University Research Corridor

WHO WE ARE

Michigan State University

Michigan State University has been advancing knowledge and transforming lives through innovative teaching, research and outreach for more than 150 years. It offers more than 200 programs of study in 14 degree-granting colleges and an affiliated law college. Many of MSU’s programs are nationally ranked.

In addition to its 5,200-acre campus in East Lansing, MSU operates 15,000 acres throughout Michigan for agricultural, animal and forestry research.

Students from all 83 counties in Michigan, all 50 states in the United States and about 125 other countries who are interested in combining education with practical problem solving are attracted to MSU.

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University of Michigan

Founded in 1817, the University of Michigan has stood as the national model for the large public university for more than a century. With almost $800 million in sponsored research each year, U-M is one of the nation's largest research universities.

More than 54,000 students on three U-M campuses ( Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint) come from every state and 129 countries. The Ann Arbor campus, with more than 39,000 students, offers 6,500 courses each year. Students can choose from more than 225 undergraduate majors and 600 degree programs offered by its 19 schools and colleges.

Since 1845, the University has granted more than 640,000 degrees. With more than 456,000 living degree holders, U-M has one of the nation’s largest alumni bodies.

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Wayne State University

Established in 1868, Wayne State University offers more than 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 11 world-class schools and colleges to 33,000 students. As Michigan’s only urban national research university, Wayne State is committed to its urban mission through teaching, research and service. WSU meets the needs of a niche, providing access to a high-caliber education at a relatively low cost. Its research expenditures place it among the nation’s top 50 public universities.

Wayne State has Michigan’s most diverse college campus, with one- third of its student body identifying as minorities, and scholars and students from 100 countries. With more than 1,000 students, the School of Medicine is the largest single-campus medical school in the country.

WSU is vibrant and growing, having opened three new residence halls and six other buildings since 2000, including a multi-story recreation and fitness center and a college of pharmacy and health sciences. In addition, the university serves students through its six southeast Michigan satellite campuses, some of which offer courses six days a week, nights and weekends.

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