College Costs in Michigan

How much does it cost to attend college in Michigan?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Michigan was $15,636 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $506 higher than the U.S. average and ranks Michigan in the middle of the pack as the 22nd most expensive and 31st most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of ($219) from the 2019-2020 average of $15,855 and represents a -1.38% annual decline. The list of Michigan colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 90 colleges and universities in Michigan, the most popular being University of Michigan with 46,710 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $15,850. Kalamazoo College is the most expensive in Michigan with an in-state tuition of $53,976.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Michigan colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Michigan or cheap Michigan colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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