Facts about Michigan Tech
Founded: 1885
Enrollment: 6,550
Undergraduate: 5,634
Graduate: 916
Resident: 4,353
Non-Resident: 1,615
International: 582
Female: 1,576
Male: 4,974
Entering Class Profile:
Average GPA: 3.5
Average ACT composite: 25.2
Average SAT total: 1718
Nearly fifty percent of incoming first-year students rank in the top 20 percent of their class.
First to second-year retention rate:
81%
Location:
Houghton, Michigan—recently 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 Hancock, Michigan
Campus Size:
925 acre campus with a 5,000 acre research forest
Majors Offered:
50
Minors Available:
51
Students living in the residence halls:
2,518 in three halls
Safety:
Safest campus in Michigan
Third safest campus in the United States
97% of students report they feel safe on campus
Placement Rate:
97% in their field of study, enrolled in graduate school, or enlisted in the military
Companies attending annual on-campus career fairs:
300+
Financial Aid:
83% of students receive financial aid and/or scholarships
Facts about Faculty & Academics
Number of Faculty: 417
Tenured/Tenure-Track: 306
Non Tenured/Tenure-Track: 85
Student-to-Faculty Ratio:
12:1
Average Class Size:
25
Students Participating in Undergraduate Research:
66%
Facts of Student Life
Student Organizations:
180+
Varsity Athletic Programs:
13
Students participating in music and fine arts:
1,000+
Greek organizations:
22—nine percent of our undergrads are involved
Students involved with Enterprise:
820 on 24 teams
Students involved with ROTC:
94—55 in Air Force, 39 in Army
Students employed on campus:
2,089
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 Northwest Airlines-Mesaba Airlink service the Houghton County Airport (CMX) just seven miles from campus.
