	Michigan Technological University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Michigan Technological University (commonly referred to as Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech) is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on 925 acres (374 ha) on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake. Michigan Tech was founded in 1885 as the first post-secondary institution in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and was created to train mining engineers to operate the local copper mines. Science, technology, forestry and business have been added to the numerous engineering disciplines, and Michigan Tech now offers more than 130 degree programs through its five colleges and schools. US News and World Report ranked Michigan Tech's undergraduate program 116th in the nation based on peer assessment, student selectivity, financial resources and other factors. Michigan Tech was also rated among the "Best in the Midwest" by The Princeton Review. Michigan Tech's athletic teams are nicknamed the Huskies and compete primarily in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The men's hockey team competes in Division I as a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), and has won three national championships. The women's basketball team were national runners-up in 2011. History Michigan Tech was founded in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School. After much agitation by Jay Abel Hubbell, the state legislature established the school to train mining engineers. Hubbell donated land for the school's first buildings. A few years after the school's creation, enrollment grew to such a point that its name no longer reflected its purpose. The name was then changed to the Michigan College of Mines in 1897. This name lasted through World War I until 1925, but by this time the school had begun offering a wider variety of degrees and once again decided to change its name to the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in 1927. By 1931 enrollment had reached nearly 600. During the next few years, due to the Great Depression, money was scarce, causing department heads and even the president of the university, William Hotchkiss, to take pay cuts. Grover C. Dillman was president from 1935 to 1956. During this time, the school underwent many notable changes, including the construction of the Memorial Union Building and purchase of an ice rink and golf course. In 1956, J. Robert Van Pelt became the new president of the university. He restarted many PhD programs and created a focus on research. This included the school's first analog computation class in 1956-1957. In the final years of his presidency, the school changed from a college to a university, changing its name a final time to Michigan Technological University. The change from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology was necessary for two reasons, according to Van Pelt. First, the college had expanded too greatly and the current name was no longer an accurate title. Also, including "mining" in the name of the college was misleading. The name "Michigan Technological University" was chosen in order to retain the nickname "Michigan Tech" that had already been in use since 1927. Along with its new name, the school also gained new constitutional status in 1964. This gave responsibility for control of the university to its Board of Control rather than legislature. Panorama, c.1910Campus The main Michigan Tech campus is located mainly on US 41 in Houghton, Michigan. It is the safest campus in Michigan, and the third safest in the United States, according to Reader's Digest. The main part of campus is relatively small, and can be traversed in about 10 minutes. Many of the buildings are tall, reducing the physical size of the campus and giving the impression of being a park of high-rise office bu ... [more on wikipedia]

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Michigan Technological University Details

Michigan Technological University Details
detail	value
state	Michigan
conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...
public	Public
scores	1768/1178/27
level	AboveAverage
rank	[146
overall ROI rank	[58
size	medium-small
undergrads	5658
grads	1441
price	42536
drop	32
stem	100
research	69
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Michigan Technological University?

1. number 146 for Academics.

2. number 58 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Michigan Technological University?

1. University of Alabama in Huntsville

2. Colorado School of Mines

3. New Jersey Institute of Technology

4. Southern Polytechnic State University

5. Missouri University of Science and Technology

6. Lawrence Technological University

7. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Michigan Technological University National Academic Rankings

Michigan Technological University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	146	178	95	196	223	63	88	6	58
Public	56	53	23	93	94	32	53	4	18
Stem High	21	27	24	27	32	12	15	6	10
Stem Low	83	81	63	90	98	45	57	6	37
Mid West Region	18	36	19	36	56	12	14	3	8
State of Michigan	2	5	2	5	10	2	4	2	1
Top Ten Top250	146	178	95	196	223	63	88	6	58
Top Ten State of Michigan	2	5	2	5	5	2	3	2	1

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.95	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Alabama	Gulf South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	181	103
91.92	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
91.66	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
86.32	Southern Polytechnic State University	Georgia	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	267	128
85.79	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
83.30	Lawrence Technological University	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Private	AboveAverage	319	146
82.04	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	229	244
78.87	Nova Southeastern University	Florida	Sunshine State Conference	Private	Average	488	397
78.72	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
77.95	Drury University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	295	378
77.62	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	Gulf South Conference / Sunshi...	Private	AboveAverage	260	130
77.16	Clarkson University	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	211	187
76.24	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	South Dakota	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	281	111
76.05	University of Missouri-St Louis	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	242	211
75.56	Montana Tech of the University of Montana	Montana	Frontier Conference	Public	AboveAverage	399	203
75.37	Kettering University	Michigan	No Conference Affiliation	Private	AboveAverage	332	139
73.29	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
72.11	Xavier University	Ohio	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	436	336
71.93	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Public	AboveAverage	312	185
71.48	Loyola University Maryland	Maryland	Patriot League	Private	AboveAverage	249	245
71.38	University of Scranton	Pennsylvania	Landmark Conference	Private	AboveAverage	399	368
71.12	University of Redlands	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	AboveAverage	380	460
70.32	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
70.10	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
69.73	Milwaukee School of Engineering	Wisconsin	Northern Athletics Collegiate ...	Private	Good	184	102
69.59	CUNY City College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	Average	293	347
68.72	Wayne State University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	Average	414	286
68.59	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Good	180	93
67.72	United States Coast Guard Academy	Connecticut	New England Football Conferenc...	Public	Good	185	97
66.65	University of Denver	Colorado	The Summit League	Private	AboveAverage	204	186

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.30	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
96.83	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
96.71	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
95.86	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
95.74	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
95.71	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
95.47	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
94.24	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
93.83	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
93.83	University of Alabama in Huntsville	Alabama	Gulf South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	181	103
93.72	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
93.33	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
93.03	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
91.55	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	Division III Independents	Private	Good	122	55
91.52	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
91.32	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
91.19	Pacific - 12 Conference (Low)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	115
91.10	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
90.94	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
90.77	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Good	105	32
90.19	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
88.35	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
87.87	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
87.54	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
86.78	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
86.25	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
85.55	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
84.93	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
84.60	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
82.40	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123

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