Top Ranked Universities in Michigan

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Top Ranked Universities in Michigan - Highest Enrollment

Rank in Michigan			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	Michigan State University	50,351	49,317 (↑2.1%)
2	2	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	46,716	43,710 (↑6.9%)
3	3	Wayne State University	27,025	27,897 (↓3.1%)
4 ↑	6	Grand Valley State University	24,677	24,477 (↑0.8%)
5 ↑	7	Western Michigan University	22,562	24,294 (↓7.1%)
6 ↓	4	Central Michigan University	21,622	26,841 (↓19.4%)
7 ↑	9	Macomb Community College	20,220	23,446 (↓13.8%)
8 ↑	10	Oakland University	19,309	20,169 (↓4.3%)
9 ↓	8	Eastern Michigan University	19,123	23,447 (↓18.4%)
10 ↓	5	Oakland Community College	15,411	26,405 (↓41.6%)
11	11	Wayne County Community College District	14,957	18,119 (↓17.5%)
12 ↑	13	Grand Rapids Community College	13,788	16,590 (↓16.9%)
13 ↑	14	Ferris State University	13,250	14,707 (↓9.9%)
14 ↑	17	Washtenaw Community College	12,264	12,327 (↓0.5%)
15	15	Henry Ford College	12,219	13,836 (↓11.7%)
16 ↓	12	Lansing Community College	11,771	17,562 (↓33.0%)
17 ↓	16	Schoolcraft College	9,895	12,385 (↓20.1%)
18 ↑	24	University of Michigan-Dearborn	9,460	8,748 (↑8.1%)
19 ↑	31	Baker College	9,332	4,977 (↑87.5%)
20 ↓	19	Saginaw Valley State University	8,515	10,240 (↓16.8%)

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