| Name |
Michigan Technological University |
| Address |
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931 |
| Website |
http://www.mtu.edu |
| Email |
mtu4u@mtu.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
43% |
| Percent Fraternity |
9% |
| Percent Sorority |
15% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
N/A |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
43% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (80%), sorority housing (3%), fraternity housing (7%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (9%), special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students |
| College Owned Singles |
1% |
| College Owned Doubles |
63% |
| College Owned Triples |
12% |
| College Owned Apartments |
24% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
4 |
| Sprinkler System |
75% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
925 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
N/A |
| Nearest Airport |
Green Bay, WI (214), Hancock, MI (7) |
| Nearest Train |
Milwaukee, WI (327) |
| Nearest Bus |
Houghton, MI (1) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
58% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
25% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
6,430 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered on campus |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Homecoming, Winter Carnival, Parade of Nations, K-Day, Spring Fling, Family Weekend |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra |
| Num Organizations |
200 |
| Honor Societies |
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity, Alpha Society, Chi Epsilon, Phi Sigma National Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Mu Beta Psi, Pi Tau Sigma - Sigma Iota, Tau Beta Pi, Tau Alpha Pi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Inter Christian Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, His House Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, Students of St. Albert the Great University Parish, Praise in Effect Gospel Choir, Lutheran Student Movement, Muslim Student Association, Grace Fellowship, Apostolics of MTU, Lutheran Collegians, African Praise Fellowship, Canterbury House Council (Episcopalian) |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Indian Student's Association, International Club, Malaysian Student Association, Black Student Association, Native American Association - Aises Chapter, African Students Organization, Nosotros-Hispanic/Latino Student Association, Chinese Student & Scholars Association, Society of Intellectual Sisters, African Praise Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Nippon Association (Japan), National Society of Black Engineers |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) numerous academic/professional, automotive, fraternity, governing, media, military, musical and theatrical, programming, service, sorority, special interest, and sports organizations |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Michigan Tech Lode (weekly); The Daily Bull (daily); Technobabe Times (intermittently) |
| Num Frats |
15 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
15 |
| Percent Frat Members |
9% |
| Num Sororities |
8 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
8 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
15% |
| Type |
Public institution |
| Year Founded |
1885 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
5,614 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
59,000,000 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
40 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
8,910 in-state, 20,679 out-of-state |
| Room Board |
6,840 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, other |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, other |
| Career |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
95% |
| Job One Year |
96% |
| Job Two Years |
97% |
| Firms |
Caterpillar, Mayo Clinic, Black and Veatch, Boston Scientific, Guidant, CSX, Epic System, IBM, General Motors, Ford, Daimler Chrysler, Toyota, Robert Bosch, Granite Construction, Hydraforce, John Deere, Kohler Co., Kimberly Clark, Orchard Hiltz McCliment, |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
821,279 |
| Num Subscriptions |
2,768 |
| Num Microforms |
550,341 |
| Num Audiovisual |
6,913 |
| Num Ebooks |
13,511 |
| Library Facilities |
N/A |
| Museums |
A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, The Ford Center & School Research Forest, cosmic ray observatory, x-ray fluorescence spectrometer, process simulation and control center, remote sensing institute, computer-aided engineering, microfabrication, and subsurface visualization labs, rooftop greenhouse |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
1,300 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
0 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
0 |
| Num Wired Labs |
0 |
| Num Wired Other |
20 |
| 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 |
2,000 |
| 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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