LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Ten Michigan universities are promising admission to students with GPAs above 3.0, starting this admissions cycle.

The Michigan Assured Admissions Pact comes as college enrollment within the state is among the worst in the nation, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Overall enrollment is down over 75,000 students from 2019, putting Michigan at 48th among U.S. states.

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High school graduation rates are also predicted to decline by over 11% by 2037, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

“We think that affordability and assurance of being admitted to these universities … will motivate students to consider enrolling at a public university next fall, and we really hope that will turn around enrollment,” Daniel Hurley, CEO of the Michigan Association of State Universities, told the Detroit News.

Participating universities include Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Ferris State University, Lake Superior University, Northern Michigan University, Oakland University, Saginaw Valley State University, U-M Dearborn and Flint, and Wayne State University.

Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to specific majors or programs. Students must have graduated from a Michigan school to qualify for the program.

“The pledge is about becoming more transparent about how we make admission decisions … (and) getting the message out to the students that they are admissible, and we want them to enroll at our schools,” Joe Vainner, director of admissions at UM-Flint, said in a press release. “We believe they can be successful and want to give them the opportunity to do so.”