by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Michigan Technological University was awarded 443 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mathematics & statistics.
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Michigan Tech landed the #112 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Michigan Tech held the #137 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 57 colleges in Michigan, Michigan Tech is ranked at #3.
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The acceptance rate at Michigan Technological University is 86%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Michigan Tech is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 70% of students accepted to Michigan Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 675.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Michigan Technological University, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Michigan Technological University is 91%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Michigan Technological University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Michigan Tech have a four-year graduation rate of 30%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Michigan Technological University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,640 undergraduates at Michigan Tech with 5,294 being full-time and 346 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,520 | $8,983 | $11,794 | $17,069 | $22,086 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Michigan Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Michigan Tech, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $8,732 a year. That adds up to $34,928 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Michigan Tech is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Michigan Tech are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295 |
| Phone: | 906-487-1885 |
| Website: | https://www.mtu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/michigantech |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/MichiganTech |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 263 | $69,541 |
| Electrical Engineering | 113 | $72,168 |
| Chemical Engineering | 103 | $68,391 |
| Computer Science | 75 | $72,103 |
| Civil Engineering | 67 | $62,556 |
| Computer Engineering | 64 | $70,211 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 50 | $63,302 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 48 | $62,667 |
| Environmental Engineering | 31 | $57,523 |
| Mathematics | 24 | $66,292 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 786 students took at least one online class at Michigan Technological University. This is a decrease from the 3,399 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 786 | 264 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,399 | 267 |
| 2018-2019 | 618 | 233 |
| 2017-2018 | 510 | 179 |
| 2016-2017 | 445 | 143 |
Learn more about online learning at Michigan Technological University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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