The Michigan Almanac provides a consolidated source of data and commentary covering all aspects and major activities of the U-M Ann Arbor campus. More than a factbook, the Michigan Almanac serves many purposes and has many audiences.
1817: The University of Michigan is founded as one of the first public universities in the nation.
1837: The University moves its campus from Detroit to Ann Arbor.
1848: The Board of Regents establishes a three-member medical department, known today as the University of Michigan Medical School.
1852: Ninety young physicians receive medical diplomas from U-M.
Education
Michigan’s academic vigor offers excellence across disciplines and around the globe. We are recognized as a leader in higher education due to the outstanding quality of our 19 schools and colleges, internationally recognized faculty and departments with 250 degree programs.
Research
With expenditures in excess of $1 billion, research is central to U-M’s mission and permeates all 19 schools and colleges. U-M is a strong advocate of promoting collaboration and interdisciplinary research initiatives that involve faculty and students from across campus.
Career
Handshake is your pathway to career connections. Through this tool you can:
Explore job and internship openings
Engage in on-campus recruiting opportunities
Develop and track your goals and next steps
Identify events and workshops including connecting with Career Center staff, graduate/professional schools and employers
University of MichiganKey Statistics & Highlights
#21Ranking
16 Courses
5,514Academic Staff
44,663Students
7,593Students (int'l)
22,332Students (female)
Public Institution Type
Student services
The U-M International Center provides a variety of services to assist international students, scholars, faculty and staff at the University of Michigan, as well as U-M American students seeking opportunities to study, work, or travel abroad.
Housing services
University Housing values diversity and inclusion and being a supportive home for residents of all identities. We strive for every resident to call University Housing home. A place where you feel supported in who you are. A place where you have the opportunity to live and learn alongside people who are different than you.
The Connector is Housing’s multicultural engagement center, located on Central Campus. It expresses Housing’s commitment to celebrate and promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Through our programs and events, the space brings residents together to engage with different perspectives, identities and experiences.
Library services
After a $55 million renovation, the 35-year-old Taubman Health Sciences Library building on the U-M medical campus has emerged as a new kind of facility. The 143,000-square-foot, all-digital, light-filled, dynamic learning space was designed for future physicians, scientists, and other health professionals.
ICT services
How do I...
Enter and approve grades?
Change a grade from incomplete "I" to a letter grade?
Plan for the end of Windows 7 support?
Change my UMICH password?
Set up Duo mobile?
Support Tools
Skip the Phone Recording
Launch Remote Support Tool
Check Status of My Help Tickets
Technical support for unsupported browsers or operating systems (e.g., Linux) is not available.
Medical services
University Health Service (UHS) can provide most of your health care while you are at the university. Most currently enrolled U-M students (Ann Arbor campus) pay a mandatory health service fee, included as part of tuition, that funds clinical services and well-being services to improve campus health and wellness.UHS provides services for non-urgent and urgent health care concerns.
Campus life
Campus Information serves the needs of University of Michigan students, faculty, staff, alumni, prospective students, and visitors by providing accurate and timely information about campus organizations, services and events.
As the University of Michigan's primary centralized information source and referral service, we aim to inform and assist patrons, so they can best utilize resources available for both their academic and co-curricular activities.
Sports facilities
Located just minutes from the Diag, the CCRB is the largest Recreational Sports facility. It features a wide array of equipment and amenities to suit a variety of fitness interests.
Intramural Sports Building
Located on the north end of the South Athletic Campus, the newly renovated IMSB has state-of-the-art equipment and amenities. Come here and enjoy the ultimate workout.
Sports Coliseum
Located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Hill Street, the Sports Coliseum is a multipurpose, 36,000 square foot facility that is used by our Intramural Sports and Club Sports teams. It is also available for rental.
Student clubs
Qingyun is established for the purpose of providing opportunities for performance experience and allowing students with previous experience in Chinese traditional instrument to continue their passion. We are determined to bring Chinese traditional music to the University of Michigan and therefore promote cultural and musical diversity on campus.
+ Positive Leadership Undergraduate Society
One Team Coding is a student-run organization aimed toward Computer Science majors looking to gain software development experience. Its founding principle is to expand student computer programming knowledge through team collaboration on innovative software.
Accreditation
The University of Michigan – Ann Arbor undergoes institutional reaccreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in ten-year cycles. Each cycle culminates in a comprehensive evaluation, the next of which takes place in the year 2020 and involves several components, including the following:
quality initiative
assurance argument
federal compliance report
student opinion survey
campus visit
Faculty and staff lead this work for each school and college, Student Life, and the University Library, in collaboration with a core team from the Provost’s Office and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching who oversee the process. Nearly every campus unit is involved in the reaccreditation process in some way.
University of MichiganOverview
University of MichiganRankings
Study Portals Meta Ranking
Top 0.9%United States
Top 0.3%Worldwide
Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.
Best Global Universities Rankings
21
By U.S. News & World Report
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
3 year trend Best Global Universities Rankings
2025
2026
2027
19
21
21
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
QS World University Rankings
51
By TopUniversities
Dropped 6 places compared to 2026
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
3 year trend QS World University Rankings
2025
2026
2027
44
45
51
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
World University Rankings
No 2027 Ranking
By Times Higher Education
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2027 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
3 year trend World University Rankings
2025
2026
2027
22
23
-
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
Academic Ranking of World Universities
No 2026 Ranking
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2026 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
3 year trend Academic Ranking of World Universities
2024
2025
2026
30
33
-
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
Good School for out-of-state students. Plethora of clubs and activities to join. The clubs and activities are advertised well. The dorms on central campus are nice. Would recommend it if you have the financial means to attend.
Posted byAnonymous
Studied fromAug 2021 - Aug 2025
Posted onJul 2025
4/5
I need to get scholaship for more knowledge
I like joining with this university to gain more knowledge and practice my knowledge to help our communities
Posted byAnonymous
Studied fromOct 2022 - Nov 2025
Posted onJan 2026
3/5
Be yourself dont let anyone kill your dream
I didnt have a chance to study there yet but l will for ever make a choice to apply in this university no matter what because l trust it and l know its my only better chance to change my fate
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