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Central Michigan University

Name Central Michigan University
Address 105 Warriner Hall
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
Website http://www.cmich.edu
Email cmuadmit@cmich.edu
Percent Undergrad College Owned 33%
Percent Fraternity 6%
Percent Sorority 7%
Percent Campus Weekends 41%
Offer Housing Yes
Percent Students College Housing 33%
Campus Housing Yes
Off Campus Assistance Yes
Types Available coed dorms (90%), women's dorms (6%), men's dorms (3%), sorority housing (0%), fraternity housing (0%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (0%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options
College Owned Singles 1%
College Owned Doubles 3%
College Owned Triples 89%
College Owned Apartments 7%
College Owned Other 0%
Num College Owned 56
Sprinkler System 13%
Fire Alarms 36%
High Speed Internet 100%
Campus Size 480 acres
Percent Weekends 41%
Nearest Airport Freeland (40), Lansing (69)
Nearest Train Lansing (69)
Nearest Bus Mount Pleasant (1)
Public Transport Yes
Cars Permitted Yes
Percent Cars 56%
School Employment Yes
Percent Undergrads Employed 21%
Average Undergrad Earnings 1,800
Freshmen Discouraged Working No
Army Rotc Offered on campus
Navy Rotc Not offered
Airforce Rotc Not offered
Alcohol Permitted Yes
Additional Policies class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Popular Events Michigan Story Festival, Native American Pow Wow, Lem Tucker Journalism Scholarship and Speaker Series Event, School of Music Opus black-tie dinner and concert, Martin Luther King Jr. Week Speaker Series and Peace March and Unity Ball, International Culture Week, CMU Student Sibling? s Weekend, Special Olympics Michigan Summer Games, Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government Public Policy forums, Summer Speech-Language Specialty Clinics, Student Research and Creative Endeavors Exhibition, International Dendrimer Symposium
Student Activities choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
Num Organizations 251
Honor Societies Alpha Psi Omega, Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Beta Beta, Delta Phi Alpha, Golden Key International Honour Society, Honors Outreach Network, Kappa Delta Epsilon, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Omicron Nu, Lambda Pi Eta, Logistics Management Council, Mortar Board National Honor Society, Phi Sigma Pi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Order of Omega, Rho Lambda;
Religious Organizations (Appears as submitted by school) A One Christian Fellowship, Adventist Students for Christ, Apostolic Lighthouse Campus Ministry, Bahai Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Hope, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Christ the King Lutheran Student Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fellowship of Lutherans on Campus, Hillel/Jewish Student Organization, His House Christian Fellowship, Inspiration Christian Fellowship, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Living Sacrifices for Christ, Muslim Student Association, Open Grove Society, Parish Advocates for Solidarity, Real Life Christian Fellowship, Standing in the Gap, University Church Association, Victorious Student Outreach - Christian Organization, Wesley Foundation;
International Organizations (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Cultural Organization, Common Ground, Greyscale Press, Latino Cultural Organization, Organization for Black Unity, Pride, Spanish Club, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, Indian Students Organization, International Club, Students for a Free Tibet - Mount Pleasant, Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Lambda Beta, Phi Eta Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Sigma Lambda Gamma;
Other Organizations (Appears as submitted by school) Over 50 Greek Organizations (not listed), Over 20 Sports Organizations (not listed), American Advertising Federation, American College of Healthcare Executives, American Marketing Association, American Society of Interior Designers, Anthropology Club, Association of Information Technology Professionals, Biology Graduate Student Association, Business Cohort II, Business Cohort III, Business Cohort IV, Central Neuroscience Society, Class - IRA, Collegiate Middle Level Association at CMU, Communication Association, Dharma Circle, English Graduate Student Association, Family Relations Council at CMU, Fashion Association of Merchandising and Design, Future Physician Assistants at CMU, Geography Club, Geology Club, German Club, Home Builders Association, Industrial Organizational Psychology Association, International Society for Quality and Productivity Management, Master of Business Administration Association, Men Of Tomorrow, Michigan Information and Technology Society, Michigan Society of Gerontology, National Art Education Association, National Association of Future Doctors of Audiology, National Broadcasting Society-AERho, National Science Teachers Association-CMU, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Pre-Physical