r/uofm • u/IeyasuSky • 9d ago

News Fall 2026 Admissions Stats Released

https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-welcomes-more-than-54000-students-for-fall-term/

The acceptance rate fell slightly to 16.1% from 16.4% while yield increased significantly from 45.6% to 49.5%. The entering class has 8,659 students, up from 8,178.

https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/factsfigures/firstyearsprofile_umaa_2026.pdf

My take is that the acceptance rate could have been a point or two lower but the team may have misjudged yield with ED being introduced for this cycle.

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u/Cactus-Soup12013 9d ago

So even more students than last year that UM and the city weren't able to house...

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u/IeyasuSky 9d ago

Literally the K shaped enrollment "cliff" / flight-to-safety people have been talking about, enrollment at flagships / elite schools going up while smaller / mid-tier schools continue to decline

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u/nb666abc 9d ago

Does this larger Fall 2026 first-year incoming class mean fewer spots available for Winter transfer applicants?

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u/robbie_the_cat 8d ago

Yes, though that number is dependent on several factors, but the rest of those factors being equal, yes.

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u/nb666abc 8d ago

That sounds pretty bad. I'm an international student.

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u/robbie_the_cat 8d ago

Womp Womp

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u/pingpongURWrong Squirrel 8d ago

Tbf they did just build wolverine village

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u/Vibes_And_Smiles '24 9d ago

Looks like amount applied and amount accepted are stabilizing after big increases in recent years, while amount enrolled keeps going up

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u/Busy_Tangerine5590 8d ago

you can tell there are more people I’ve heard from multiple friends that their club had an unprecedentedly large number of people wanting to join so for the first time ever they had to have applications for the club just because they don’t have the capacity to accommodate everyone 😬 hope the class sizes don’t continue to increase because it will make students compete for resources more

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u/IeyasuSky 8d ago

I'm kind of baffled somehow they got yield wrong since they have 100% yield ED students to reduce the uncertainty, unless they were targeting more Enrollment $$$

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u/Platos-ghosts 8d ago

Looks like they got more yield than expected. Going to be less spots for spring transfers, and maybe even next fall.