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Summary
Central Michigan University is a public institution that was founded in 1892. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 21,633, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 480 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Central Michigan University's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, Tier 2. Its in-state tuition and fees are $10,740 (2011-12); out-of-state tuition and fees are $23,670 (2011-12).
Central Michigan University (CMU) is located in Mount Pleasant, about 150 miles northwest of Detroit. At CMU, students can earn bachelor’s degrees in more than 150 fields and master’s degrees in several programs as well, including business, health, and fine arts. CMU is one of the nation’s 100 largest universities and has 60 locations across North America, including Hawaii and Canada. On the Mount Pleasant campus, CMU students can get involved in more than 200 clubs, many fraternities and sororities, and the CMU Volunteer Center. Many student volunteers participate in the Alternative Break program, through which they spend their breaks from the academic school year volunteering in places such as New Orleans and Brazil.
CMU also hosts many annual events and traditions, such as the cardboard boat race during Homecoming, and Native American Month, when the school celebrates its relationship with the local Saginaw Chippewa Tribe. Student athletes can play recreational sports or try out for the more than 15 CMU Chippewas varsity teams, which compete in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference. Notable CMU alumni include Terry O’Quinn, who played John Locke on the television show Lost.
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Central Michigan University is one of the nations 100 largest public universities, with 20,000 students on its Mount Pleasant campus and another 7,000 enrolled online and at more than 60 locations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, including 18 centers and sites across the state of Michigan. CMU offers 200 academic programs at the undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral levels, including nationally recognized programs in entrepreneurship, journalism, music, audiology, teacher education, psychology and physician assistant. CMUs unique offerings also include the only meteorology major in Michigan and the only bachelors degree concentration in microscopy in the nation. With accomplished professors, opportunities for students to engage in applied research, and world-class facilities, CMU is committed to providing students with a superior learning environment and global perspective to compete in an increasingly complex world. CMUs impact and influence extend far beyond its main campus into the state, nation and world. CMU has been nationally recognized for its Leadership Institute and new academic minor in leadership, the first one to be offered by a Michigan university. The award-winning Honors Program administers the prestigious Centralis Scholarship Program and oversees approximately 200 faculty-mentored honors undergraduate research projects annually. The Volunteer Center maintains a database of more than 4,000 students who take advantage of numerous opportunities to help others, locally, nationally and around the world through the Alternative Break program. Four CMU professors have been named Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Michigan Professor of the Year, more than in any other Michigan school. In 2009-2010, three CMU professors were Fulbright Scholars, teaching and conducting research throughout the world. CMU is the nations foremost university authorizer of charter schools with 60 schools educating 29,000 students in grades K-12. CMUs academic residential halls enhance learning and community in business, education and human services, health professions, science and technology, music, honors, and leadership and public service. Eleven new academic and residential buildings have been built on CMUs campus in the last 10 years, including the new LEED-certified Education building, which opened in fall of 2009. |
General Information
| School type | public, coed college |
| Year founded | 1892 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | urban |
| 2010 Endowment | $66,786,248 |
Applying
When applying to Central Michigan University, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due July 1. The application fee at Central Michigan University is $35. It is selective, with an acceptance rate of 72.5 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | selective |
| Fall 2010 acceptance rate | 73% |
| Application deadline | rolling |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | July 1 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Central Michigan University is 22:1, and the school has 32.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Central Michigan University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Education; Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; and Health Professions and Related Programs. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 77.5 percent.
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Student Life
Central Michigan University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 21,633, with a gender distribution of 45.2 percent male students and 54.8 percent female students. 34.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 66.0 percent of students live off campus. Central Michigan University is part of the NCAA I athletic conference.
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| Total enrollment | 28,292 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA I |
Campus Info & Services
Central Michigan University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, and health service. Central Michigan University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Central Michigan University, 55 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Central Michigan University.
| Students who have cars on campus | 55% - Medium |
| Health insurance offered | No |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Central Michigan University, 58.5 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $5,344.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| In-state tuition and fees | $10,740 (2011-12) |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $23,670 (2011-12) |
| Room and board | $8,212 (2011-12) - Medium |
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