Institution Overview

One of the largest unis in the USA. CMU is very popular with internationals. A top 250 nationally ranked universities and 121 public universities in the USA. Also an R1 research university (the highest tier)

Established in 1892 (practically ancient for the US!) CMU has more than 16,000 students on its Mount Pleasant campus and more than 8,000 enrolled online and at more than 30 locations across North America. More than 20 percent of CMU's main campus students supplement their on-campus classes with online courses.

Central Michigan University, is a nationally ranked institution that fosters the transformative power of advanced learning while embracing a sense of community among our students, faculty, staff and more than 235,000 alumni around the world.

CMU offers an essential liberal arts foundation and nationally acclaimed programs in areas ranging from the health professions and engineering to business and communications, and science and technology.

Our student and faculty researchers help preserve the earth's resources, discover new ways to treat diseases, advance innovative ways to improve teaching and learning methods, and much more.

Our alumni are doctors, physical therapists and physician assistants. They are CEOs, lawyers and policymakers. They are top broadcasters and journalists, fashion designers and teachers.

Among just five percent of U.S. universities in the highest two Carnegie research classifications, CMU offers approximately 300 academic programs at the undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral levels.

In addition, CMU has established the nation's 137th College of Medicine to address a growing shortage of primary care physicians in Michigan. The inaugural class of students graduated in May 2017.

​​Central Michigan University is one of the 100 largest universities in the United States. But don't let that statistic fool you, CMU’s park-like campus covers 480 acres and is located in the heart of Michigan – that means you'll be in the centre of it all! This is an amazing campus university with Detroit and Chicago being 2 hours drive.

Key selling points

Rankings: US News and World –

#249 in National Universities (tie)

#121 in Top Public Schools (tie)

#72 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (tie)

Short name

CMU

Institution type

University

University Ownership

Public