value of a michigan degree
A University education is one of the most significant investments a family makes, both in financial resources as well as effort expended. As a concerned parent, you can be assured that a Michigan education is a sound investment with life-time benefits for your student:
- Michigan's undergraduate programs are among the most highly-ranked in the nation.
- Michigan students succeed: Over 95% of our freshmen return for their sophomore year.
- Freshmen will find personal attention abounds: we offer learning communities, undergraduate research opportunities, and small classes and discussion groups. Average class size is fewer than 30 students. First Year Seminars have fewer than 20 students, as do freshman composition classes.
- The University provides a safe and secure campus environment in one of the all-time great college towns.
- We offer incredible learning facilities, including hundreds of laboratories, over one thousand public computing stations, and 24 hour libraries.
- Academic advising and planning begins at orientation and continues with personal advisors assigned through your student's school or college.
- Over 82% of our students graduate within five years, compared to around 50% nationally.
- Your student will join the largest body of living alumni of any university in the world; Michigan contacts are everywhere and eager to help with career and professional connections.
- Our The Career Center helps thousands of students each year find summer internships, apply to graduate and professional school, and find permanent job placement after graduation.
