Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
In Fall 2021, a total of 1479 first-time undergrad students enrolled at Michigan Tech. Among these students, 1,032 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 416 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1233
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 6895 admitted students 1032 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
70%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1130-1335. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 560 and 660, while 25% scored below 560 and another 25% scored above 660.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 570 and 675, while 25% scored below 570 and 25% achieved a score of 675. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1233 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Michigan Tech.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them within the top 37% nationally.
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Reading and Writing
560-660 -
Math
570-675
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
28
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 6895 admitted students 416 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
28%
Similar to the SAT, Michigan Tech does not require applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. However, during the Fall 2021 admissions season, around 28% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 25 and 31, with 25% scoring above 31 and another 25% scoring below 25.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 51% of test takers nationally.
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English
22-31 -
Math
25-31 -
Composite
25-31
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Michigan Tech during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Michigan Tech received a total of 8,041 applications. These applications included 4,961 male applicants and 3,080 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 8,041 applicants, Michigan Tech admitted 6,895 students. Among the admitted students, there were 4,276 males and 2,619 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,479 students chose to enroll at Michigan Tech. This means that 1,479 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,065 were male and 414 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Michigan Tech had an overall acceptance rate of 86% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 86% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 85%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Michigan Tech had an overall yield rate of 22% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 25%, and for female admitted students, it was 16%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Michigan Tech over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Michigan Technological University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Michigan Tech is a test-optional college where applicants are not required to submit standardized test (SAT or ACT) scores with their applications. Test scores are considered if submitted, but they are not mandatory. In the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Considered
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Michigan Technological University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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