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#6 Best Public Universities in Michigan

WSU Comparisons

Detroit, Michigan

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Compare with Michigan Public Colleges

M
University of Michigan

$4,403 higher in-state tuition
64% lower acceptance rate


S
Michigan State University

$3,155 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


G
Grand Valley State University

$2,135 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


C
Central Michigan University

$1,247 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Dearborn

$2,051 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


O
Oakland University

$2,201 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


W
Western Michigan University

$2,705 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Michigan University

$2,707 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


F
Ferris State University

$1,031 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


M
Michigan Technological University

$5,581 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


S
Saginaw Valley State University

$253 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Flint

$897 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


L
Lake Superior State University

$1,475 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Michigan Private Colleges

H
Hope College

$27,497 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


C
Calvin University

$25,877 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


D
University of Detroit Mercy

$19,807 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


K
Kettering University

$33,887 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
Cornerstone University

$15,807 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


A
Aquinas College

$25,227 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

K
University of Kentucky

$644 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$4,579 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Illinois at Chicago

$1,315 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


W
West Virginia University

$2,845 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


B
Ball State University

$3,805 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


I
Illinois State University

$427 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$139 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$1,253 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Kent

$181 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


B
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

$882 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Brockport

$5,423 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

$3,252 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


T
University of Toledo

$2,208 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


S
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

$2,923 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


F
Frostburg State University

$5,383 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oswego

$5,423 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


Y
Youngstown State University

$1,770 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


F
SUNY at Fredonia

$5,423 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


P
Penn State Altoona

$2,895 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


W
Wright State University Main Campus

$1,355 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Erie Behrend College

$2,895 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

$1,167 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$5,001 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Bradford

$1,167 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Shenango

$1,075 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Greater Allegheny

$1,331 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State New Kensington

$1,331 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

$1,167 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Beaver

$1,331 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Mont Alto

$1,331 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Dubois

$1,331 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus

$1,331 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

L
Loyola University Chicago

$37,777 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


D
DePaul University

$31,172 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


X
Xavier University

$35,402 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


V
Valparaiso University

$32,643 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


L
Lewis University

$25,099 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


A
Alfred University

$25,777 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


C
Carthage College

$24,007 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


E
Elmhurst College

$28,765 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


N
North Central College

$31,621 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


S
Shenandoah University

$22,121 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


R
Robert Morris University

$20,867 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


S
Susquehanna University

$44,107 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


H
Holy Cross College

$21,607 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgetown College

$28,527 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


T
Trine University

$22,507 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$21,931 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


S
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

$41,057 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


H
Hanover College

$29,510 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


B
Baldwin Wallace College

$24,845 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


T
Taylor University

$25,647 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


G
Gannon University

$24,372 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


S
Saint John Fisher College

$26,073 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mount Union

$22,507 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


N
Niagara University

$23,607 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


I
Illinois Wesleyan University

$43,007 higher in-state tuition
37% lower acceptance rate


B
Bellarmine University

$32,697 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Bonaventure University

$26,457 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


C
Carroll University

$23,907 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


W
Westminster College

$26,267 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Mary's College

$37,857 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


C
Canisius College

$18,607 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


W
Wabash College

$35,707 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


C
Chatham University

$29,757 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


S
Saint Francis University

$28,527 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


M
Marietta College

$25,259 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


A
Ashland University

$15,227 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


T
Transylvania University

$30,667 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


L
Lycoming College

$34,227 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$24,107 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


E
Elmira College

$23,659 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


B
Benedictine University

$20,207 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


W
Wittenberg University

$31,163 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


P
Point Park University

$23,747 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


C
Cardinal Stritch University

$22,251 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


W
Washington & Jefferson College

$15,112 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


F
The University of Findlay

$25,683 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


L
La Roche College

$19,467 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


W
Walsh University

$20,287 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


J
Juniata College

$42,829 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

K
Kennesaw State University

$8,415 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


T
Texas Tech University

$3,558 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia State University

$5,335 lower in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


A
Appalachian State University

$8,251 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


T
Towson University

$5,111 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


C
University of California Riverside

$659 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


F
Florida International University

$7,772 lower in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


W
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

$4,777 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


R
University of Rhode Island

$1,623 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Commonwealth University

$357 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


M
Montana State University

$6,437 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


P
Portland State University

$3,178 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


K
Kansas State University

$2,529 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
California State Polytechnic University Pomona

$6,751 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$8,071 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


N
University of Nevada Reno

$4,617 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


W
Wichita State University

$5,246 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


L
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

$7,086 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate