Requirements & Deadlines

Students who submit an application before they have received a high school diploma will apply as a first-year student, and should submit the following items prior to the deadline:

• Completed Common Application with $75 application fee* payment
• High school transcript (additional requirements by country)
• School Report (Common App)**
• One Teacher Evaluation (core academic teacher or other non-relative who can speak directly to the student's academic aptitude, potential, and classroom performance )
• SAT or ACT score, if available and you wish them to be considered, or other test results like PSAT, if available***
• TOEFL, IELTS, MET, or Duolingo, etc. scores (for non-native speakers of English)
• Official college transcripts (for high school students dual enrolled in a college or university; additional requirements by country)

We highly recommend that all required documents be submitted electronically. You can do so via your application vendor or an online document service such as Parchment, Scrip-Safe, SCOIR, National Student Clearinghouse, and so on. 

NOTE: All of these materials must be received by the Nov. 1 deadline for your application to be considered for Early Action, Feb. 1 for Regular Decision.

Electronically submitted materials must be received on the application deadline date, and hard copy materials must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.

Do not submit additional documents unless specifically requested, as this may delay your decision.

If you enrolled in college study after secondary school graduation, you must apply as a transfer student. 

*You can apply for a fee waiver in the application if you meet certain criteria. Visit Enrollment Connect to view your application fee waiver status if you have already submitted your application. International students are not eligible for fee waivers. In addition to the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver granted by the state, the University of Michigan will waive all Common Application filing fees for students who qualify as tribal-enrolled American Indian or Alaska Native applicants (Tribal Enrollment Number required). Applicants should check "Other Fee Waiver Request" and "American Indian or Alaska Native Tribal Enrollee" in the U-M specific portion of the application.

**The School Report or Counselor Recommendation must be submitted with an official high school transcript and received in our office by the deadline. For this reason, we strongly encourage counselors to submit the report and transcript electronically.

***We will allow for self reported test scores for the 2023-24 season; the scores do not need to come from the testing agency. If you have not yet had your scores reported, you can have them sent to us using these links:

• ACT (U-M Code is 2062)
• SAT (U-M code is 1839)

Sending Test Scores

For Early Action consideration, Nov. 15 is the deadline to submit SAT or ACT test scores, if you indicated on the application that you wanted them considered as a part of your application. Test scores, including AP or IB exams, can be self-reported on your University of Michigan application portal once you have submitted your application. For Regular Decision consideration, the deadline to submit test scores is Feb. 1.

All admitted and enrolled students who chose to self-report SAT or ACT test scores are required to submit official scores in order to validate their self-report submission. Please arrange to have your SAT or ACT scores submitted directly from the testing agency to the University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions. (U-M SAT code is 1839; ACT code is 2062.) A significant discrepancy between your self-reported test scores and your official scores could result in revocation of your admission.

Notification

All admissions decisions will be posted on Enrollment Connect. When your decision is ready to view, you will be sent a notification via email from [email protected] with the subject line "Your University of Michigan Application Status Has Been Updated." The decision notification email will NOT be sent if you have already viewed your decision. Please add this email address to your safe list so that your notification does not go to your junk or spam folder. However, given variations in online security, we recommend that you check both your inbox and junk mail folders just to be sure. Notifications will be released to the email address you provided on your application. If you need to update your contact information, you can do so using the “Verify Application Answers" button on the Application menu of Enrollment Connect.

Applicants who have been admitted will also receive paper correspondence. We will send your admissions decision to the address you provided in your application; if you have provided a mailing address, we will send the decision there. If you have only included a permanent address, that is where your decision will be sent.

We are unable to give decisions over the phone; it is your responsibility to monitor Enrollment Connect for your decision.

Schools and Colleges With Additional Application Requirements

Some schools and colleges at the University of Michigan have additional application requirements. Interested students should visit their websites to review these important instructions:

• Ross School of Business
  (admissions portfolio submitted with application to U-M)
• Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
  (Architecture majors only)
• Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
• School of Music, Theatre & Dance