Michigan Technological University: Statistics

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#605 of 14,131 In the World
#211 of 2,597 In North America
#187 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 62 In Michigan
#75 of 1,623 For Engineering Management
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Acceptance rate
92%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Aid receiving
99%
Undergraduates
6,013
Graduates
1,390
Male:Female Ratio
70:30
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.mtu.edu

Michigan Technological University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Michigan Technological University has an acceptance rate of 92% and is among the 34% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 92% 92% 93%
Applicants 11,491 6,992 4,476
Admissions 10,621 6,459 4,142
Freshmen enrolled full time 1,370 963 407
Freshmen enrolled part time 3 3

490 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

352 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
972 or 71%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1130
or below

75% of them
had 1350
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Michigan Technological University are 1130-1350 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
274 or 20%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 25
or below

75% of them
had 31
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Michigan Technological University are 25-31 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 5528 (75%)
Nonresident Alien 718 (10%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 447 (6%)
Two or more races 231 (3%)
Hispanic 210 (3%)
Asian 144 (2%)
Black or African American 85 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 22 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$19,898
Students receiving aid
99%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $18,797$25,650
Tuition in-state $18,797$25,650
Tuition out-of-state $42,662$25,650
Fee in-district $326$266
Fee in-state $326$266
Fee out-of-state $326$266

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,213
Combined charge for room and board $13,050
Room charge $7,284
Meal charge $5,766

Michigan Technological University majors

Michigan Technological University has granted 1,094 bachelor's degrees across 62 programs, 466 master's across 39 programs, and 86 doctorate degrees across 22 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Michigan Technological University.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Mechanical Engineering 175 99 17
Computer Science 76 20 4
Civil Engineering, General 70 22 2
Chemical Engineering 78 6 2
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 72 1 4
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 47 19 4
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 47 9 2
Business Administration and Management, General 23 30
Computer Engineering, General 41
Engineering & Industrial Management 14 23
Materials Engineering 23 7 4
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 24 8
Electrical and Computer Engineering 29
Data Science, General 28
Medical Informatics 28
Forestry, General 23 4
Mechanical & Mechanical Engineering Technology & Technician 26
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering 6 20
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 15 8
Computer Software Engineering 20
Chemistry, General 11 2 6
Finance, General 19
Physics, General 8 5 6
Accounting 9 8
Applied Statistics, General 17
Cognitive Science, General 6 9
Network and System Administration & Administrator 15
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 4 9 1
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 14
Environmental Science 14
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 12 1
Engineering, General 8 4 1
Surveying Engineering 13
Human Biology 12
Psychology, General 12
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 12
Construction Management, General 11
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 2 6 3
Statistics, General 2 5 4
Technical and Scientific Communication 11
Mathematics, General 3 3 4
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 9
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology & Technician 9
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 9
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 6 3
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 9
Sustainability Studies 9
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 9
Energy and Environmental Policy 7 1
Geology & Earth Science, General 2 5 1
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 8
Management Information Systems, General 8
Ecology 7
Mining and Mineral Engineering 5 2
Sound Arts 7
Communication, General 6
Economics, General 6
Recording Arts Technology & Technician 6
Social Sciences, General 6
Rhetoric and Composition 1 4
Visual and Performing Arts, General 5
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 4
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 4
Anthropology, General 3
Computational and Applied Mathematics 3
English Language and Literature, General 3
Forest Sciences and Biology 3
Geophysics and Seismology 3
Archeology 2
Computational Biology 2
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 2
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology & Technician 2
Molecular Genetics 2
Applied Psychology 1
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 1
Engineering Mechanics 1
History, General 1
Manufacturing Engineering 1
Mathematics and Computer Science 1
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 1
Grand Total 16 1,094 466 86

Michigan Technological University has a graduation rate of 68%, which is among the 25% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 68% 65% 77%
  • Full-time retention rate - 89%
  • Part-time retention rate - 50%

