Michigan Tech Profile
- Year founded: 1885
- Enrollment: 6,945
- Undergraduate: 5,623
- Graduate: 1,322
- Residency
- Resident: 4,462
- Non-Resident: 1,459
- International: 1,024
- Male: Female ratio 3:1
- Undergraduate Majors Offered: 59
- Minors Available: 54
Entering Class Profile
- Average GPA: 3.60
- Average ACT composite: 26.3
- Average SAT total: 1783
- Fifty-two percent of incoming first-year students rank in the top 20 percent of their class
- First to second-year retention rate: 83.2 percent
Community Profile
- Location: Houghton, Michigan—voted one of the best 100 places to live according to "The 100 Best Small Towns In America”
- City Population: 14,000, including our sister city of Hancock, Michigan
- Campus Size: 925-acre campus—about a ten-minute walk from one end to the other—plus a 4,500-acre research forest
Placement Rate and Salaries
- 95 percent of students are employed in their field of study, enrolled in graduate school, or enlisted in the military
- Tenth-highest starting salaries in the country among public universities
- Companies attending annual on-campus career fairs: 260+
- Financial Aid: 91 percent of students receive financial aid and/or scholarships
Faculty and Academics
- Number of Faculty: 485
- Tenured/Tenure-Track: 342
- Non Tenured/Tenure-Track: 128
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 13:1
- Average Class Size: 25
Student Life
- Students living in the residence halls: 2,200 in three halls and the Hillside Place residential apartment building
- Student Organizations: 220+
- Varsity Athletic Programs: 14
- Greek organizations: 20—8.6 percent of our undergrads are involved
- Students employed on campus: 2,085
Health Care
- Portage Health has a clinic located in the Student Development Complex on the Michigan Tech campus. Their hospital and emergency facility is located just minutes away in Hancock.
Transportation Options
- Daily flights by SkyWest/United Airlines service the Houghton County Airport (CMX) just eight miles from campus.
- Daily bus service is provided to the area by Indian Trails Bus Service.
- The Houghton Motor Transit provides transportation around the Houghton area.