Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI
Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

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Tuition & Fees

$16,436

$36,738

in-state out-of-state

not including room and board

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SAT ACT

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

reading math
75th
660
25th
570
75th
690
25th
590
composite english math
75th
30
25th
23
75th
30
25th
25
75th
30
25th
25
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undergraduateRatios

71%

male

29%

female

12

students

1

faculty

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Moderately Selective

70%

acceptance rate

Accepted 5,260
Declined 2,216
Total Received 7,476
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Public

6,296

undergraduate students

1,490

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Michigan Technological University, founded in 1885, is a public university. Its 925-acre campus is located in Houghton, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 7,786
Established in 1885
Coeducational Coeducational

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925-acre campus in Houghton (population: 7,888). Served by bus; air serves Hancock. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Small town

Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI
49931

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
46%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
94%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
31%
Top 1/4
65%
Top 1/2
91%
Bottom 1/2
9%
Bottom 1/4
1%
SAT ACT

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

reading math
75th
660
25th
570
75th
690
25th
590
composite english math
75th
30
25th
23
75th
30
25th
25
75th
30
25th
25

Admissions Facts

Application fee $0
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Application deadline (priority deadline) January 15
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Moderately Selective

70%

acceptance rate

Accepted 5,260
Declined 2,216
Total Received 7,476

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Secondary School Record

Recommended

Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary School Rank
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Other
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

Not reported

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

Not Reported

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Note-taking services
  • Reader services
  • Special housing
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

94%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$12,190

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $16,130
Room $6,292
Board $5,022
Additional fees $306
Books & supplies $1,200
Total $28,950
Average Financial Aid - $12,190
Total with Avg. Aid $16,760

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $5,682,077
State $3,052,614
Institutional $30,993,101
Other external $1,884,785
Total $41,612,577

Non-need-based

Federal
State $36,634
Institutional $9,485,655
Other external $1,224,072
Total $10,746,361

Scholarships

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Financial Aid Office


P: 888 MTU-1885
F: 906 487-3042
finaid@mtu.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
Basketball yes yes
Football yes
Ice hockey yes
Skiing yes yes
Soccer yes
Tennis yes yes
Track and field x country yes yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

airsoft, aikido, Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cricket, curling, cycling, dance, diving, fencing, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, jujitsu, lacrosse, martial arts, Nordic skiing, paintball, pistol, racquetball, riflery, roller hockey, rowing, rugby, sailing, snowboarding, soccer, tae kwon do, tennis, track, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling

Club Sports - Women's

airsoft, aikido, Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, cheerleading, cricket, curling, cycling, dance, diving, fencing, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, jujitsu, lacrosse, martial arts, Nordic skiing, paintball, pistol, racquetball, riflery, rowing, rugby, sailing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, tae kwon do, tennis, track, track and field, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling

Intramural/Recreational Sports

archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, crew/rowing, cricket, curling, cycling, disc golf, fencing, fishing, floor hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, kickball, lacrosse, martial arts, mountain biking, outdoor hiking, pickleball, pistol, racquetball, riflery, rugby, sailing, scuba diving, shooting sports, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor), trail relay, turkey trot, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball (indoor/sand), walleyball, water polo, weight lifting, wrestling

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
National Collegiate Athletic Association, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Western Collegiate Hockey Association

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Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting. yes yes
Anthropology, General. yes
Applied Economics. yes
Applied Psychology. yes yes
Applied Statistics, General. yes
Archeology. yes yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. yes yes yes
Bioinformatics. yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General. yes yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General. yes yes
Chemical Engineering. yes yes yes
Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics. yes
Chemistry, General. yes yes yes
Chemistry, Other. yes
Civil Engineering, General. yes yes yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. yes
Computational and Applied Mathematics. yes
Computer Engineering, General. yes yes yes
Computer Science. yes yes yes
Computer Software Engineering. yes
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. yes yes
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. yes yes yes
Construction Management, General. yes
Data Science, General. yes
Ecology. yes
Economics, General. yes
Electrical and Computer Engineering. yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering. yes yes yes
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician. yes
Engineering Mechanics. yes
Engineering, General. yes yes
Engineering/Industrial Management. yes yes
English Language and Literature, General. yes
Environmental Science. yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. yes yes yes
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. yes
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology. yes yes
Finance, General. yes
Forest Sciences and Biology. yes
Forestry, General. yes yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography. yes
Geological/Geophysical Engineering. yes yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General. yes yes yes
Geophysics and Seismology. yes yes yes
History, General. yes
Human Biology. yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies. yes
International and Intercultural Communication. yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. yes
Management Information Systems, General. yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General. yes
Materials Engineering. yes yes yes
Mathematics and Computer Science. yes
Mathematics, General. yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering. yes yes yes
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician. yes
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician. yes
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. yes yes
Medical Informatics. yes
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. yes
Mining and Mineral Engineering. yes yes yes
Molecular Genetics. yes yes
Network and System Administration/Administrator. yes
Physics, General. yes yes yes
Psychology, General. yes
Public Policy Analysis, General. yes yes
Recording Arts Technology/Technician. yes
Rhetoric and Composition. yes yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. yes
Social Sciences, General. yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. yes
Statistics, General. yes yes yes
Surveying Engineering. yes
Sustainability Studies. yes
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. yes
Technical and Scientific Communication. yes
Visual and Performing Arts, General. yes
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Mechanical Engineering
  2. Chemical Engineering
  3. Electrical Engineering

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Art
  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Health Professions
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science
  • Social/Behavioral Science
  • Technologies

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

7,786

total students

78%

in-state

22%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

81%

6,296
students

Female
29%
1,827

Male
71%
4,469

19%

1,490
students

Female
30%
454

Male
70%
1,036

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

87%

5,505
students

Female
28%
1,562

Male
72%
3,943

13%

791
students

Female
34%
265

Male
66%
526

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Student Break-down

1%
Nonresident aliens
1%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
2%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2%
Hispanic/Latino
87%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
3%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

164

Transfer applicants enrolled

3%

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.80
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of Some
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Recommended of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: rolling

Spring: rolling

Summer: rolling

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

30

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 30
Countries most often represented Angola
Australia
Canada
China
Germany
India
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
International student center
Other
Special counselors/advisors

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