Welcome to an amazing place filled with unparalleled opportunities, interesting and engaged minds, and a richly diverse campus community. From here, you can explore the University of Michigan and take an in-depth look at the amazing opportunities awaiting students like you. Although it is impossible to capture in just one word or sentence, the Michigan difference is substantial. A University whose faculty, research, and teaching have a global impact. Nationally ranked schools and colleges. Passionate, notable alumni making a substantial difference in every profession. A cosmopolitan campus community and college town location that form one of the most interesting places to live in the country.

As you begin the application process, this is where you will come to understand the Michigan difference, what truly sets this institution apart and places it in the league of the country’s best colleges and universities. You will find your place in it, too.

Notable Achievements

• U-M was ranked 4th among best public national universities and 29th among best national universities in the U.S. News & World Report 2011 “America’s Best Colleges” guidebook.
• U-M was ranked the 15th best university in the world–without a single other public institution besting it–according to the 2010 QS World University Rankings of 200 universities.
• Universityof Michiganwas ranked one of the best values in public colleges for 2011 by Kiplinger’s magazine.
• U-M was ranked first in research and development funding among the nation’s public universities in 2010, according to the National Science Foundation, with $1.01 billion in spending for 2009.
• Students surveyed in 2010 by Bloomberg Business Week and College Prowler gave U-M an A+ for its computers and facilities.