Latest Michigan Acceptance Rate

billcsho
Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:12:39 +0000

@wayneandgarth‌
I think that is only part of the reason. The admission rate of CoE was 29.8% when UMich’s overall admission rate was 37% while 75.2% students in CoE is male. We don’t have the break down numbers in gender for CoE applicant but we know the admission rate for women is higher. Nevertheless, that 24.8% female student in CoE is not likely to make sure a difference in the admission rate overall. I think there are 2 other more likely reasons. First, UMich attracts more male students through the sports. There are some students applying UMich because of the football and basketball teams. There are consistently 10% more male applicants than female. Second, girls usually do better in high school and may have better credential. So with more male applicants but better qualified female applicants in average, that may lead to this bias. It is noteworthy that the difference in admission rate was not that big until last year.
Also, the yield rate has been slightly higher for male students. So the school may admit more girls trying to maintain the balance.