Therapy Club, Pre-Physician Assistant Club, Pre-Veterinary Club, Public Relations Student Society of America, SAP University Alliance Student User Group, Society for the Study of Religion, Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Sociology Club, Sociology Graduate Student Cooperative, Speech Language and Hearing Club, Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Organization, Sport Management Association, Student Art League, Student Association for Microbiology, Student Athletic Training Organization, Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, Student Dietetic Association, Student Michigan Education Association, Student National Medical Association, Student Social Work Association, Students For Higher Learning, Students in Free Enterprise, Supply Chain Management Association, The Organization of Graduate Creative Writers, The Writing Circle, American Psychological Society Student Caucus, Animal Rights Defense, Computer Science Society, Cycle Enthusiasts Organization, Financial Management Association, Gay/Straight Alliance, Global Action Network, High Adventure Club, Hospitality and Tourism Society, Humane Animal Treatment Society, MENC: The National Association for Music Education, Metamorphosis Winter Guard, Moore Hall Television, Mt. Pleasant By Night, Non-Violence Coalition, Physical Therapy Student Organization, Pre-Medicine and Osteopathic Society, Queens Guard Drill Team, Ranger Club, Student Affiliates of School Psychologists, Student Environmental Alliance, Student Government Association, Student Labor Action Coalition, Students of Design, Swing Kids, WMHW-FM Student Organization, American Institute of Professional Geologists, American Meteorological Society Student Chapter, Association for Computing Machinery, Pre-Dental Society, Society of Physics Students, Walt Disney World College Program Alumni Association, Society of Professional Journalists, The Paper Stash, American Chemical Society Student Affiliates, Association for the Education of Young Children, Best Buddies, Black Graduate Student Association, Black Student Union, Campus Girl Scouts, Circle K International, College Democrats Association, Program Board, Red Cross Club, Revolutionary Mindz, Sexual Assault Peer Advocates, Student Alumni Association, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Student Recreation Association, Take A Stand For Kids, University Students Against Cancer, Up Till Dawn, Non-Traditional Student Organization, American Civil Liberties Union, Central Michigan Area Gamers, Clinical Student Association, College Republicans, Divine Order, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Fiction Collective, Film Society, Infusion Dance Team, Kendo Club at CMU, and more
Student Papers (Appears as submitted by school) Central Michigan Life (three times per week), Central Review (two times per year)
Num Frats 14
Frats Chapter Houses 10
Percent Frat Members 6%
Num Sororities 11
Sororities Chapter Houses 11
Percent Sorority Members 7%
Type Public institution
Year Founded 1892
Religious Affiliation None
Academic Calendar Semester
Undergrad Body 19,997
Setting Urban
Endowment 58,894,056
Application Deadline Rolling
Application Fee 35
Selectivity Selective
Tuition 5,868 in-state, 13,632 out-of-state
Room Board 6,376
Basic nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, psychological, birth control
Career on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Job Six Months N/A
Job One Year 81%
Job Two Years N/A
Firms Auto Owners Insurance Company, CINTAS, Deloitte, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Gentex Corporation, Hantz Financial Services, Hantz Group, Isabella County, Pulte Homes of Michgian, Quicken Loans, Target, US Armed Forces, Wal-Mart, Midland Public Schools and Utica
Library Yes
Library Consortia Yes
Num Books 1,012,774
Num Subscriptions 3,330
Num Microforms 1,342,550
Num Audiovisual 28,008
Num Ebooks 6,371
Library Facilities Clarke Historical Library (The history of Michigan and the Old Northwest Territory, Published works that shape the minds of young children, including both educational texts and children's fiction, The history of Central Michigan University); Off-Campus Library Services
Museums Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University Museum of Cultural and Natural History, Gerald L. Poor School Museum, Brooks Astronomical Observatory, University Art Gallery, University Theater, Public Broadcasting, Student Activity Center, Charles V. Park Library
Computer Course No
Own Computer No
Computers Available 3,000
Email Accounts Yes
Internet Access Yes
Computers Available In computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Num Wired Library 75
Num Wired Classrooms 500
Num Wired Labs N/A
Num Wired Other 100
Wireless Network Yes
Wireless Areas in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless Capacity 400
Recommended Os Microsoft
Hosting Units 100%
Student Webpages Yes
Online Registration Yes
Campus Safety 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)




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