The 2020 ''Princeton Review'' College Hopes & Worries Survey ranked Michigan as the No. 9 "Dream College" among students and the No. 7 "Dream College" among parents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 College Hopes & Worries Press Release {{!}} The Princeton Review |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/press/college-hopes-worries-press-release |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007224857/https://www.princetonreview.com/press/college-hopes-worries-press-release |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |access-date=January 18, 2021 |website=www.princetonreview.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%; width: 600px; text-align: left"
|-
! colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=white}}"| National Institution Rankings
|-
! Institution
! 
! Rank
! Year
! Change<br>(Y/Y)
! Source<ref>{{Cite magazine |title = University of Michigan – Ann Arbor – U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings |url = https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-170976/overall-rankings |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200503024500/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-170976/overall-rankings |archive-date = May 3, 2020 |access-date = September 28, 2020 |magazine = U.S. News & World Report }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title = University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Rankings |url = https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-9092/overall-rankings |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210429171325/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-9092/overall-rankings |archive-date = April 29, 2021 |access-date = May 1, 2021 |magazine = U.S. News & World Report }}</ref>
|-
! colspan="6"| Undergraduate
|-
| rowspan="4"| University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
! style="text-align: left" | Best National Universities
! style="text-align: left" | 21
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{nochange}}
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| ''Dream'' College Among Students
| 5
| 2024
| {{increase}} 4
| [[Princeton Review|Princeton <br>Review]]
|-
| ''Dream'' College Among Parents
| 6
| 2024
| {{increase}} 2
| [[Princeton Review|Princeton <br>Review]]
|-
| Undergraduate Research/<br>Creative Projects
| =5
| {{dash}}
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| rowspan="1"| Stephen M. Ross School of Business
| Undergraduate Business
| 4
| {{dash}}
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| rowspan="1"| College of Engineering
| Undergraduate Engineering
| =5
| {{dash}}
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| rowspan="1"| School of Nursing
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing
| =7
| {{dash}}
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| rowspan="1"| College of Literature, Science, and<br>the Arts
| Undergraduate Psychology
| =3
| {{dash}}
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
! colspan="6"| Graduate
|-
| rowspan="12"| [[University of Michigan College of Engineering|College of Engineering]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Engineering Schools
! style="text-align: left" | =9
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{decrease}} 2
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Aerospace Engineering
| 6
| 2024
| {{increase}} 1
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Biomedical Engineering
| =10
| 2024
| {{decrease}} 1
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Chemical Engineering
| =7
| 2024
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Civil Engineering
| =5
| 2024
| {{nochange}}
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Computer Engineering
| =6
| 2024
| {{increase}} 1
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Electrical Engineering
| =7
| 2024
| {{decrease}} 3
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Environmental Engineering
| =2
| 2024
| {{nochange}}
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Industrial Engineering
| 2
| 2024
| {{nochange}}
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Materials Engineering
| =8
| 2024
| {{decrease}} 1
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Mechanical Engineering
| =6
| 2024
| {{decrease}} 1
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Nuclear Engineering
| 1
| 2024
| {{nochange}}
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| [[School for Environment and Sustainability]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Colleges for Environmental Science in America
! style="text-align: left" | 7
! style="text-align: left" | 2025
! style="text-align: left" | 
! style="text-align: left" | [[Niche (company)|Niche]]
|-
| [[Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Public Affairs Programs
! style="text-align: left" | =4
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{nochange}}
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| [[University of Michigan School of Information|School of Information]]
| Best Library and<br>Information Studies Programs
| =6
| 2021
| 
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| [[University of Michigan School of Kinesiology|School of Kinesiology]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Colleges for Kinesiology and Physical Therapy in America
! style="text-align: left" | 4
! style="text-align: left" | 2025
! style="text-align: left" | 
! style="text-align: left" | [[Niche (company)|Niche]]
|-
| [[University of Michigan School of Education|Marsal Family School of Education]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Education Schools
! style="text-align: left" | =3
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{decrease}} 2
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[University of Michigan School of Public Health|School of Public Health]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Public Health Schools
! style="text-align: left" | =5
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{nochange}}
