University of Michigan

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U-M) is a public coeducational university in Michigan, United States. The flagship and oldest campus of the University of Michigan, U-M Ann Arbor is considered to be a Public Ivy, and is consistently ranked as one of the top public academic institutions in the world.{{ref|worldranking}} The University of Michigan's professional graduate schools in the fields of law, medicine, business, engineering, and education are consistently ranked by US News & World Report in the top 10 in the country. The U-M's departments of philosophy, economics, political science, history, and mathematics are also highly respected for their academic reputations and research activities.

Academics

The university has about 24,800 undergraduate students, about 14,900 graduate students, and 600 academic programs; each class-year numbers about 6,250 students, though the university admits fewer than 50% of applicants. Students come from all fifty U.S. states and more than 100 countries. 98% of applicants had a graduation high school GPA over 3.0. The upper quartile of each Michigan class is thus 2 to 3 times the size of the inter-quartile class of the Ivy League schools, yet with a minimum SAT score hovering around 1400, that quartile is academically competitive with the Ivy League average of 1430. As a result, Michigan has within its enrollment somewhat weaker students as well as a cohort that are competitive with, and as large as, the Ivy League schools.{{ref|studentstatistics}} 15% of newly enrolled undergraduates are members of ethnic minority groups.

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Undergraduate - Graduate students - U.S. state - Countries - High school - GPA - SAT - Minority groups

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About 65% of undergraduate students are enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LS&A). The university has a top ranking engineering school, which enrolls about 20% of undergraduate students. Less than 3% of undergraduate students are enrolled in the highly selective Ross School of Business, which students may apply to after having been enrolled at the university for one year. The rest of the undergraduate students are scattered among the smaller colleges on campus, including the School of Music, the School of Nursing, and the School of Art and Design.{{ref|enrollment}} Most graduate students are enrolled in LS&A, the College of Engineering, the Law School, the Ross School of Business, and the Medical School. The Medical School is partnered with one of the largest health care complexes in the world, the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS).

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College of Literature, Science, and the Arts - Engineering school - Ross School of Business - School of Music - School of Nursing - School of Art and Design - Law School - Medical School - University of Michigan Health System

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There are 5,007 regular faculty members (including professors, associate and assistant professors, instructors, and lecturers), 73 of whom are members of the National Academy.{{ref|faculty}} The University consistently leads the nation in the number of Fulbright Scholars and has several Rhodes Scholars, with its academic departments consistently placing in the top of college rankings. In one recent rankings summary, more than 70% of Michigan's more than 200 major programs, departments, and schools were ranked in the top ten nationally, and more than 90% of programs and departments were ranked in the top 20 nationally.{{ref|ranking}} In the areas of breadth and quality, the Philosophical Gourmet ranks the university #4.{{ref|ranking}} The School of Social Work has been ranked #1 by the US News and World Report every year since 1994.{{ref|USNewsRanking}}

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National Academy - Fulbright Scholars - Rhodes Scholars

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One concern about academics at U-M is that many courses, including upper level courses, are taught by Graduate Student Instructors (GSI). The Princeton Review ranked U-M #7 in the category of "teaching assistants teach too many upper-level courses." Another concern is the high level of educational expenses, especially for out-of-state undergraduate students who pay about $27,000/year for tuition alone. On the other hand, in-state undergraduate students pay about $8,500/year.{{ref|tuition}}

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