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Top colleges in MI by 10-year ROI

College Scorecard + IPEDS Last updated: May 2026

Executive Summary

Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in MI with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor leads this list at $326,971 (10 Yr. ROI).

Leaders: top 3

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

10 Yr. ROI $326,971

MI · Public

Michigan Technological University

10 Yr. ROI $302,153

MI · Public

Chamberlain University-Michigan

10 Yr. ROI $301,904

MI · Private for-profit

Top 25 Top colleges in MI by 10-year ROI

Rank	Institution	State	Control	Enrollment	10 Yr. ROI	Also see
1	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	Public	34,177	$326,971	Grad 93.2% · Net $13,138
2	Michigan Technological University	MI	Public	5,955	$302,153	Grad 68.1% · Net $14,182
3	Chamberlain University-Michigan	MI	Private for-profit	629	$301,904	Grad 100.0% · Net $28,045
4	University of Detroit Mercy	MI	Private nonprofit	2,438	$262,550	Grad 67.2% · Net $15,232
5	Kettering University	MI	Private nonprofit	1,205	$259,827	Grad 70.8% · Net $34,660
6	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	Public	5,952	$233,291	Grad 58.0% · Net $9,492
7	Oakland University	MI	Public	12,351	$222,628	Grad 57.6% · Net $9,120
8	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	Public	4,411	$216,868	Grad 40.3% · Net $7,007
9	Ferris State University	MI	Public	8,106	$214,421	Grad 46.9% · Net $8,624
10	Michigan State University	MI	Public	40,922	$210,660	Grad 80.7% · Net $19,680
11	Albion College	MI	Private nonprofit	1,300	$199,068	Grad 61.6% · Net $14,301
12	Andrews University	MI	Private nonprofit	1,224	$185,290	Grad 71.5% · Net $12,547
13	Wayne State University	MI	Public	15,587	$184,988	Grad 58.4% · Net $12,766
14	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	Public	5,989	$184,962	Grad 48.2% · Net $10,775
15	Kalamazoo College	MI	Private nonprofit	1,149	$184,726	Grad 76.0% · Net $19,072
16	Siena Heights University	MI	Private nonprofit	1,495	$184,425	Grad 38.6% · Net $17,124
17	Madonna University	MI	Private nonprofit	1,632	$181,396	Grad 60.0% · Net $17,755
18	Grand Valley State University	MI	Public	18,854	$177,776	Grad 67.0% · Net $16,317
19	Lake Superior State University	MI	Public	1,325	$171,238	Grad 51.0% · Net $12,822
20	Western Michigan University	MI	Public	12,568	$168,800	Grad 57.6% · Net $15,273
21	Cleary University	MI	Private nonprofit	738	$168,534	Grad 41.5% · Net $22,143
22	Central Michigan University	MI	Public	10,035	$167,372	Grad 58.7% · Net $17,597
23	Lawrence Technological University	MI	Private nonprofit	1,668	$161,335	Grad 60.6% · Net $32,918
24	Eastern Michigan University	MI	Public	10,055	$158,146	Grad 46.4% · Net $15,407
25	Northwood University	MI	Private nonprofit	1,974	$154,838	Grad 63.3% · Net $27,232

Method notes

Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to IPEDS 2023 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.

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