The Michigan Office of Higher Education is committed to the utilization of meaningful data to drive policy decisions. We maintain data transparency in our management of state-funded scholarship programs, as well as in progress tracking towards our postsecondary attainment goals, to ensure equitable access to educational pathways to success for all our students regardless of age, income, race/ethnicity, or where they live.
The data resources provided here on the Michigan Office of Higher Education Data Sharing Center are either produced by our office, or our partners at Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI), Michigan House/Senate Fiscal Agencies, Michigan College Access Network (MCAN), Michigan Center for Data Analytics (MCDA), among others.
Our partners at the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) publish data dashboards on the MI School Data system—including some reports linked below that show where and when students enroll in postsecondary institutions.
Michigan continues to invest in programs that make a college degree or skill certificate more affordable for students. Below are data resources from our partners at the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI), Michigan House Fiscal Agency, and the U.S. Department of Education that provide a snapshot of the cost of attending a college or university in Michigan, and how our colleges and universities compare relative to the rest of the nation.
The Michigan Office of Higher Education administers nearly $1Billion in state appropriations for scholarship programs and serves over 100,000 students across the state of Michigan. A list of scholarship and grant programs offered by the state of Michigan is available here.
The Office of Higher Education maintains dashboards to provide data transparency in tracking participation in and impact of the largest state-funded scholarship programs.
To access state and federal student financial aid programs, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Michigan receives FAFSA data from Federal Student Aid (FSA) and compiles information regarding the number of students that have either submitted or completed a FAFSA. We partner with the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) to track FAFSA submission status of graduating seniors at each of Michigan’s public high schools.
The Michigan Office of Higher Education is committed to connecting eligible students with available state-funded scholarship programs. We serve over 100,000 students across the state of Michigan and provide access to postsecondary educational pathways to success regardless of age, income, race/ethnicity, or where our students live.
Students and families can quickly access the support they need on our family-friendly webpage, including our Customer Care Center as well as signup for our mailing list to stay up to date on recent scholarship news. We also provide recordings of our previous webinars, and registration links for future events.
In 2019, Michigan set a statewide attainment goal—to increase the number of working age adults with a skill certificate or degree to 60% by 2030.
The Office of Higher Education partners with CEPI to publish a dashboard monitoring the state’s progress toward Sixty by 30. The Lumina Foundation also tracks Michigan’s progress toward reaching state goals on the Stronger Nation report.
The Office of Higher Education partners with CEPI on their publication of reports on MI School Data on how students’ progress toward a skill certificate or degree, including if they are staying on track and graduating on time, and if they enroll in remedial courses.
The Office of Higher Education partners with CEPI on their publication of reports on MI School Data on how Michigan’s postsecondary students are performing, which institutions they are attending, which degrees they are earning, and in what fields they are earning credentials.
The Office of Higher Education partners with several state departments and Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) on their MI School Data system to provide data on the impact that college has on the lives of graduates. Data includes wages by educational attainment and field of study.
The Michigan Center for Data Analytics also provides career projections identifying in demand fields by various education levels on a statewide and regional basis.
Michigan’s public colleges and universities are required to report specific data to the state legislature, providing information on the current enrollment, costs, and needs associated with postsecondary education.