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Biostatistics
| 4
| 2022
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Health Care Management
| =3
| 2023
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| rowspan="12"| [[College of Literature, Science, and the Arts|College of Literature, Science, and<br>the Arts]]
| Biological Sciences
| =23
| 2022
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Chemistry
| =14
| 2023
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Earth Sciences
| =9
| 2023
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Economics
| =12
| 2022
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| English
| =8
| 2021
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| History
| =2
| 2021
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Mathematics
| 11
| 2023
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Physics
| =13
| 2023
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Political Science
| =4
| 2021
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Psychology
| =3
| 2022
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Sociology
| =2
| 2021
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Statistics
| =7
| 2022
|
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| [[University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance|School of Music, Theatre & Dance]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Colleges for Music in America
! style="text-align: left" | 15
! style="text-align: left" | 2025
! style="text-align: left" | 
! style="text-align: left" | [[Niche (company)|Niche]]
|-
| [[University of Michigan School of Social Work|School of Social Work]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Schools for Social Work
! style="text-align: left" | 1
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{nochange}}
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| [[Stamps School of Art & Design]]
| Best Art Schools
| =8
| 2020
| 
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Stephen M. Ross School of Business|Stephen M. Ross School of<br>Business]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best B-Schools
! style="text-align: left" | 8
! style="text-align: left" | 2024–25
! style="text-align: left" | {{increase}} 1
! style="text-align: left" | [[Bloomberg Businessweek|Bloomberg <br>Businessweek]]
|-
! style="text-align: left" | Best Business Schools
! style="text-align: left" | =12
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{decrease}} 4
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Part-time MBA
| 6
| 2024
| {{increase}} 1
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
! colspan="6"| Professional
|-
| [[University of Michigan School of Dentistry|School of Dentistry]]
! style="text-align: left" | Top Colleges for Dental Studies in America
! style="text-align: left" | 3
! style="text-align: left" | 2025
! style="text-align: left" | 
! style="text-align: left" | [[Niche (company)|Niche]]
|-
| [[University of Michigan Law School|Law School]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Law Schools
! style="text-align: left" | =9
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{increase}} 1
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[University of Michigan Medical School|Medical School]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Medical Schools: Research
! style="text-align: left" | Unranked{{efn|name=fn1|School declined to fill out the U.S. News statistical survey.}}
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | 
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
! style="text-align: left" | Best Medical Schools: Primary Care
! style="text-align: left" | Unranked{{efn|name=fn1|School declined to fill out the U.S. News statistical survey.}}
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | 
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| School of Nursing
! style="text-align: left" | Best Nursing Schools: Master's
! style="text-align: left" | 7
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{increase}} 1
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
! style="text-align: left" | Best Nursing Schools: Doctor of<br>Nursing Practice
! style="text-align: left" | =8
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{decrease}} 2
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Midwifery
| =6
| 2024
| {{decrease}} 4
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| [[University of Michigan College of Pharmacy|College of Pharmacy]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Pharmacy Schools
! style="text-align: left" | =2
! style="text-align: left" | 2024
! style="text-align: left" | {{increase}} 1
! style="text-align: left" | [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| [[Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning]]
! style="text-align: left" | Best Colleges for Architecture In America
! style="text-align: left" | 28
! style="text-align: left" | 2025
! style="text-align: left" | 
! style="text-align: left" | [[Niche (company)|Niche]]
|-
! colspan="6"| Other
|-
| rowspan="5"| University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
| Top Public Schools
| 3
| 2025
| {{nochange}}
| [[U.S. News & World Report|U.S. News]]
|-
| Public Universities
| 1
| 2022
|
| [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|THE]]
|-
| Top 25 Public Colleges
| 4
| 2023
|
| [[Forbes]]
|-
| Top Public Universities In America
| 2
| 2025
| {{nochange}}
| [[Niche (company)|Niche]]
|}

====World rankings====

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor was ranked 26th among world universities in 2023 by the [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]], based on the number of alumni or staff as [[Nobel laureates]] and [[Fields Medalists]], the number of highly cited researchers, the number of papers published in [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] and [[Science (journal)|Science]], the number of papers indexed in the [[Science Citation Index Expanded]] and [[Social Sciences Citation Index]], and the per capita academic performance of the institution.

