momofthreeboys, I did not mean to say that a 3.2 student with a 21 on the ACT has a good chance of being admitted into MSU, but statistically, such a student has a shot. Similarly, a 3.6 student with a 27 on the ACT does not have a good chance of getting into Michigan, but statistically, such a student has a shot.
billcsho, tooOld4School’s mid 50 number is neither for enrolled, nor admitted, students. It is the enrolled figure for previous years, but not for last year. The figure for enrolled students last year was 29-33, not 28-32.
The mid 50% range for the ACT and SAT of the most recent freshman classes atMichigan and MSU do not intersect:
Mid 50% ACT:
Michigan 29-33
MSU 23-28
Mid 50% SAT
Michigan 1280-1480
MSU 970-1270
The gap is very significant. A 1-2 point difference on the ACT or 30-50 point difference per section on the SAT is insignificant. A 5.5 point difference on the ACT or a 100-150 point difference per section on the SAT is significant. And the gap is growing, not shrinking.
http://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/cds/cds_2014-2015_umaa.pdf (Section C9)
http://opb.msu.edu/institution/documents/CDS_2014-2015.pdf (Section C9)