umich.edu
DR 91by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 60/100
Domain Age
9.3M-35%Monthly Visits
Direct 43%United States 85%Primary Channel
1Competitors

Product Identity

About

University of Michigan is one of the top universities of the world, a public institution of higher learning, fostering excellence in research. U-M provides outstanding undergraduate, graduate and professional education, serving the local, regional, national and international communities.

Categoryscience_and_education/universities_and_colleges

Growth Profile

Monthly Visits

9,288,097

34.8% vs last month

Bounce Rate

38.3%

Pages / Visit

6.2

Avg. Session

3m 52s

#4,854Global Rank
#1,140Country Rank (840)
#18Category Rank · Universities_and_Colleges
Traffic Trend
34.8%

Growth Profile · Insight

Traffic is declining (-35%) but remaining users engage deeply (3m52s sessions) — likely shedding low-value traffic rather than losing product-market fit.

Acquisition Engine

Traffic Sources
Organic Search
36.1%
Direct
42.9%
Social
3.6%
Referral
10.3%
Paid
0.9%
Email
6.2%
Geographic Distribution
DomainShareBar
🇺🇸United StatesUS
85.2%
🇬🇧United KingdomGB
1.3%
🇮🇳IndiaIN
1.2%
Top 3 countries account for 87.7% of traffic — high geographic concentration
Top Keywords
Keyword
xxx2.6M$0.00$33.8K
university of michigan89.2K$2.46$21.7K
umich44.9K$2.31$12.7K
umich library27.5K$4.66$30.8K
wolverine access19.6K$3.50$33.6K

Acquisition Engine · Insight

Brand-driven growth (43% direct traffic) alongside 5 ranking keywords — dual acquisition engines reduce channel dependency.

How does umich.edu actually grow?

This page shows the surface. A Growth Teardown reverse-engineers the full playbook — which keywords drive signups, where backlinks come from, which channels convert, and what you can replicate in your own product.

Competitive Landscape

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🔗 2 keyword overlap
275.6K/mo-23%

Shares 2 keywords including "university of michigan"

Competitive Landscape · Insight

1/1 competitors are losing traffic — the market may be contracting. Stable performance here means gaining relative share.

Report based on data from May 2026

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