Publications & Citations

Michigan Technological University is a world-class research university with 27,307 scientific papers published and 734,749 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Biology, Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
27,307
Citations
734,749

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
19,809 / 542,270
Physics
17,417 / 490,991
Chemistry
15,646 / 510,088
Environmental Science
14,850 / 442,618
Biology
13,269 / 444,653
Quantum and Particle physics
11,724 / 332,068
Materials Science
10,690 / 336,982
Computer Science
10,647 / 246,271
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
9,935 / 259,902
Organic Chemistry
9,476 / 325,464
Geology
9,245 / 293,309
Geography and Cartography
8,707 / 264,001
Ecology
6,940 / 247,074
Mathematics
5,526 / 124,519
Medicine
5,231 / 148,125
Electrical Engineering
4,808 / 131,559
Optical Engineering
4,687 / 145,291
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,668 / 92,981
Metallurgical Engineering
4,579 / 154,955
Biochemistry
4,528 / 165,979
Paleontology
4,425 / 149,501
Mechanical Engineering
4,257 / 91,844
Business
4,181 / 81,454
History
4,140 / 134,066
Statistics
3,880 / 96,738
Political Science
3,864 / 80,016
Philosophy
3,847 / 79,955
Archaeology
3,832 / 128,826
Law
3,660 / 76,468
Genetics
3,525 / 126,596
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
3,473 / 115,525
Psychology
3,300 / 73,928
Oceanography
3,118 / 109,889
Physical chemistry
3,007 / 101,954
Telecommunications
2,968 / 75,578
Sociology
2,964 / 61,355
Aerospace Engineering
2,911 / 68,045
Chemical Engineering
2,859 / 112,425
Nanotechnology
2,755 / 102,370
Economics
2,620 / 60,169

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 192 1810
1994 239 1981
1995 253 2163
1996 301 2665
1997 290 2523
1998 351 3082
1999 390 3235
2000 323 4271
2001 337 4506
2002 480 6197
2003 446 6734
2004 489 7798
2005 500 8432
2006 540 9783
2007 578 11286
2008 608 12701
2009 722 14314
2010 807 16066
2011 925 19082
2012 946 21341
2013 969 23963
2014 1104 26801
2015 1212 28825
2016 1238 31382
2017 1159 33949
2018 1287 39130
2019 1203 44157
2020 1543 50645
2021 1292 58571
2022 1133 57705
2023 1197 59367
2024 997 58658
2025 671 52832
Academic rankings

Michigan Technological University alumni

  1. Roxane Gay

    Roxane Gay
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1974-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    editing staffnovelistuniversity teacherjournalistliterary critic
    Biography

    Roxane Gay is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Gay is the author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist (2014), as well as the short story collection Ayiti (2011), the novel An Untamed State (2014), the short story collection Difficult Women (2017), and the memoir Hunger (2017).

  2. Tony Esposito

    Tony Esposito
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1943-2021 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    ice hockey playerdesigner
    Biography

    Anthony James "Tony O" Esposito was a Canadian-American professional ice hockey goaltender, who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 15 of those for the Chicago Blackhawks. He was one of the pioneers of the now popular butterfly style. Tony was the younger brother of Phil Esposito, a centre. Both brothers had notable careers and are enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Esposito's jersey number 35 was retired by the Blackhawks in 1988.

  3. Melvin Calvin

    Melvin Calvin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1911-1997 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    university teacherbiologistchemistengineerbiochemist
    Biography

    Melvin Ellis Calvin was an American biochemist known for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham, for which he was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California, Berkeley.

  4. Jujhar Khaira

    Jujhar Khaira
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1994-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Jujhar Khaira is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild.

All 37 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Michigan Tech University
MT
Michigan Tech
Mich Tech
Michigan Technological Univ
Michigan Tech Univ
MTU
Founded 1885
Motto Create the Future
Colors black, gold
Academic calendar August to April (August - December; January-April)
Total FTE staff 1,527
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan, 49931-1295
United States
City population 8,000
Phone 9064871885

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