The University of Michigan is an education in opportunity of almost every kind: academic, social, personal, professional, intellectual, artistic, scientific, philosophical, athletic…the list runs on and on. We are an international leader in research, a knowledge center that produces the kind of thinkers who change the world. Innovation can be found in every corner of campus—this is a place where words like “tradition” and “excellence” are old and new, balanced by a history of achievement and a vision of the future. Here is a short list of what you will experience on this campus:

• Academic: More than 220 undergraduate degree programs, 12 highly ranked schools and colleges, more than 100 first-year seminars—each with fewer than 20 students.
• Faculty: Acknowledged global leaders in their fields: winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer, MacArthur foundation grants; National Academy of Science members; and a student–to-faculty ratio (15:1) that connects you directly to them.
• Location: 114,000 residents and an average citizen age of 28, Ann Arbor is a young, thriving city Rolling Stone ranked 7^th on its list of “Campus Scenes that Rock.”
• Student Life: 1,200-plus student-led clubs and organizations; 25 NCAA Division I intercollegiate teams that have won a combined total of 52 national championship titles; 45 club sports, 25 intramural sports, 75% student participation rate.
• Diversity: students from 50 states, 114 countries—nearly 1,500 international students—a campus comprised of multiple races, cultures, languages, religions, and perspectives, where intellectual and cultural interaction happen thanks to programs like The Spectrum Center and many others that work to build inclusiveness.
• Global: Study abroad and international opportunities to do internships, research, and service in more than 90 programs, 41 countries, and 6 continents.
• Research: Several thousand opportunities to conduct original and challenging research through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, from analyzing carbon cycling to urban histories using GIS devices.