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Talent & Education

Where can Johnny get his diploma the fastest?

July 17, 2014

Talent & Education

Talent & Education

Where can Johnny get his diploma the fastest?

Your chances of earning a bachelor's degree in four years vary depending on the college you attend. Where are your chances best? Enter an ACT composite score below and the table below will list the Michigan schools where your score puts you in the 25th percentile or higher of accepted students. Then look at the differences in graduation rates. Note: Kalamazoo College has asked the National Center for Education Statistics, which manages the data, to change its 4-year grad rate to 74 percent.

Kalamazoo College

University/College	Type	ACT 25th percentile	ACT 75th percentile	4-year grad rate	6-year grad rate
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)	Public	28	32	76	91
Hope College	Private	23	29	67	77
Kalamazoo College	Private	26	30	63	81
Albion College	Private	22	27	62	72
Calvin College	Private	24	30	60	77
Michigan State University	Public	23	28	53	79
Alma College	Private	21	26	50	67
Aquinas College	Private	21	26	50	53
Adrian College	Private	19	26	48	59
Northwood University	Private	20	25	40	54
University of Detroit Mercy	Private	22	28	35	57
Andrews University	Private	20	26	34	59
Grand Valley State University	Public	21	26	31	66
Spring Arbor University	Private	20	26	31	52
Michigan Technological University	Public	24	29	29	66
College for Creative Studies	Private	19	25	29	57
Olivet College	Private	18	23	27	43
Ferris State University	Public	19	24	25	53
Western Michigan University	Public	19	25	24	56
Cornerstone University	Private	20	26	24	45
Concordia University	Private	19	24	23	57
Central Michigan University	Public	20	25	20	57
Lawrence Technological University	Private	21	28	20	52
University of Michigan (Dearborn)	Public	21	27	18	52
Northern Michigan University	Public	19	24	18	44
Cleary University	Private	19	25	17	20
Lake Superior State University	Public	20	25	16	39
Oakland University	Public	20	26	15	43
Siena Heights University	Private	18	23	15	43
Eastern Michigan University	Public	18	24	12	37
University of Michigan (Flint)	Public	19	25	10	37
Wayne State University	Public	18	26	10	28
Kettering University	Private	24	29	10	56
Saginaw Valley State University	Public	18	24	9	38
Marygrove College	Private	14	20	1	16

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