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There are ninety-three colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Michigan that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These institutions include eight research universities, five doctoral/professional universities, fourteen master's universities, and fourteen baccalaureate colleges, as well as thirty-one associates colleges. In addition, there are nineteen institutions classified as special-focus institutions, eleven labeled as baccalaureate/associate's colleges, and two tribal colleges which operate in the state.
The University of Michigan, founded in 1817–twenty years before Michigan's statehood–is the state's oldest university and remained the only university in the state until the 20th century, when Detroit College became the University of Detroit in 1911 and Wayne State University achieved "university" status in 1933 following the consolidation of the City of Detroit's colleges by the Detroit Board of Education into Wayne University. Since then, Michigan's higher education landscape has experienced two significant periods of reconstruction. The first, from 1955 to 1964, was fueled by the rising demand for higher education from returning World War II veterans and the baby boom; during this time, Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science and Western Michigan College attained university status in 1955 and 1957, respectively. This was followed by Central Michigan Normal School and Eastern Michigan College in 1959, and later by Northern Michigan College and Michigan College of Mining and Technology between 1963 and 1964. The second period of reconstruction took place in 1987 when Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Saginaw Valley State, and Lake Superior State were all granted university status.
The state has seven medical schools, as well as five law schools which are accredited by the American Bar Association. The majority of Michigan's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), and the National League for Nursing (NLNAC).
Extant institutions
Research universities
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|+ List of research universities
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! scope="col"| School
! scope="col"| Location<br />
! scope="col"| Control<br />
! scope="col"| Type<br />
! scope="col"| Undergraduate enrollment<br /><small>(fall 2024)</small>
! scope="col"| Graduate enrollment
|HLC, AND, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEPH, LCME, NASAD, NASM
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!scope="row" |Eastern Michigan University
|align="center"|Ypsilanti
| Public
| Doctoral university with high research activity (R2)
|align="center"|10,470
|align="center"|2,161
|align="center"|1849
|HLC, AND, AOTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEA, CEPH, NASM, NASAD
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!scope="row" |Michigan State University
|align="center"|East Lansing
| Public
| Doctoral university with very high research activity (R1)
|align="center"|41,234
|align="center"|10,855
|align="center"|1855
|HLC, ABA, AND, AOA, APA, ASHA, AVMA, CCNE, CEA, CEPH, COA, LCME, NASM
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!scope="row" |Michigan Technological University
|align="center"|Houghton
| Public
| Doctoral university with very high research activity (R1)
|align="center"|6,013
|align="center"|1,390
|align="center"|1885
|HLC
|-
!scope="row" |Oakland University
|align="center"|Rochester Hills
| Public
| Doctoral university with high research activity (R2)
|align="center"|12,587
|align="center"|3,181
|align="center"|1957
|HLC, ACEN, AND, APTA, CCNE, CEPH, COA, LCME, NASD, NASM, NAST, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |University of Michigan
|align="center"|Ann Arbor
| Public
| Doctoral university with very high research activity (R1)
|align="center"|34,454
|align="center"|18,401
|align="center"|1817
|HLC, ACME, ACPE, ABA, ADA, AND, APA, CCNE, CEPH, LCME, NASAD, NASD, NASM
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!scope="row" |Wayne State University
|align="center"|Detroit
| Public
| Doctoral university with very high research activity (R1)
|align="center"|16,012
|align="center"|7,791
|align="center"|1868
|HLC, ACME, ACPE, ABA, ABFSE, AND, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEPH, COA, JRCERT, LCME, NASM, ABET
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!scope="row" |Western Michigan University
|align="center"|Kalamazoo
| Public
| Doctoral university with high research activity (R2)
|align="center"|13,027
|align="center"|3,717
|align="center"|1903
|HLC, ABA, AND, AOTA, APA, APTA, ASHA, CCNE, CEA, NASAD, NASD, NASM, NAST
|}
Doctoral/professional universities
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; width:100%; font-size:90%"
