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#7 Best Public Universities in Michigan

WMU Comparisons

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Compare with Michigan Public Colleges

M
University of Michigan

$1,881 higher in-state tuition
67% lower acceptance rate


S
Michigan State University

$669 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


G
Grand Valley State University

$571 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


W
Wayne State University

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


C
Central Michigan University

$1,323 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Dearborn

$603 lower in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


O
Oakland University

$47 lower in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Michigan University

$23 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


F
Ferris State University

$1,447 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Michigan University

$2,727 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


M
Michigan Technological University

$2,773 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


S
Saginaw Valley State University

$2,958 lower in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Michigan Flint

$1,905 lower in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


L
Lake Superior State University

$1,083 lower in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Michigan Private Colleges

A
Adrian College

$23,798 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


D
University of Detroit Mercy

$16,535 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


A
Albion College

$39,887 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


N
Northwood University Michigan

$15,497 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


C
Cornerstone University

$13,057 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


A
Aquinas College

$21,957 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


C
Cleary University

$7,756 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


K
Kuyper College

$10,847 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

K
University of Kentucky

$3,027 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


W
West Virginia University

$5,163 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


B
Ball State University

$6,089 lower in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


I
Illinois State University

$2,683 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$2,199 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


N
Northern Illinois University

$4,733 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$1,171 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


K
Kent State University at Kent

$2,219 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


B
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

$3,251 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

$5,551 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


T
University of Toledo

$4,538 lower in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Kentucky University

$4,315 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Buffalo

$7,453 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


S
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

$6,807 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


A
University of Akron Main Campus

$4,426 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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


I
Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

$6,708 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


Y
Youngstown State University

$4,113 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Illinois at Springfield

$4,878 lower in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


W
Winona State University

$6,135 lower in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University South Bend

$7,249 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Kentucky University

$4,979 lower in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


S
University of Southern Indiana

$5,428 lower in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


W
Wright State University Main Campus

$3,709 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Missouri St Louis

$2,830 lower in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


P
PennWest Edinboro

$6,807 lower in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Northwest

$7,249 lower in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Southeast

$7,249 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$7,249 lower in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Kokomo

$7,249 lower in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State New Kensington

$699 lower in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


P
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

$863 lower in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Beaver

$699 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


P
Penn State Fayette Eberly Campus

$699 lower in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


P
Purdue University Northwest

$7,150 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

B
Bradley University

$22,857 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


L
Lewis University

$21,797 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


A
Aurora University

$12,677 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Indianapolis

$18,729 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


C
Carthage College

$19,977 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


E
Elmhurst College

$25,339 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


N
North Central College

$28,343 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


R
Robert Morris University

$17,867 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


A
Anderson University

$18,547 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana Wesleyan University

$15,161 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


G
Georgetown College

$26,087 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


T
Trine University

$19,807 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$19,301 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


S
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

$39,027 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$25,377 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


H
Hanover College

$26,158 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


G
Gannon University

$21,097 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


N
North Park University

$18,827 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


M
Millikin University

$26,217 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Mount Union

$18,877 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


N
Niagara University

$20,877 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


B
Bellarmine University

$29,517 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


W
Westminster College

$23,477 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


C
University of Charleston

$16,877 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


C
Chatham University

$26,102 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


M
McKendree University

$17,497 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


G
Goshen College

$22,137 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Ambrose University

$19,767 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


A
Ashland University

$8,477 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


S
University of St Francis

$21,477 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$21,113 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


H
Heidelberg University

$18,377 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


D
D'Youville College

$15,457 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


B
Benedictine University

$18,177 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


P
Point Park University

$20,357 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
Cardinal Stritch University

$20,221 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


W
Washington & Jefferson College

$35,089 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


F
The University of Findlay

$21,713 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


V
Viterbo University

$15,877 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


M
Monmouth College

$27,541 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


L
La Roche College

$16,811 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


C
Concordia University Chicago

$19,421 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


Q
Quincy University

$17,417 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


R
Ripon College

$34,777 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


S
Seton Hill University

$25,151 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


H
Huntington University

$13,391 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


T
Thiel College

$19,097 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


G
Grace College and Theological Seminary

$13,625 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


A
Augustana College

$33,243 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

W
Washington State University

$3,815 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


B
Boise State University

$8,991 lower in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


T
Towson University

$7,285 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Memphis

$6,171 lower in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


T
The University of Texas at San Antonio

$8,572 lower in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Florida

$10,242 lower in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


N
University of Nevada Las Vegas

$6,364 lower in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Mississippi

$5,451 lower in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


A
University of Arkansas

$6,857 lower in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


M
Middle Tennessee State University

$7,179 lower in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


M
Missouri State University Springfield

$7,047 lower in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


K
Kennesaw State University

$10,073 lower in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate