Founded in 18 17, the University of Michigan is one of the oldest universities in the Midwest of the United States, even older than Michigan.
The University of Michigan has 19 colleges, offering about 180 majors, among which more than 100 majors rank in the top ten in the United States (it is said that 70% of the majors are in the top ten), while almost all the remaining majors are in the top 20. Only Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley are more beautiful. In the evaluation of 465,438+0 disciplines in American graduate schools by the National Research Council, the University of Michigan ranked third in total score. American News ranks the University of Michigan among the top 20 in the world.
The University of Michigan is known as the "model of public universities" and is one of the first eight schools in the "public Ivy League". Now it's on the new Ivy League list.
Twenty-two alumni of the University of Michigan won the Nobel Prize. Madonna, President Ford and Phelps are all alumni of the school. Other famous alumni include: founder of Google, founder of Merrill Lynch, iPod designer, father of video games, the first Boeing 747 pilot, the first spacewalker, the best quarterback in NFL, the Five Tigers of Michigan in basketball, designer of Lincoln Memorial, founder of Major League Soccer, inventor of World Wide Web, author of First Blood, man who discovered the source of Mississippi River, and art.
University of Michigan is one of the founding members of 14 of AAU. The current AAU membership is one of the criteria for judging the first-class scientific research universities in the United States.
As a public university, the University of Michigan must accept a certain number of students from the state. In order to ensure the quality of students, the University of Michigan even once fell out with the state government. At present, the admission conditions of the University of Michigan are still one of the most demanding among public universities, and the competition is fierce. The grade points, standardized scores and various backgrounds of the admitted students are quite good.
The University of Michigan is the first university to combine European traditional classical education with modern educational concepts. It reformed before World War II, combining the advantages of Britain, France and Germany in the education system and the reality of the United States. After the success, followed by Harvard University, Yale University and other ivy league schools, so that the American education sector ahead of the world. The University of Michigan was also the first university to cancel the quota for Jewish students. In his speech, President Kennedy modestly called his alma mater Harvard University "the University of Michigan in the East".
The University of Michigan has also contributed to China. Angel, the president in history, once proposed to return the compensation of the Xin Chou Treaty to the Qing Dynasty, so as to popularize the education of the people in China. Later, his proposal led to boxer indemnity's withdrawal. The returned boxer indemnity helped China establish Tsinghua University and sent overseas students to the United States. The University of Michigan is also one of the first five universities to accept foreign students from China (the other four are Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University and Cornell University). The Department of China and China Studies at the University of Michigan is also one of the top universities in the United States. Now they have China Geographic Data Research Center, which uses GIS to study some social problems in China.
During World War II, the University of Michigan was one of the core scientific research institutions of American military equipment, especially naval equipment.
The University of Michigan is the pillar of American aerospace industry and automobile industry. The school flag was planted on the moon by Apollo 15. Most of Detroit Motown's technical support comes from the University of Michigan. Their solar team won many awards. In other engineering majors, such as energy engineering, nuclear physics, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, civil engineering, computer and so on, the University of Michigan also has outstanding strength. They also participated in the design and manufacture of the first computer in history.
Literature, social science and political science of the University of Michigan have a very high status in the United States and even the world. They are one of the founders of the Peace Organization and have been committed to promoting world peace. Many organizations in this school take environmental protection, social justice, racial equality, world peace and sustainable development as their themes.
The University of Michigan is committed to community service. One of the important contents is to help bankrupt Detroit out of trouble with its own strength.
The medical schools and affiliated medical institutions of the University of Michigan are among the best in the United States. Among them, the research on heart disease, adrenal cancer, ophthalmology, pediatrics and psychological diseases is among the best in the United States.
The University of Michigan Law School ranks first among the best law schools in the United States. The Ross School of Business of the University of Michigan is also a famous business school, and the consumer confidence index released by them is one of the important indexes in the financial sector.
The Music School of the University of Michigan is one of the best music schools in the United States, and their musical instrument playing subjects are among the top in the world. In addition, it is unique in drama, dance, architecture, fine arts, graphic design and art history. The campus has a strong artistic atmosphere, and there are super avant-garde statues and works of art everywhere. Nearby Detroit is also the distribution center of avant-garde art, adding a lot of artistic atmosphere to the school.
The University of Michigan is also good at various natural and social sciences. Physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, environmental science, ecology, statistics, mathematics, anthropology, economics and history ... have made great achievements.
The earth science and environmental science of the University of Michigan play an important role in the United States. Among them, douglass houghton, a famous geologist in the school's history, is known as the father of copper mines, because it is he who freed the United States from its dependence on copper mines imported from Europe, which is one of the reasons for the rapid rise of the United States after the Industrial Revolution.
The main campus of the University of Michigan is located in Ann Arbor, covering an area of 12.8 square kilometers, including three continuous main campuses in the north, middle and south, as well as an east campus, two golf courses, two large botanical gardens, a wetland and a forest of 5 square kilometers. There are several national park-level nature reserves outside the school, with a total area of 85 square kilometers. This school is not land-grant universities, so the campus area is unprecedented, perhaps unparalleled.
The University of Michigan has the seventh largest library group in the United States (***37 libraries), the largest campus museum group in the United States (***9 museums), the largest stadium in the western hemisphere (Michigan Stadium or big house), the third largest bell tower in the world (middle campus) and the largest 19 (north campus), ranking first in the United States. The school also has its own seven radio telescope observation stations (distributed in the school and North America, the western United States, South America, South Africa and Asia) and its own rocket launch center (in North America). The University of Michigan has different types of research stations on every continent except Antarctica.
The University of Michigan is located in the satellite city of Detroit, only 45 minutes' drive from the International Airport (wayne county Airport), with convenient transportation. Interstate highways connect the campus from four directions and can lead to different directions, such as Canada, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. There is a railway station near the campus. You can go to Chicago by train, all the way to the middle, Texas or the west coast.
The Wolverine Team of the University of Michigan is the only university team that won the NCAA national championship in all the four major sports (football, baseball, ice hockey and basketball). Among them, the football team is the university with the highest cumulative winning times and the third highest winning rate in American history. Football, swimming, track and field, volleyball and ice sports are also strong points. Many celebrities are their fans, including Biden, michael bay and Eminem.
The University of Michigan was selected by some American media as one of the American universities with the most sense of belonging, honor and cultural atmosphere. The school's color scheme, logo and school song are the most recognizable in China.