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|+ List of doctoral/professional universities
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! scope="col"| School
! scope="col"| Location<br />
! scope="col"| Control<br />
! scope="col"| Type<br />
! scope="col"| Undergraduate enrollment
|HLC, ACEN, AND, APA, APTA, ASHA, ATS, CEPH, NASM
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!scope="row" |Ferris State University
|align="center"|Big Rapids
| Public
| Doctoral/professional university (D/PU)
|align="center"|8,991
|align="center"|968
|align="center"|1884
|HLC, ACEN, ACPE, ADA, AOA, CCNE, JRCERT, NASAD
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!scope="row" |Grand Valley State University
|align="center"|Allendale
| Public
| Doctoral/professional university (D/PU)
|align="center"|19,002
|align="center"|3,009
|align="center"|1960
|HLC, AND, APTA, ASHA, CCNE, CEPH, JRCERT, NASAD, NASM
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!scope="row" |University of Detroit Mercy
|align="center"|Detroit
| Private not-for-profit
| Doctoral/professional university (D/PU)
|align="center"|3,422
|align="center"|2,165
|align="center"|1877
|HLC, ABA, AOA, APA, CCNE, COA
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!scope="row" |University of Michigan–Flint
|align="center"|Flint
| Public
| Doctoral/professional university (D/PU)
|align="center"|5,011
|align="center"|1,518
|align="center"|1956
|HLC, AOTA, APTA, CCNE, CEPH, COA, JRCERT, NASM
|}
Master's colleges and universities
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; width:100%; font-size:90%"
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|+ List of master's colleges and universities
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! scope="col"| School
! scope="col"| Location<br />
! scope="col"| Control<br />
! scope="col"| Type<br />
! scope="col"| Undergraduate<br />enrollment
|HLC, COMTA, AOTA, APTA, CCNE
|-
!scope="row" |Calvin University
|align="center"|Grand Rapids
|Private not-for-profit
|Master's university (M3)
|align="center"|3,356
|align="center"|325
|align="center"|1876
|HLC, ASHA, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Concordia University Ann Arbor
|align="center"|Ann Arbor
|Private not-for-profit
| Master's university (M3)
|align="center"|755
|align="center"|380
|align="center"|1963
|HLC, APTA, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Cornerstone University
|align="center"|Grand Rapids
|Private not-for-profit
| Master's university (M1)
|align="center"|1,354
|align="center"|341
|align="center"|1941
|HLC, ATS, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Davenport University
|align="center"|Grand Rapids
|Private not-for-profit
| Master's university (M1)
|align="center"|3,741
|align="center"|1,074
|align="center"|1866
|HLC, ACEN, AOTA, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Kettering University
|align="center"|Flint
| Private not-for-profit
| Master's university (M2)
|align="center"|1,212
|align="center"|254
|align="center"|1919
|HLC
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!scope="row" |Lawrence Technological University
|align="center"|Southfield
| Private not-for-profit
| Master's university (M1)
|align="center"|2,579
|align="center"|1,114
|align="center"|1932
|HLC, CCNE, NASAD
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!scope="row" |Madonna University
|align="center"|Livonia
| Private not-for-profit
| Master's university (M2)
|align="center"|1,828
|align="center"|296
|align="center"|1937
|HLC, ACEN, AND, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Northern Michigan University
|align="center"|Marquette
| Public
| Master's university (M2)
|align="center"|6,684
|align="center"|725
|align="center"|1899
|HLC, ASHA, CCNE, JRCERT, NASM
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!scope="row" |Saginaw Valley State University
|align="center"|University Center
| Public
| Master's university (M1)
|align="center"|6,135
|align="center"|687
|align="center"|1963
|HLC, AOTA, CCNE, NASM
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!scope="row" |Spring Arbor University
|align="center"|Spring Arbor
| Private not-for-profit
| Master's university (M1)
|align="center"|1,139
|align="center"|1,302
|align="center"|1873
|HLC, CCNE
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!scope="row" |University of Michigan–Dearborn
|align="center"|Dearborn
| Public
| Master's university (M1)
|align="center"|6,187
|align="center"|1,917
|align="center"|1959
|HLC
|}
Baccalaureate colleges
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; width:100%; font-size:90%"
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|+ List of baccalaureate colleges
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! scope="col"| School
! scope="col"| Location<br />
! scope="col"| Control<br />
! scope="col"| Type<br />
! scope="col"| Undergraduate enrollment
