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Northern Michigan University (Northern), located in Michigan's spectacular Upper Peninsula, was founded in 1899 as a teacher college. Northern is now a dynamic four-year, public, coeducational university offering 180 degree programs to about 9,400 students. The most popular majors are Art & Design, Nursing, Education and Criminal Justice. Every Northern student gets a ThinkPad or MacBook Pro notebook computer - loaded with the latest software - as part of tuition and fees. Learn to live a life that matters in Northern’s unique Superior Edge service leadership program that focuses on citizenship, diversity awareness, leadership and real world experience.
Highlights
The Carnegie Foundation classified Northern as one of only 196 Community Engaged Institutions in the US. No surprise here, with Northern students volunteering over 40,000 hours last year Northern students are busy with 308 organizations with interests ranging from Alex's Lemonade Stand to Zombies vs. Humans, more than 50 academically-related groups and 8 honor societies In August 2009, Northern launched the first WiMAX network on a university campus (and one of the first in North America) to help keep out 9,400 students connected, no matter where they are in Marquette County
Business Administration Computer Science Culinary, Travel & Hospitality Dance Education Engineering Technology & Applied Technology Fine Arts & Design Health Sciences Humanities Music Natural Sciences Nursing Physical Education Public Administration Theatre
Academic Options for Students
Online Programs Part-Time Programs
Admissions & Tuition
# Students Admitted to 1st Year:
945
% Accepted:
73
Minimum GPA:
2.3
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Annual Tuition (US$): 7,454
Student Health Care Coverage: Available Through Institute
Institute Scholarships & Bursaries Available: Yes
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Institute Support for Students
Academic Counseling Career and Employment Counseling Disabilities Resources Health Services Native Student Services Peer Counseling and Buddy Programs Services for Underrepresented Minorities
Buildings & Facilities
Come to campus and enjoy scenic spaces and 50 quality facilities, such as high-end specialty computer labs, a learning resource center, a theater, a speech and hearing clinic, a student art gallery, a university museum, two on-campus radio stations, a public TV station, the Jacobetti Center for technical programs, an ice rink, a swimming pool and a diving tank, a rock climbing wall, an all-events center and the Superior Dome, an 8,000 seat stadium (the largest wooden dome in the world).
Northern Michigan University 1401 Presque Isle Avenue
Marquette, Michigan 49855
Year Institute Founded: 1899
# of Full-Time Faculty: 319
Opportunities for Part-Time Study: Yes
Opportunities for Online Study: Yes
# Campuses: 1
Campus Setting (Main Campus): Rural
Nearest City (Main Campus): Marquette
City Population: 20,000
Cost of Living: Low
Climate Range: 3 °F to 75 °F
Student Profile
Total Undergraduate Program Enrolment (all years): 8,578
% Out-of-State Students (all years): 20
% Undergraduate International Students (all years): 1
# Countries of Origin: 21 - 30 Famous Alumni: Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbuck Lloyd Carrr, U. Michigan football coach (retired) Tom Izzo, MI State U basketball coach
On-Campus Housing
On-campus Housing Available: Yes # Students with On-campus Housing: 3,062 Preference Given to Entering Students: First come/First served Costs: Per Semester/with Meal Plan (US$): 3,923 Per Semester/without Meal Plan (US$): 1,974 Style of Accommodation:
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