A University of Michigan education will take you far. Our graduates make their mark in nearly every walk of life. They are leaders who count among the best in their respective professions and are often well known. Our graduates include President Gerald R. Ford; opera legend and four-time Grammy Award-winning singer Jessye Norman; children’s book illustrator Chris Van Allsburg; major American playwright and author of Death of A Salesman Arthur Miller; founder of Walgreen’s Charles Walgreen; Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs for the Obama Administration Valerie Jarrett; the most accomplished athlete in Olympic history Michael Phelps; CNN Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta; co-founder of Google Larry Page—the list goes on.

What they all have in common is a passion for excellence that was honed in these classrooms and on this campus. Problem-solving, communication, analytical reasoning, first-rate research experience—you will walk out into the world with the skills, knowledge, and vision to build something permanent in a world of constant change…a successful and meaningful life.

• With more than 492,000 living graduates, Michigan has one of the largest alumni networks of any university in the world! A living, highly-active global network.
• 90 percent of U-M’s class of 2009 was employed or pursuing advanced studies at graduate and professional schools within 3-9 months of graduation.
• 82% of U-M graduates who apply to law school are admitted.
• U-M graduates’ rate of acceptance into medical school during summer/early fall 2010 exceeded the national average by 4.25%.