|HLC
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!scope="row" |Albion College
|align="center"|Albion
|Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Arts & Sciences
|align="center"|1,308
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1835
|HLC, NASM
|-
!scope="row" |Alma College
|align="center"|Alma
|Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields
|align="center"|1,159
|align="center"|38
|align="center"|1886
|HLC, CCNE, NASM
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!scope="row" |Aquinas College
|align="center"|Grand Rapids
|Private not-for-profit
| Baccalaureate College: Arts & Sciences
|align="center"|1,088
|align="center"|69
|align="center"|1886
|HLC, NASM
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!scope="row" |Grace Christian University
|align="center"|Wyoming
| Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields
|align="center"|928
|align="center"|89
|align="center"|1939
|HLC, ABHE
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!scope="row" |Great Lakes Christian College
|align="center"|Lansing
| Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields
|align="center"|210
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1949
|HLC, ABHE
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!scope="row" |Hillsdale College
|align="center"|Hillsdale
| Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Arts & Sciences
|align="center"|1,649
|align="center"|143
|align="center"|1844
|HLC
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!scope="row" |Hope College
|align="center"|Holland
| Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Arts & Sciences
|align="center"|3,395
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1866
|HLC, CCNE, NASAD, NASD, NASM, NAST, ABET
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!scope="row" |Kalamazoo College
|align="center"|Kalamazoo
| Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Arts & Sciences
|align="center"|1,166
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1833
|HLC
|-
!scope="row" |Kuyper College
|align="center"|Grand Rapids
| Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields
|align="center"|161
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1939
|HLC, ABHE
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!scope="row" |Lake Superior State University
|align="center"|Sault Ste. Marie
| Public
|Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields
|align="center"|1,551
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|1946
|HLC, ACEN, CCNE
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! scope="row" |Rochester Christian University
| align="center" |Rochester Hills
| Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields
|align="center"|1,161
|align="center"|32
|align="center"|1959
|HLC, CCNE
|-
!scope="row" |Sacred Heart Major Seminary
|align="center"|Detroit
| Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Arts & Sciences
|align="center"|188
|align="center"|163
|align="center"|1919
|HLC, ATS
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!scope="row" |University of Olivet
|align="center"|Olivet
| Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields
|align="center"|932
|align="center"|47
|align="center"|1844
|HLC, CCNE
|}
Baccalaureate/associate's colleges
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; width:100%; font-size:90%"
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|+ List of baccalaureate/associate's colleges
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! scope="col"| School
! scope="col"| Location
! scope="col"| Control
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| Enrollment
|HLC, ACEN
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!scope="row" |Henry Ford College
|align="center"|Dearborn
| Public
| Baccalaureate/associate's college
|align="center"|11,410
|align="center"|1938
|HLC, ACEN, APTA, JRCERT
|-
!scope="row" |Jackson College
|align="center"|Jackson
| Public
| Baccalaureate/associate's college
|align="center"|5,086
|align="center"|1928
|HLC, ADA, CNEA, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Lake Michigan College
|align="center"|Benton Harbor
| Public
| Baccalaureate/associate's college
|align="center"|2,937
|align="center"|1946
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, AOTA, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Northwestern Michigan College
|align="center"|Traverse City
| Public
| Baccalaureate/associate's college
|align="center"|3,253
|align="center"|1951
|HLC, ACEN, ADA
|-
!scope="row" |Schoolcraft College
|align="center"|Livonia
| Public
| Baccalaureate/associate's college
|align="center"|8,587
|align="center"|1964
|HLC, ACEN, JRCERT
|}
Associate's colleges
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|+ List of associate's colleges
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! scope="col"| School
