University of Michigan At-A-Glance

Academic Challenge

• Number of degree programs—over 250 degree programs
• Number of highly ranked undergraduate schools and colleges—13
• Number of special first-year seminars—170 
• Average seminar size—only 15-18 students in each
• Number of undergraduate research opportunities—several thousand
• Number of U-M learning communities—13
• National/international awards faculty have won: Nobel, Pulitzer, Emmy, MacArthur Foundation, etc.

Dynamic Community

• Student body size—27,979 undergraduates/15,447 graduate and professional students (2012-2013)
• Where students come from—all 50 states and 127 countries
• Percentage of undergraduates who are Michigan residents—66
• Percentage of freshmen who return for their sophomore year—96
• Percentage of freshmen who graduate within five years—89
• Percentage of undergraduates who are minorities—27; African American, Hispanic American, Native American, or Asian American
• Percentage who are international students—4

Thriving Campus

• Percentage of new freshmen who choose to live in on-campus housing—96
• Number of student-created and -led organizations—more than 1,400
• Types of student organizations available—academic, arts, athletics, economic, cultural, religious, political, ethnic, social service, and much more
• Number of NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Athletics teams—29
• Number of NCAA Division I national championships—52
• Big Ten sports, with 29 intercollegiate teams and terrific intramurals and recreation opportunities
• Distance from cosmopolitan Ann Arbor, one of the all-time great college towns—a short walk
• Distance from closest major cities—only 25 minutes from Detroit Metro airport and 40 minutes to the City of Detroit and Windsor, Canada

Brilliant Futures

• Percentage of U-M graduates accepted to law school—82
• Percentage points by which U-M graduates’ rate of acceptance into medical school exceeds the national average—7
• Percentage of 2007 Michigan grads who secured employment or were continuing their education within 9 months of graduation—92
• Number of living and actively involved alumni—more than 525,000, one of the largest alumni networks in the country
• Famous alumni—President Gerald R. Ford, opera legend Jessye Norman, major American playwright Arthur Miller, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, Google co-founder Larry Page, Caldecott Medal Winner Chris van Allsburg