This is it. All of your late-night studying for the SAT or ACT and volunteer weekends are about to pay off in a big way. You're about to apply to Michigan Ross — one of the best B-schools in the country. Time to channel all of that hard work into a standout (and complete!) application.
Early Action Deadline: Nov. 15.
We give preference to applications completed by the University of Michigan's Early Action deadline, Nov. 15. Your application will be considered complete only after you have submitted your Ross Admissions Portfolio. We will consider applications completed after Nov. 15 as space permits.
Regular Decision Deadline: Feb. 1.
Feb. 1 is the last day to submit an application to the University of Michigan’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions and your Ross Admissions Portfolio for Regular Decision.
We consider all applications that we receive on a rolling admissions basis. Preference is given to complete applications, which include the Ross Admissions Portfolio.
Please choose only one application. The university will consider only the first application you submit.
It may seem counterintuitive, but the first step to getting into Michigan Ross as a first-year applicant is being admitted to another school or college at the University of Michigan. Regardless of your “First-Year Admitting Unit” here at U-M, you will take some classes at Ross as a first-year and begin your pre-requisite courses. You can choose from:
The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA)
The School of Kinesiology (Sport Management only)
The School of Music Theatre & Dance
Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
Ross students who apply through LSA enroll in Ross as a Direct Admit student. Students who choose one of the other schools will be Preferred Admit Students.
The writing portions of the Common Application or Coalition Application and Ross Admissions Portfolio are meant to help you. We want to get to know you and let your best qualities shine through — this is our chance to learn more about the person behind the numbers.
For the final supplemental U-M essay, focus on your unique interests and goals and explain how the Ross BBA supports them. Your answer should clearly explain your interest in business and/or Michigan Ross. We are not looking for a description of U-M, the BBA program, or our rankings and statistics. This is the place to demonstrate your passion for business!
When completing the Common Application or Coalition Application, you will also submit the Ross Admissions Portfolio.
The Ross Admissions Portfolio is your chance to fully express your interest in business in a more open-ended format. It’s also an opportunity to tell us more about what makes you unique.
A link to submit your portfolio will be sent shortly after you complete your Common Application or Coalition Application.
There are two components of the Ross Admissions Portfolio:
1. Business Case Discussion: Choose a current event or issue in your community and discuss the business implications.
Propose a solution that incorporates business principles or practices. The review panel will look for creativity, drawing connections, and originality. Please limit this response to approximately 500 words.
2. Artifact & Description: Upload a document or artifact that represents something significant about your life to show your learning in action.
Describe how your artifact demonstrates your learning in action. Please limit this response to approximately 250 words.
For complete information about University of Michigan application requirements, please see the central Office of Undergraduate Admissions requirements and deadlines.
We review applications from January through April, but we aren’t able to review your application until you have been admitted by U-M. The majority of first-year applicants are notified of their decision between February and mid-April.
To provide an idea of when you might hear from us (and to ease the suspense!), we’ll be sharing your decision on one of our four scheduled release dates, listed below. Decisions are shared in no particular order, so there’s no need to worry if you don’t hear from us on the first release date.
Ross admission decisions arrive by email after 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on select Fridays
The exact decision release dates will be posted in early January.
If you are offered admission as a first-year applicant, you have until May 1 to accept the offer.
Check your Application StatusYour application appears in Enrollment Connect. Please utilize Enrollment Connect to check your application status and view your decision.
November 15: Early Action deadline
Late January: Early Action decision from U-M
Early January: Ross notified of Early Action admits from U-M and begins to review Ross applications
February-April: Ross decisions released for Early Action
February 1: Regular Decision deadline
March-April: Ross receives Regular Decision admits from U-M and begins to review
April: Ross decisions released for Regular Decision
To get an idea of the students who join our program, you can check out the class profile below. As the numbers show, they’re a pretty stellar group.
| 500 | Average Class Size |
| 3.91 | Average High School GPA |
| 1480 | Average SAT |
| 34 | Average ACT |
| 41% | Women |
| 5% | International |
| 15% | Underrepresented Minorities |
| 6,115 | Number of Applicants |
| 931 | Number Admitted |
| 50% | In-State Attending |
Figures are for students earning First-Year Admission in 2020.
If you are a Direct Admit, the following are academic requirements for your first year at Ross. If you are a Preferred Admit, you must satisfy all of the requirements below to be admitted to Ross for your second year.
Enroll full time (12+ credits) in both fall and winter semesters of your first year.
Complete First-Year Writing, ECON 101, and Calculus I, II, or III at U-M, each with a grade of C or better, by the end of the winter term of your first year. AP credit can be substituted for Calculus I or II (MATH 120 or 121). IB or A-level credit can be substituted for ECON 101 and U-M Calculus I, II, or III.
Complete BA 100 and BCOM 250
BA 100 Introduction to Ross: Foundations in Learning Business, offered specifically for students admitted in their first year
BCOM 250 Introduction to Business Communication
Maintain good academic standing (2.500 GPA or above per term) throughout the first year. GPAs are not rounded up.
Students are also expected to meet the following conditions:
The Ross School of Business reserves the right to withdraw your BBA admission offer if: 1) there has been a misrepresentation in or a violation of any of the terms of the application process or failure to meet first-year expectations; 2) we learn you have engaged in behavior prior to matriculation that indicates a serious lack of judgment or integrity; or 3) you do not meet the conditions of your admission offer.
We further reserve the right to require you to provide additional information and/or authorization for the release of information about any matter. Finally, we reserve the right to require the withdrawal of any student whose condition endangers his or her own well-being or the well-being of other students or precludes him or her from doing the required work.
Learn more about the Michigan Ross BBA program in this virtual admissions session with BBA Admissions Director, Dr. Blaire Moody Rideout. Explore aspects of the curriculum, leadership development with Ross, business career paths, in-depth look at the admissions portfolio process, and ways students can engage beyond the BBA.
