Admissions Requirements

These aren’t requirements for admission, but they’ll give you an idea of the type of student who enrolls at Michigan Tech.

• Average high school GPA: 3.66 (on a 4.00 scale)
• Average ACT composite: 26.7
• Average SAT total: 1,783
• More than fifty percent of first-year students rank in the top twenty-five percent of their high school class.

Admission requirements vary by major, but here are general guidelines. Contact the admissions office at 888-688-1885 or email mtu4u@mtu.edu to discuss your specific situation.

• GPA: We’ll review your high school transcript and evaluate the courses you took and the grades you received. The cumulative GPA provided by your high school is used in the admissions process. If you have a weighted and unweighted GPA, we will use whichever is best for you in terms of admission and merit-based scholarships. We do not recalculate your GPA; however, we will convert your GPA to a 4.0 scale if your school uses a different grading scale.
• Test scores: Official ACT or SAT scores are required for first-year applicants. The ACT composite score—or SAT critical reading plus math scores—is reviewed for all applicants. For engineering applicants, we also review the math score on either exam. If you’ve taken both exams, or taken an exam more than once, we use whichever scores from a single test benefit you most for admission and merit-based scholarships.
• High school diploma: To enroll at Michigan Tech, you must be awarded a high school diploma or have earned your GED. Upon completion of your senior year, request to have an official final transcript sent directly to Michigan Tech from your high school. Your final transcript must show your final grades and graduation date. Students who earn a certificate of attendance, even if admitted to Michigan Tech prior to receipt of the final transcript, will not be allowed to enroll at Michigan Tech as a degree-seeking student.

3 years recommended; 4 years strongly recommended.

It is strongly recommended that students have a fourth year of college prep mathematics, the core of which should be college algebra and analytic geometry, the elementary functions, limits, and similar precalculus topics; other topics might include probability, statistics, permutations and combinations, mathematics induction, an introduction to the use of sets, and introduction to computers and computing, or an introduction to matrices and determinants. The emphasis should be placed on basic concepts and the principles of deductive reasoning, regardless of the choice of topic.

Calculus, where offered in secondary schools, should be at least a full-year course and be taken by students who are strongly prepared in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and coordinate geometry. Students who complete a full year calculus course should also inquire about advanced placement.

3 years strongly recommended—including one year of biological sciences and one year of chemistry or physics.

3 years recommended; 4 years strongly recommended.

Classes should cover literature, composition, standard language usage, essay/theme writing, writing a research paper, and 1/2 year of speech.

3 years strongly recommended—including US and world history.

1 year strongly recommended.

2 years recommended.