! scope="col"| Location
! scope="col"| Control
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| Enrollment
|HLC, ACEN
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!scope="row" |Delta College
|align="center"|University Center
|Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|8,397
|align="center"|1961
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, APTA, JRCERT
|-
!scope="row" |Glen Oaks Community College
|align="center"|Centreville
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|1,183
|align="center"|1965
|HLC, ACEN
|-
!scope="row" |Gogebic Community College
|align="center"|Ironwood
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|882
|align="center"|1932
|HLC, CNEA
|-
!scope="row" |Grand Rapids Community College
|align="center"|Grand Rapids
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|12,468
|align="center"|1914
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, AOTA, JRCERT, NASAD, NASM
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!scope="row" |Kalamazoo Valley Community College
|align="center"|Kalamazoo
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|6,334
|align="center"|1966
|HLC, ACEN, ADA
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!scope="row" |Kellogg Community College
|align="center"|Battle Creek
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|4,036
|align="center"|1956
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, APTA, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Kirtland Community College
|align="center"|Roscommon
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|1,905
|align="center"|1966
|HLC
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!scope="row" |Lansing Community College
|align="center"|Lansing
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|9,821
|align="center"|1957
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, CMTA, JRCERT
|-
!scope="row" |Macomb Community College
|align="center"|Warren
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|16,300
|align="center"|1954
|HLC, ADA, AOTA
|-
!scope="row" |Mid Michigan College
|align="center"|Harrison
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|3,692
|align="center"|1965
|HLC, APTA, JRCERT
|-
!scope="row" |Monroe County Community College
|align="center"|Monroe
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|2,210
|align="center"|1964
|HLC, ACEN
|-
!scope="row" |Montcalm Community College
|align="center"|Sidney Township
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|1,751
|align="center"|1965
|HLC
|-
!scope="row" |Mott Community College
|align="center"|Flint
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|6,718
|align="center"|1923
|HLC, ACEN, ADA
|-
!scope="row" |Muskegon Community College
|align="center"|Muskegon
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|3,617
|align="center"|1926
|HLC, ACEN
|-
!scope="row" |North Central Michigan College
|align="center"|Petoskey
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|1,613
|align="center"|1958
|HLC, ACEN
|-
!scope="row" |Oakland Community College
|align="center"|Bloomfield Hills
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|15,287
|align="center"|1964
|HLC
|-
!scope="row" |Southwestern Michigan College
|align="center"|Dowagiac
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|2,000
|align="center"|1964
|HLC, ACEN
|-
!scope="row" |St. Clair County Community College
|align="center"|Port Huron
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|3,317
|align="center"|1923
|HLC, ACEN, JRCERT
|-
!scope="row" |Washtenaw Community College
|align="center"|Ann Arbor
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|11,133
|align="center"|1966
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, APTA, JRCERT
|-
!scope="row" |Wayne County Community College District
|align="center"|Detroit
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|11,887
|align="center"|1967
|HLC, ADA, AND, AOTA, APTA
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!scope="row" |West Shore Community College
|align="center"|Scottville
| Public
| Associate's college
|align="center"|1,120
|align="center"|1967
|HLC
|}
Special-focus institutions
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; width:100%; font-size:90%"
|+ List of special-focus institutions
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! scope="col"| School
! scope="col"| Location<br />
! scope="col"| Control<br />
! scope="col"| Type<br />
! scope="col"| Undergraduate enrollment
|ATS
|-
!scope="row" |Cleary University
|align="center"|Howell
|Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|769
|align="center"|235
|align="center"|1883
|HLC
|-
!scope="row" |College for Creative Studies
|align="center"|Detroit
|Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|1,376
|align="center"|57
|align="center"|1906
|HLC, NASAD
|-
!scope="row" |Cranbrook Academy of Art
