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Central Michigan University

Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
Nickname
Chippewas
Established
1892
Central Michigan University

Central Michigan University is a public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Established in 1892, Central Michigan University has more than 20,000 students on its Mount Pleasant campus and 7,000 students enrolled online at more than 60 locations worldwide. CMU offers 200 academic programs at the undergraduate, master's, specialist, and doctoral levels, including programs in entrepreneurship, journalism, music, audiology, teacher education, psychology, and physician assistant. The School of Engineering and Technology has ABET accredited programs in Mechanical, Electrical, and Computer Engineering. CMU has also established a College of Medicine, which opened in fall 2013. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". CMU competes in the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference in six men's and ten women's sports.

Motto Sapientia, Virtus, Amicitia
Motto (English) Wisdom, Virtue, Friendship
Type Public
Established 1892
Endowment $187.8 million (2020)
President Robert O. Davies
Academic staff 1017
Administrative staff 1441
Students 17,344
Undergraduates 13,048
Postgraduates 4,296
Colors Maroon and Gold
Athletics NCAA Division I – MAC

About Central Michigan University

Public institution with a motto that when translated to English reads "Wisdom, Virtue, Friendship." The school became one of the 100 largest public universities.

Achievement of Central Michigan University

The neuroscience program was ranked #1 in the nation by the Society for Neuroscience. The award-winning student-run newspaper is called Central Michigan Life.

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Latest information about Central Michigan University updated on July 28 2021.