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The flagship campuses of many of the state university systems have superb faculties and excellent academic reputations. However, setting aside Berkeley as a special case, by our criteria the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus is the most distinguished of all these many fine institutions. That is, Michigan has a strong claim to be considered (after Berkeley) the best public research university in the US.

One thing in Michigan’s favor is its sheer size (more than 46,000 students and 6,000 academic staff members) and corresponding wealth (an annual research budget of around $1.5 billion). Administratively, the university is subdivided into 17 schools and colleges offering some 600 undergraduate and graduate major programs.

Another reason for Michigan’s research prowess is its truly astonishing library, containing more than 14 million individual items, including over 220,000 serials.

Michigan has some 25 Nobel Prize laureates associated with its name. Prize-winners in physics include:

Wolfgang Pauli
Charles Townes
Samuel Ting
Donald Glaser

while Robert Shiller and Lawrence Klein were Michigan-connected Nobelists in economics. In addition, the great Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who taught at Michigan for many years after being expelled from the USSR, was a Nobelist in literature.

Many other famous people have been connected to the University of Michigan over the years, including:

Clarence Darrow, the famed criminal attorney who defended Nathan Leopold, Richard Loeb, and John T Scopes
Claude Shannon, the father of the modern theory of information
Distinguished poet, W.H. Auden
Celebrated playwright and author of Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller
Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who rescued tens of thousands of Jews from Nazi-occupied Hungary during World War II
Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the US
Distinguished stage and screen actor, James Earl Jones
Legendary dramatic soprano, Jessye Norman
Google co-founder, Larry Page
Lori Lightfoot, the current mayor of Chicago

According to Wikipedia, The University of Michigan is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1817 by an act of the old Michigan Territory, as the Catholepistemiad, or the University of Michigania, 20 years before the territory became a state, the university is Michigan's oldest. The institution was moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto of what is now known as Central Campus, a U.S. historic district. Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university has expanded to include some 500 buildings spread out over the city. The university has been governed by an elected board of regents independently of the state since 1850, when the state's second constitution was officially adopted.

University of Michigan Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual Applications	Acceptance	Graduation Rate	Median SAT Score	Median ACT Score
65,021	26%	93%	1435	32

How Much Does University of Michigan Cost To Attend?

Tuition (in-state)	Fees (in-state)
$16,520	$428

How Much Do University of Michigan Graduates Make?

If you graduate from University of Michigan, then you can expect to earn an average of $79,000 per year. You also have a 92% chance of being employed after 10 years.

University of Michigan's Demographics

Demographic data is for full-time, on-campus students.

Student Body	Under-Grads	Graduates
44,593	31,175	13,418

Where is University of Michigan?

University of Michigan is located at 503 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor MI 48109

How Safe is University of Michigan?

Ann Arbor has a violent crime rate of less than .01% and a property crime rate of less than .01%.

What Is University of Michigan Known For?

University of Michigan is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines: