
For the application year 2024, the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor offered 24,804 students a place on the wait list, with 973 ultimately gaining admission, resulting in an acceptance rate of 3.92%. This marks an increase from the previous year (2023), which had a slightly lower acceptance rate of 3.55% with 26,898 students waitlisted. Over the past several years, the acceptance rates have shown considerable fluctuations, including a mere 0.37% in 2022 and a peak of 6.02% in 2020. This trend demonstrates the variability and competitiveness of the wait list process at Michigan, with recent years generally showing increased rates of admission acceptance compared to earlier years.