|align="center"|Bloomfield Hills
|Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|113
|align="center"|1932
|HLC, NASAD
|-
!scope="row" |Ecumenical Theological Seminary
|align="center"|Detroit
| Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|52
|align="center"|1980
|ATS
|-
!scope="row" |Michigan School of Psychology
|align="center"|Farmington Hills
| Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|190
|align="center"|1980
|HLC, APA
|-
!scope="row" |Moody Theological Seminary–Michigan
|align="center"|Plymouth
| Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|1925
| None
|-
!scope="row" |Northwood University
|align="center"|Midland
| Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|2,045
|align="center"|364
|align="center"|1959
|HLC
|-
!scope="row" |Walsh College
|align="center"|Troy
| Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|448
|align="center"|460
|align="center"|1922
|HLC
|-
!scope="row" |Thomas M Cooley Law School
|align="center"|Lansing
| Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|420
|align="center"|1972
|HLC, ABA
|-
!scope="row" |Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
|align="center"|Kalamazoo
| Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|346
|align="center"|2011
| HLC, LCME
|-
!scope="row" |Western Theological Seminary
|align="center"|Holland
| Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|397
|align="center"|1866
| ATS
|-
!scope="row" |Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit
|align="center"|Oak Park
| Private not-for-profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1985
| AARTS
|}
Tribal colleges
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; width:100%; font-size:90%"
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|+ List of tribal colleges
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! scope="col"| School
! scope="col"| Location
! scope="col"| Control
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| Enrollment
|HLC
|-
!scope="row" |Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
|align="center"|Baraga
| Public
| Tribal college
|align="center"|243
|align="center"|2009
|HLC
|-
!scope="row" |Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
|align="center"|Mount Pleasant
| Public
| Tribal college
|align="center"|196
|align="center"|1998
|HLC
|}
Defunct institutions
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%"
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|+ List of defunct institutions in Michigan
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! scope="col"| School
! scope="col"| Location
! scope="col"| Control
! scope="col"| Founded
! scope="col"| Closed
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref(s)
|-
!scope="row"| American Medical Missionary College
|align="center"| Battle Creek
|align="center"| Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1895
|align="center"| 1910
|align="center"|
|-
!scope="row" |The Art Institute of Michigan
|align="center"|Novi
| Private for-profit
|align="center"|1916
|2019
|
|-
!scope="row"| Detroit Institute of Technology
|align="center"| Detroit
| align="center"| Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1891
|align="center"| 1982
|align="center"|
|-
!scope="row"| Duns Scotus College
|align="center"| Southfield
| align="center"| Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1930
|align="center"| 1979
|align="center"|
|-
!scope="row"| Grand Traverse College
|align="center"| Benzonia
| align="center"| Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1891
|align="center"| 1900
|align="center"|
|-
!scope="row" |ITT Technical Institute
|align="center"|Canton, Swartz Creek, Troy, and Wyoming
| Private for-profit
| 1969
|align="center"|2016
|align="center"|
|-
!scope="row"| Jordan College
|align="center"| Various
| align="center"| Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1967
|align="center"| 1996
|align="center"|
|2019
|
|-
!scope="row"| Michigan Jewish Institute
|align="center"| West Bloomfield Township
| align="center"| Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1994
|align="center"| 2016
|align="center"|
|-
!scope="row"| Nazareth College
|align="center"| Kalamazoo
| align="center"| Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1889
|align="center"| 1992
|align="center"|
|-
!scope="row"| Saint Mary's College
|align="center"| Orchard Lake Village
|align="center"| Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1905
|align="center"| 2003<br /><small>Merged into Madonna University</small>
|align="center"|
|-
!scope="row" |Siena Heights University
|align="center"|Adrian
|align="center"|Private not-for-profit
|align="center"|1919
|align="center"|2026
|align="center"|
|-
!scope="row"| William Tyndale College
|align="center"| Farmington Hills
| align="center"| Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1945
|align="center"| 2004
|align="center"|