Is Michigan Technological University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Michigan Technological University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Michigan Technological University's acceptance rate?

92% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 10,621 of 11,491 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 113%, from 5,386 in 2015 to 11,491 in 2024, and Michigan Technological University's admit rate went from 75% to 92%.

What GPA do you need for Michigan Technological University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.86 high school GPA, and 34% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Michigan Technological University? (Middle 50%: 1120–1330)

Q: What ACT score do you need for Michigan Technological University?

18% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 25–32, with a median of 29. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1120–1330 works out to about 22–29.

First-year students at Michigan Technological University who sent an SAT scored 1120–1330, with a median of 1230 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Michigan Technological University admits 92% of applicants.

Michigan Technological University · Houghton, MI

Where your score lands at Michigan Technological University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1120–1330, median 1230

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Michigan Technological University by the numbers

Admit rate: 92%
Middle 50% SAT: 1120–1330
Median SAT: 1230
About on the ACT: 22–29
Sent an SAT: 66%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Michigan Technological University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 113%, from 5,386 in 2015 to 11,491 in 2024, and Michigan Technological University's admit rate went from 75% to 92%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	11,491	10,621	92%
2023	12,434	10,935	88%
2022	7,893	7,394	94%
2021	8,041	6,895	86%
2020	7,476	5,260	70%
2019	5,978	4,442	74%
2018	5,838	4,313	74%
2017	5,469	4,074	74%
2016	5,589	4,272	76%
2015	5,386	4,063	75%

In fall 2024, 1,373 of the 10,621 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Michigan Technological University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1070Far reachHold
1070–1110ReachHold
1120–1220TargetHold
1230–1320TargetSend
1330 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Michigan Technological University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	560	620	670
SAT Reading and Writing	560	620	670
SAT total	1120	1230	1330
ACT composite	25	29	32

Of enrolled first-year students, 66% sent an SAT and 18% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.86; 94% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 34%; of new students who reported a rank

Michigan Technological University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $14,182; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 68%
Median earnings: $78,198; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 6,262

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Michigan Technological University

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Sources

Michigan Technological University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Michigan Technological University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1120–1330, and the median was 1230. At 1230 or higher you're above half of them. Michigan Technological University admits 92% of applicants.

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