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#9 Best Public Universities in Michigan

WMU Comparisons

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Frequently Compared

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Compare with Michigan Public Colleges

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Michigan State University

$450 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


G
Grand Valley State University

$570 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


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Wayne State University

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


C
Central Michigan University

$1,458 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Dearborn

$654 lower in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


O
Oakland University

$504 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


E
Eastern Michigan University

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


F
Ferris State University

$1,674 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


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Northern Michigan University

$2,790 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


M
Michigan Technological University

$2,876 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


S
Saginaw Valley State University

$2,958 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Flint

$1,808 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


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Lake Superior State University

$1,230 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Michigan Private Colleges

D
University of Detroit Mercy

$17,102 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


A
Albion College

$40,028 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


S
Spring Arbor University

$16,742 higher in-state tuition
48% lower acceptance rate


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Northwood University Michigan

$16,202 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


C
Cornerstone University

$13,102 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


A
Aquinas College

$22,522 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


C
Cleary University

$8,094 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


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Kuyper College

$11,192 higher in-state tuition
51% lower acceptance rate


B
Baker College of Flint

$2,738 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

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University of Kentucky

$3,349 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


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West Virginia University

$5,550 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


B
Ball State University

$6,510 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


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Illinois State University

$3,132 lower in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$2,566 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


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Northern Illinois University

$5,408 lower in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$1,452 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Kent

$2,524 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


B
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

$3,587 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

$5,957 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Buffalo

$8,128 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


S
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

$7,482 lower in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


A
University of Akron Main Campus

$4,799 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

$5,622 lower in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

$7,149 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


N
University of Northern Iowa

$6,802 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


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Youngstown State University

$4,475 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


F
SUNY at Fredonia

$8,128 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


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University of Illinois at Springfield

$5,553 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


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Winona State University

$6,810 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University South Bend

$7,706 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Kentucky University

$5,368 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


S
University of Southern Indiana

$6,447 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


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Wright State University Main Campus

$4,060 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Missouri St Louis

$1,758 lower in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


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PennWest Edinboro

$7,482 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


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Indiana University Northwest

$7,706 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Southeast

$7,706 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$7,706 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Kokomo

$7,706 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


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Penn State Shenango

$1,630 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Greater Allegheny

$1,374 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State New Kensington

$1,374 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

$1,538 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus

$1,374 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

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Lewis University

$22,394 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Indianapolis

$19,218 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


C
Carthage College

$21,302 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


E
Elmhurst College

$26,060 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


N
North Central College

$28,916 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


R
Robert Morris University

$18,162 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


A
Anderson University

$19,392 higher in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana Wesleyan University

$15,970 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgetown College

$25,822 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


T
Trine University

$19,802 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$19,226 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


S
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

$38,352 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$26,100 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


H
Hanover College

$26,805 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


C
Coe College

$37,028 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


B
Baldwin Wallace College

$22,140 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


G
Gannon University

$21,667 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


N
North Park University

$19,487 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


M
Millikin University

$27,580 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mount Union

$19,802 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


N
Niagara University

$20,902 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


B
Bellarmine University

$29,992 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


C
Carroll University

$21,202 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


W
Westminster College

$23,562 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


C
University of Charleston

$17,144 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


D
University of Dubuque

$23,062 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


C
Chatham University

$27,052 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


M
McKendree University

$17,462 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


B
Bethel College Mishawaka

$17,542 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Ambrose University

$20,120 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


A
Ashland University

$12,522 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


S
University of St Francis

$21,802 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


T
Transylvania University

$27,962 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$21,402 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


H
Heidelberg University

$17,702 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


D
D'Youville College

$17,202 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


B
Benedictine University

$17,502 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


W
Wittenberg University

$28,458 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


P
Point Park University

$21,042 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


I
Illinois College

$21,672 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


C
Cardinal Stritch University

$19,546 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


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Washington & Jefferson College

$12,407 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


F
The University of Findlay

$22,978 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


M
Monmouth College

$28,122 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


L
La Roche College

$16,762 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


C
Concordia University Chicago

$20,002 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


W
Walsh University

$17,582 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


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Quincy University

$20,542 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


R
Ripon College

$35,202 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

F
Florida Atlantic University

$12,676 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


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Washington State University

$4,222 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


F
Florida Gulf Coast University

$11,007 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Texas

$6,879 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


B
Boise State University

$9,257 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Texas at Arlington

$5,992 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Florida

$10,917 lower in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


N
University of Nevada Las Vegas

$6,844 lower in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Mississippi

$5,946 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


M
Montclair State University

$1,488 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


A
University of Arkansas

$7,532 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


M
Middle Tennessee State University

$7,662 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Colorado Denver

$6,102 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


M
Missouri State University Springfield

$7,386 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Georgia

$11,108 lower in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


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Kennesaw State University

$10,748 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate