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#5 Best Public Universities in Michigan

WSU Comparisons

Detroit, Michigan

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Compare with Michigan Public Colleges

M
University of Michigan

$3,471 higher in-state tuition
57% lower acceptance rate


S
Michigan State University

$2,259 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


G
Grand Valley State University

$1,019 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


C
Central Michigan University

$267 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Dearborn

$987 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


O
Oakland University

$1,543 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Michigan University

$1,590 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Michigan University

$1,567 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


F
Ferris State University

$143 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


M
Michigan Technological University

$4,363 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


S
Saginaw Valley State University

$1,368 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Flint

$315 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


L
Lake Superior State University

$507 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Michigan Private Colleges

H
Hope College

$25,057 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


D
University of Detroit Mercy

$18,125 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


A
Andrews University

$18,531 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


C
Cornerstone University

$14,647 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

K
University of Kentucky

$1,437 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$5,249 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


I
University of Illinois at Chicago

$1,963 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


W
West Virginia University

$3,573 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


B
Ball State University

$4,499 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


I
Illinois State University

$1,093 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$609 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$419 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Kent

$629 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


B
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

$1,661 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Brockport

$5,863 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

$3,961 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


T
University of Toledo

$2,948 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Kentucky University

$2,725 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


S
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

$3,363 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


G
SUNY at Geneseo

$5,863 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


A
University of Akron Main Campus

$2,836 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


F
Frostburg State University

$5,959 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oswego

$5,863 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

$5,118 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


F
SUNY at Fredonia

$5,863 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Altoona

$2,455 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Erie Behrend College

$2,455 higher in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

$727 higher in-state tuition
22% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$5,659 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Greater Allegheny

$891 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State New Kensington

$891 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

$727 higher in-state tuition
23% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Beaver

$891 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Mont Alto

$891 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Dubois

$891 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus

$891 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

D
DePaul University

$29,256 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


X
Xavier University

$31,837 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


B
Butler University

$30,537 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


D
Duquesne University

$32,443 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


L
Lewis University

$23,387 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


A
Alfred University

$23,511 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


J
John Carroll University

$32,557 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


C
Carthage College

$21,567 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


E
Elmhurst College

$26,929 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


N
North Central College

$29,933 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


S
Shenandoah University

$20,857 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


R
Robert Morris University

$19,457 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


B
Bridgewater College

$25,867 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


A
Anderson University

$20,137 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


S
Susquehanna University

$41,507 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


G
Georgetown College

$27,677 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


T
Trine University

$21,397 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$20,891 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


S
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

$40,617 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


H
Hanover College

$27,748 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


B
Baldwin Wallace College

$23,317 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


T
Taylor University

$24,243 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


G
Gannon University

$22,687 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint John Fisher College

$23,815 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio Northern University

$22,547 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


N
Niagara University

$22,467 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


I
Illinois Wesleyan University

$40,677 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


B
Bellarmine University

$31,107 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Bonaventure University

$24,687 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


C
Carroll University

$22,427 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


W
Westminster College

$25,067 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Mary's College

$35,947 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


O
Ohio Wesleyan University

$36,329 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


C
Canisius College

$17,247 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


W
Wabash College

$33,667 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


C
Chatham University

$27,692 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


G
Goshen College

$23,727 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Francis University

$26,887 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


L
Lake Forest College

$39,067 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


A
Ashland University

$10,067 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


S
University of St Francis

$23,067 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


L
Lycoming College

$31,611 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


H
Houghton College

$2,967 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


D
D'Youville College

$17,047 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


E
Elmira College

$22,337 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


B
Benedictine University

$19,767 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


P
Point Park University

$21,947 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


C
Cardinal Stritch University

$21,811 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


W
Washington & Jefferson College

$36,679 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

K
Kennesaw State University

$8,855 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


T
Texas Tech University

$3,998 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia State University

$5,775 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


S
San Jose State University

$7,191 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


C
California State University Long Beach

$7,191 lower in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


A
Appalachian State University

$8,691 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Texas

$4,638 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


O
Old Dominion University

$5,694 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


C
University of California Riverside

$1,369 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


F
Florida International University

$8,212 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Texas at Arlington

$3,727 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


W
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

$5,217 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


R
University of Rhode Island

$653 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
Mississippi State University

$3,685 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


P
Portland State University

$3,933 lower in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Colorado Denver

$4,197 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


C
California State Polytechnic University Pomona

$7,191 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$8,511 lower in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


N
University of Nevada Reno

$4,800 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


O
Oklahoma State University Main Campus

$7,516 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


N
University of New Mexico Main Campus

$6,130 lower in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


W
Wichita State University

$6,085 lower in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate