Transferring to Michigan: your chances, deadlines and credits
Transfer acceptance rate: 35%
Transfer acceptance rate
Source: Official school data report, section D, 2025-2026
For fall 2025, Michigan admitted 2,394 of 6,845 transfer applicants (35%).
Checked November 9, 2026. Competitive, many seats
- Fall 2027 deadline
- Feb 1, 2027Last day to applySource, 2025-2026
- SAT or ACT
- Not requiredSource, 2025-2026
- Credits to apply
- No minimumSource, 2025-2026
- Lowest grade that transfers
- CSource, 2025-2026
- Interview
- Some applicantsSource, 2025-2026
Michigan transfer acceptance rate
Michigan's transfer acceptance rate for fall 2025 was 35%. 1,533 transfer students enrolled. The first-year rate the same year was 16.4%.
Source: Official school data report, section D, 2025-2026
The Common Data Set is the official data report colleges publish each year.
Transfer and first-year applicants are different groups. Use the first-year rate as context only.
One rate covers every college and major here. Your program may be more or less competitive than this.
Our read: This count covers all of Ann Arbor. Michigan's report does not split it by school or college, so it cannot tell you the odds for the program you want.
Source: Michigan Common Data Set, section D, 2025-2026
What GPA do you need?
Michigan's report lists no minimum college GPA and no minimum number of credits for transfer applicants.
Source: Michigan Common Data Set, section D, 2025-2026
A GPA that matches past admits is not a cutoff, and it does not mean you are in.
What Michigan looks for
Our read: No published floor does not mean low grades work. It means Michigan will not hand you a number to aim for.
An essay, your high school transcript, your college transcripts and a statement of good standing are required of everyone. Test scores are recommended for everyone. Interviews are required of some applicants.
Source: Michigan Common Data Set, section D, 2025-2026
Michigan takes transfers in fall, winter, spring and summer, and it reviews applications on a rolling basis.
Source: Michigan Common Data Set, section D, 2025-2026
Our read: Before you draft anything, read the rules for your specific school on Michigan's transfer page. The official report sends every program-level question there.
Source: Michigan transfer admissions, current page
Will your credits transfer?
Each course needs a C or better.
Most credits from a two-year college
Up to 62 credits
Lowest grade accepted: C. Maximum credits from a two-year college, and lowest transferable grade. Common Data Set p. 29. Individual Michigan schools may set their own rules.
Source, 2025-2026Most credits from a four-year college
Up to 60 credits
Lowest grade accepted: C. Maximum credits from a four-year college, and lowest transferable grade. Common Data Set p. 29. Individual Michigan schools may set their own rules.
Source, 2025-2026What you must finish there
Transfers must complete at least 60 credits at Michigan to earn a bachelor's degree. Common Data Set p. 29.
Source, 2025-2026
The lowest grade that transfers is a C. You can bring up to 62 credits from a two-year college or 60 from a four-year college, and you must finish at least 60 credits at Michigan.
Source: Michigan Common Data Set, section D, 2025-2026
Our read: Do not count on a C minus. Credits past the cap do not come with you, so a student with a long community college record should expect to leave some behind.
Our read: Check how each course counts for your major before you apply. Michigan's transfer page is where to start.
Source: Michigan transfer admissions, current page
Transfer requirements
Michigan requires an essay. It does not require SAT or ACT scores.
SAT or ACT scoresNot required
The 2025-26 Common Data Set (p. 28) lists standardized test scores as recommended for all transfer applicants.
Source, 2025-2026Minimum credits before you applyNo minimum
The 2025-26 Common Data Set (p. 27) says no minimum number of credits is required.
Source, 2025-2026
Transfer deadlines for fall 2027
For fall 2027 entry, the last day to apply is February 1, 2027.
Source: University of Michigan transfer information, 2025-2026
- You send or do something
- The school answers
- February
- May
Our read: Treat February 1 as your deadline for fall, spring or summer entry. Review is rolling, so an earlier file is read earlier, and a later term does not buy you more time.
Other terms and dates
- Winter entry: apply byOctober 1Source, 2025-2026
- Winter entry: reply byNovember 30Source, 2025-2026
- Spring and summer entry: apply byFebruary 1Source, 2025-2026
Transfer essays and supplements
Michigan requires an essay or personal statement from every transfer applicant.
Source: Michigan Common Data Set, section D, 2025-2026
Our read: Get the current prompts from Michigan's transfer page before you draft. Michigan is several schools under one name, so say which one you want and which of its courses you would take first.
Source: Michigan transfer admissions, current page
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If it does not work out
Our read: Review is rolling, so do not hold your other applications while you wait on Michigan.
- Boston UniversitySimilar odds
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSimilar odds
- Wake Forest UniversitySimilar odds
- University of California, San DiegoTakes more transfers
Questions students ask
Is there a minimum GPA?
The official report lists none for transfer applicants.
Source: Michigan Common Data Set, section D, 2025-2026
Can I start in winter?
Yes. Michigan takes transfers in all four terms. Its report lists October 1 for winter entry.
Source: Michigan Common Data Set, section D, 2025-2026
Do I need test scores?
Michigan's report lists them as recommended for all transfer applicants, not required.
Source: Michigan Common Data Set, section D, 2025-2026
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Sources
- Official school data report, 2025-2026
- Michigan transfer admissions, current page
- Official school data report, 2025-2026
Numbers come from official reports, read by our tools and checked. Notes were drafted with AI tools from the official pages linked beside them. A person has not reviewed this guide yet. Admission decisions belong to each college, and no one can promise one.