University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (U-M, UM, UMich, or U of M), oft stated merely as Michigan, may be a public analysis university placed in city, Michigan, us. Originally, supported in 1817 in port because the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, twenty years before the Michigan Territory became a state, the University of Michigan is that the state's oldest university. The university stirred to city in 1837 onto forty acres (16 ha) of what's currently referred to as Central field. Since its institution in city, the university field has dilated to incorporate quite 584 major buildings with a combined space of quite thirty four million gross sq. feet (781 acres or three.16 km²) opened up over a Central field and North field, has 2 satellite campuses placed in Flint and Dearborn, and a middle in port. The University was one amongst the institution members of the Association of yank Universities.

Considered one amongst the foremost analysis universities within the us, the university has terribly high analysis activity and its comprehensive graduate program offers student degrees within the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in addition as skilled degrees in design, business, medicine, law, pharmacy, nursing, welfare work, public health, and dental medicine. Michigan's body of living alumni (as of 2012) contains quite five hundred,000. Besides educational life, Michigan's athletic groups contend in Division I of the NCAA and square measure jointly referred to as the Wolverines. they're members of the massive 10 Conference.