Facts about Michigan Tech
Founded: 1885
Enrollment: 7,014
Undergraduate: 6,033
Graduate: 981
Resident: 4,666
Non-Resident: 1,528
International: 820
Female: 1,719
Male: 5,299
Entering Class Profile:
Average GPA: 3.5
Average ACT composite: 25.6
Average SAT total: 1790
Sixty-one percent of incoming first-year students rank in the top twenty-five percent of their class.
First to second-year retention rate:
82%
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 4,000 acre research forest
Majors Offered:
55
Minors Available:
54
Students living in the residence halls:
2,200 in three halls
Safety:
Safest campus in Michigan
Third safest campus in the United States
Placement Rate:
96% in their field of study, enrolled in graduate school, or enlisted in the military
Companies attending annual on-campus career fairs:
300+
Financial Aid:
91% of students receive financial aid and/or scholarships
Facts about Faculty & Academics
Number of Faculty: 437
Tenured/Tenure-Track: 365
Non Tenured/Tenure-Track: 72
Student-to-Faculty Ratio:
11:1
Average Class Size:
25
Facts of Student Life
Student Organizations:
180+
Varsity Athletic Programs:
13
Greek organizations:
23—8.2% of our undergrads are involved
Students involved with Enterprise:
645 on 29 teams
Students involved with ROTC:
About 115—64 in Air Force, 50 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 Delta/Northwest Airlines-Mesaba Airlink service the Houghton County Airport (CMX) just seven miles from campus.