The 2024 edition of the [[CWUR|CWUR Rankings]] ranked the university 13th nationally and 16th globally, with an overall score of 89.1, taking into account all four areas evaluated by CWUR: education, employability, faculty, and research.<ref name="cwur2024">{{Cite web |title=GLOBAL 2000 LIST BY THE CENTER FOR WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS |url=https://cwur.org/2024.php |access-date=June 11, 2024 |website=cwur.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings 2022–23 {{!}} Global 2000 List {{!}} CWUR |url=https://cwur.org/2022-23.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012034200/https://cwur.org/2020-21.php |archive-date=October 12, 2021 |access-date=July 17, 2022 |website=cwur.org |language=en}}</ref> The university excels in research (ranked 9th globally), measured by the total number of research papers (10% weight), the number of research papers appearing in top-tier journals (10% weight), the number of research papers appearing in highly-influential journals (10% weight), and the number of highly-cited research papers (10% weight).<ref name="cwur2024"/> However, its ranking in the faculty category is relatively lower at 63rd globally. This metric evaluates the number of faculty members who have received prestigious academic distinctions (10% weight).<ref name="cwur2024"/> The university's employability ranking is 42nd globally, based on the professional success of the university's alumni, measured relative to the institution's size (25% weight).<ref name="cwur2024"/> In the education category, the university is ranked 35th globally. This metric assesses the academic success of the university's alumni, measured relative to the institution's size (25% weight).<ref name="cwur2024"/>

In the 2025 [[QS World University Rankings]], University of Michigan-Ann Arbor was ranked 44th in the world, its lowest position in 10 years, with an overall score of 79.<ref name="2025qs">{{cite web |title=QS Top Universities – University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-michigan-ann-arbor |access-date=June 6, 2024 |publisher=QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dodge |first=Samuel |date=2024-06-06 |title=University of Michigan falls to lowest-ever world university ranking, but still in top 50 |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/06/university-of-michigan-falls-to-lowest-ever-world-university-ranking-but-still-in-top-50.html |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=[[MLive Media Group]] |language=en}}</ref> The university excels in academic reputation (97.9), international research network (95.8), employment outcomes (94.5), and employer reputation (92.1), indicating a strong academic standing and industry recognition. However, it lags in areas like international faculty ratio (65.5), sustainability (62.2), citations per faculty (47.6), and international students ratio (39.2). The faculty-student ratio (80.3) is decent but could be improved.<ref name="2025qs"/>

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World University Rankings
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! Institution
! 
! Rank
! Year
! Change<br>(Y/Y)
! Change<br>(5 Yr.)
! Source<ref>{{Cite magazine |title = University of Michigan—Ann Arbor – U.S. News Best Global University Rankings |url = https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-170976 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210429174953/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-170976 |archive-date = April 29, 2021 |access-date = May 3, 2021 |magazine = U.S. News & World Report }}</ref>
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| rowspan="6"| University of Michigan—Ann Arbor
| '''Academic Ranking of<br>World Universities'''
| '''30'''
| 2024
| {{decrease}} 4
| {{decrease}} 10
| [[ARWU|ShanghaiRanking]]
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| '''Best Global Universities'''
| '''19'''
| 2022–23
|
|
| U.S. News
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| '''Top Global Universities'''
| '''44'''
| 2025
| {{decrease}} 11
| {{decrease}} 23
| QS
|-
| '''World University Rankings'''
| '''23'''
| 2024
| {{nochange}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| THE
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| World Reputation Rankings
| 18
| 2023
| {{nochange}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| THE
|-
| '''World University Rankings'''
| '''16'''
| 2024
| {{nochange}}
| {{nochange}}
| [[CWUR]]
|}
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! colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=white}}" |
World Rankings by Subject
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! Institution
! 
