2026 Most Enrolled Students in Michigan Rankings
Among Michigan colleges, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor has the largest number of students (52,855) and Michigan State University has the second largest number of students (52,089) based on academic year 2023-2024 college enrollment data.
The following table ranks and compares the Most Enrolled Students in Michigan having the largest student population. For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges and exclude colleges which the percentage of online students is more than 50% of total enrollment. You can view the largest online colleges at colleges with most online students rankings.
Most Enrolled Students in Michigan
| Rank | College Name | Total Population | Men | Women | Undergraduate | Graduate | Online Enrollment | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | 52,855 | 24,997 | 27,858 | 34,454 | 18,401 | 1,479 | $63,081 | 15.6% | 11 to 1 |
| 2 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | 52,089 | 24,439 | 27,650 | 41,234 | 10,855 | 2,681 | $44,850 | 84.8% | 17 to 1 |
| 3 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI | 23,803 | 9,557 | 14,246 | 16,012 | 7,791 | 3,013 | $34,650 | 81.2% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 | Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI | 22,011 | 8,369 | 13,642 | 19,002 | 3,009 | 1,443 | $21,894 | 83.0% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 | Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI | 16,744 | 7,664 | 9,080 | 13,027 | 3,717 | 2,238 | $19,952 | 84.6% | 16 to 1 |
| 6 | Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | 15,768 | 6,649 | 9,119 | 12,587 | 3,181 | 1,399 | $24,735 | 87.8% | 17 to 1 |
| 7 | Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | 14,488 | 5,685 | 8,803 | 10,193 | 4,295 | 3,356 | $15,480 | 89.8% | 16 to 1 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | 12,631 | 5,006 | 7,625 | 10,470 | 2,161 | 2,172 | $16,990 | 79.6% | 14 to 1 |
| 9 | Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI | 11,410 | 5,007 | 6,403 | 11,410 | - | 3,581 | $7,816 | - | 25 to 1 |
| 10 | Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI | 9,959 | 4,407 | 5,552 | 8,991 | 968 | 1,655 | $14,778 | 91.4% | 15 to 1 |
Qualified Michigan Colleges in Core Admission Stats
