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Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

CMU

https://www.cmich.edu

#372 National Colleges

69.51% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

14,409 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Public
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, primarily residential
Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892, Central Michigan University has more than 20,000 students on its Mount Pleasant campus and 7,000 students enrolled online at more than 60 locations worldwide.

CMU offers 200 academic programs at the undergraduate, master's, specialist, and doctoral levels, including programs in entrepreneurship, journalism, music, audiology, teacher education, psychology, and physician assistant. The School of Engineering and Technology has ABET accredited programs in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, and Environmental Engineering. CMU has also established a College of Medicine, which opened in fall 2013. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".CMU competes in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference in six men's and ten women's sports.

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Location

City
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

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Locale
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 27.2%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 9.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 8.6%
Health Professions And Related Programs 8.1%
Education 7.1%
Psychology 6.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 6.0%
Social Sciences 5.5%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 4.9%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 2.9%
Engineering 2.5%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields 2.2%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.2%
Natural Resources And Conservation 1.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.7%
English Language And Literature/Letters 0.9%
Mathematics And Statistics 0.8%
Physical Sciences 0.8%
History 0.4%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.3%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.3%
Legal Professions And Studies 0.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.2%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.0%

Cost

In State Tuition
$12,960.00

Out of State Tuition
$24,120.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
69.55%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$15,981.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1106 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 590 540 490
Verbal 610 555 500

ACT Scores

23 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 22 18
English 25 22 19