! Rank
! Year
! Change<br>(Y/Y)
! Source
|-
| School of Dentistry
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences
| 1
| 2023
|
| [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|ShanghaiRanking]]
|-
| rowspan="32"| College of Engineering
|-
| Aerospace Engineering
| 6
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Automation & Control
| 12
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
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| Biomedical Engineering
| 36
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Biotechnology
| 51–75
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Chemical Engineering
| 94
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 101–150
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Civil Engineering
| 46
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 51–75
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Computer Science
| 18
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 41
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| Computer Science & Engineering
| 51–75
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Electrical and<br>Electronic Engineering
| 105
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 51–75
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Energy and Fuels
| 76
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Energy Science & Engineering
| 76–100
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Engineering
| 21
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 19
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| Environmental Science & Engineering
| 51–75
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Instruments Science & Technology
| 201–300
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Materials Science
| 44
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Materials Science & Engineering
| 46
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Mechanical Engineering
| 36
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 76–100
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Metallurgical Engineering
| 34
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
| 87
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 101–150
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Optics
| 57
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Remote Sensing
| 51–75
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Space Science
| 25
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Telecommunication Engineering
| 201–300
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Transportation Science & Technology
| 14
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| School for Environment and<br>Sustainability
| Environment/Ecology
| 35
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| rowspan="2"| Gerald R. Ford School of<br>Public Policy
| Political Sciences
| 9
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Public Administration
| 101–150
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| School of Information
| Library & Information Science
| 42
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2" | Law School
| rowspan="2"| Law
| 9
| 2023
| 
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| 26
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| rowspan="33"| College of Literature, Science, and<br>the Arts
|-
| Agricultural Sciences
| 201–300
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Arts & Humanities
| 10
|
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 18
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| Atmospheric Science
| 51–75
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Biological Sciences
| 44
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Biology & Biochemistry
| 17
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Biotechnology and<br>Applied Microbiology
| 56
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| rowspan="2"| Chemistry
| 46
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 76–100
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Communication
| 6
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Condensed Matter Physics
| 85
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Earth Sciences
| 51–75
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Ecology
| 51–75
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Economics
| 23
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Geography
| 151–200
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Geosciences
| 67
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Human Biological Sciences
| 44
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Life sciences
| 29
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| rowspan="2"| Mathematics
| 21
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 30
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Oceanography
| 101–150
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Physical Chemistry
| 84
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Physical sciences
| 23
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| rowspan="2"| Physics
| 25
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 24
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Plant and Animal Science
| 93
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| rowspan="1"| Psychiatry/Psychology
| 13
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| rowspan="2"| Psychology
| 11
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| 11
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Social sciences
| 9
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| Sociology
| 4
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Statistics
| 16
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Marsal Family School of Education
| rowspan="2"| Education
| 8
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| 1
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="17"| Medical School
|-
| Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
| 18
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Cell Biology
| 26
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| rowspan="2"| Clinical Medicine
| 12
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 36
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Clinical and Health
| 21
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| Endocrinology and Metabolism
| 23
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology
| 22
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Immunology
| 31
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Infectious Diseases
| 12
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Medical Technology
| 31
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Microbiology
| 43
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Molecular Biology & Genetics
| 15
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Neuroscience & Behavior
| 40
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Oncology
| 15
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and<br>Medical Imaging
| 37
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Surgery
| 11
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| School of Nursing
| Nursing
| 32
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| College of Pharmacy
| Pharmacology & Toxicology
| 27
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
| 42
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="4"| School of Public Health
|-
| Public, Environmental and<br>Occupational Health
| 22
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| Public Health
| 12
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Social Sciences & Public Health
| 6
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| rowspan="7"| Stephen M. Ross School of<br>Business
|-
| Business Administration
| 50
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| rowspan="2"| Economics & Business
| 13
| {{dash}}
|
| U.S. News
|-
| 20
| {{dash}}
|
| THE
|-
| Global MBA
| 26
| 2023
| {{decrease}} 2
| [[Financial Times]]
|-
| Finance
| 34
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|-
| Management
| 7
| 2023
|
| ShanghaiRanking
|}