Chat Live With Us - Spring 2012
Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School,
then as a College and finally as a University, has grown and developed
to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU
has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation,
and the world.
The University currently serves 23,000 students who
are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and
certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more
than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the
University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health
and Human Services: Technology, and its graduate school.
Eastern Michigan's exceptional faculty, students and
alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of
the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and
Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several
Michigan Teachers of the Year.
EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education.
Who we are
Eastern Michigan University offers an extraordinarily
practical, supportive, accessible, affordable, quality learning and
living environment. EMU's distinct mix of comprehensive academic
resources, strong community initiatives, focus on Education First, and
nationally-recognized undergraduate and graduate student research
achievements set it apart.
How we make a difference
- Eastern took a bold step by holding
costs for tuition and fees, room and board for 2010-2011, a freeze known
as "0-0-0"
- Eastern graduates stay in Michigan and support the
state's economy. More than 100,000 alumni - 75% of our total - live and
work in Michigan.
- Eastern returns $42 to Michigan's economy for each $1 the state invests in us
Key numbers
- More than 23,000 students
- 1,000 international students from 87 countries
- More than 200 majors and minors in five colleges, plus the Honors College:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Health and Human Services
- College of Technology
- Undergraduate in-state tuition (2010-2011) of
$8,377 per year based on 30 credits, one of the most affordable in
Michigan (3rd lowest among 15 public universities)
- 11 residence halls
- More than 340 student clubs and organizations
- 21 NCAA Division I varsity sports, member of Mid-American Conference (MAC)
- More than 2,000,000 library holdings
- 122 new "smart" advanced classrooms
- 42 professional association affiliations, plus accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- $40 million Student Center opened November 2006
- $90 million science complex opened December 2010
- $42 million modernization and renovation of our largest classroom building, Pray-Harrold, fall 2011
- Founded in 1849 in historic Ypsilanti, Michigan
- 880 acres of main campus
- 18 miles of walkways and jogging trails
- 122 buildings on main campus
- 7 convenient off-campus locations: Brighton, Detroit, Flint, Jackson, Livonia, Monroe and Traverse City
One of the best
- One of the Best Midwestern Colleges eight years in a row (Princeton Review).
- One of the nation's Best Business Schools seven years in a row (Princeton Review).
- One of every four teachers in Michigan holds an EMU degree.
- One of the best and largest special education departments in the country.
- One of the nation's best forensics programs
- One of the country's 10 best entrepreneur programs
- One of two online integrated marketing communications programs in the nation
- One of four universities nationwide to offer a polymers and coatings program
- One of two in the nation to offer a master's degree in orthotics and prosthetics
- One of five Michigan institutions to earn the Carnegie Foundation's Community Engagement classification
Distinctions
- Eastern's doctoral program in nursing education -
the first of its kind in the midwest - prepares nursing faculty to help
ease the nation's critical nursing shortage
- The College of Business hosts the nation's only Ethos Week, a conference examining ethics in business and education
- The Continuing Education program is among only a
handful in Michigan with full-time professors teaching accelerated
classes on evenings and weekends
- Eastern's Autism Collaborative Center provides services for children and families affected by autism spectrum disorders
- Eastern was named a "military friendly" university by GI Jobs magazine for two consecutive years
