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| Metric | Michigan | Georgia Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 16%Fall 2025 | 13%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 14% / 17% | 12% / 19% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 29% / 10% / 7.3%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 66% / 31% / 35%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 109,112Fall 2025 | 66,912Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 17,915Fall 2025 | 8,819Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 8,178Fall 2025 | 4,050Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 46%Fall 2025 | 46%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 1370–1530Fall 2025 | 1370–1530Fall 2025 |
| ACT middle 50% | 32–34Fall 2025 | 31–35Fall 2025 |
| Sent an SAT | 4,503 (55%)Fall 2025 | 78% |
| Sent an ACT | 1,462 (18%)Fall 2025 | 33% |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 73%Fall 2025 | 70%Fall 2025 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 92%Fall 2025 | 81%Fall 2025 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Considered | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.90Fall 2025 | 4.17 weightedFall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | 89% (of the 40% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | Not offered2025–26 | Not offered2025–26 |
| Early action | Offered2025–26 | Offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | 1,663 admitted of 18,435 who acceptedFall 2025 | 653 admitted of 4,875 who acceptedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ImportantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | ConsideredFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test scores recommendedFall 2027 applicants | Test scores requiredFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $75 | $75 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by February 1 · reply by May 1 or 2 wkFall 2026 cycle | Apply by January 5 · reply by May 1 or 2 wk · $80 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to Usually 1 yearFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to 1 or 2 yearsFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 35%Fall 2025 | 20%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Midsize | City: Large |
| Carnegie class | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large | Special Focus: Technology, Engineering, and Sciences |
| Research activity | R1: very high research | R1: very high research |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I FBS | Division I FBS |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| ROTC | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army, Navy, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Not listed | Yes |
| Calendar | Trimesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 34,177 | 18,785 |
| Beds in college housing | 11,631 | 8,805 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 11%Fall 2025 | 20%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | 16%Fall 2025 | 23%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | Offered2025–26 | Offered2025–26 |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 18% | 14% |
| First-gen | 21% | 15% |
| Men / women | 46% / 54% | 60% / 40% |
| Part-time students | 4% | 6% |
| Students 25 and older | 2% | 2% |
| First-years from in state | 52% | 61% |
| First-years from other states | 43% | 30% |
| First-years from abroad | 4% | 9% |
| New transfer students this fall | 1,580 | 1,108 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 18% | 22% |
| Diversity index | 0.72 | 0.74 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 11 to 1 | 17 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 51%Fall 2025 | 33%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 82% | 90% |
| Average faculty salary | $125,258 | $139,771 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 9,047 | 4,872 |
| Most popular majors | Computer and Information Sciences, General 13% · Business Administration and Management, General 7% · Economics, General 7% | Computer and Information Sciences, General 29% · Mechanical Engineering 9% · Business Administration and Management, General 9% |
| Instruction spending per student | $29,014 (public, GASB accounting) | $11,809 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $357,260 (public, GASB accounting) | $81,014 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 24% | 18% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $39,461 | $27,518 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 27% | 26% |
| Net price, students with grants | $17,574 | $15,918 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $34,782 | $28,524 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $75,626 | $49,636 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | Yes | Yes |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $17,228 | $11,764 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $58,072 | $32,876 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 48% | 42% |
| First-years with grants | 59% | 71% |
| Average grant | $25,099 | $13,842 |
| Aid from the college | 58% | 30% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | – |
| Published promise | No tuition under $125K (in-state)2026–27 | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSA · CSS ProfileFall 2026 entrants | FAFSA · CSS Profile · College's own formFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | December 15 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | January 31 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 91%2024–25 | 61%2024–25 |
| Average aid package, first-years | $38,0782024–25 | $19,9812024–25 |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | 23%2024–25 |
| Aid for international students | – | Not offered2024–25 |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $83,648 | $102,772 |
| Graduation rate | 94% | 93% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 89%Entered fall 2019 | 86% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 95%Entered fall 2019 | 95% |
| Pell graduation gap | 6 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 | 9 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | 74%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 85%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | 82%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | 86%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 93%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | 92%Entered fall 2019 | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 94% | 94% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 95% | 97% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 93% | 93% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 83% | 82% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 92% | 94% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 91% | 95% |
| Retention rate | 97%Entered fall 2024 | 97%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 83% | 62% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 93% | 93% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 4% | 5% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $21,672 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 24% | 17% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $15,000 | $21,000 |
| Website | umich.edu | gatech.edu |
Sources:University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (2026–27), 2026–27;Common Data Set, most recent release;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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