University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or Michigan) is a <a href="/facts/Public_university/Avsc2TmM">public</a> <a href="/facts/Research_university/Joe4e6SF">research university</a> in <a href="/facts/Ann_Arbor%2c_Michigan/hs3CBRJy">Ann Arbor, Michigan</a>, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Michigan is one of the earliest American research universities and is a founding member of the <a href="/facts/Association_of_American_Universities/kAMDCykI">Association of American Universities</a>. In the fall of 2023, the university employed 8,189 faculty members and enrolled 52,065 students in its programs.
The university is <a href="/facts/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education/xyYmXgJ6">classified</a> among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It consists of nineteen colleges and offers 250 degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The university is <a href="/facts/Higher_education_accreditation_in_the_United_States/tluqImP1">accredited</a> by the <a href="/facts/Higher_Learning_Commission/uX82l0Sc">Higher Learning Commission</a>. In 2021, it ranked third among American universities in <a href="/facts/List_of_countries_by_research_and_development_spending/FH9dHP6J">research expenditures</a> according to the <a href="/facts/National_Science_Foundation/FlDT8TbW">National Science Foundation</a>.
The University of Michigan's athletic teams are collectively known as the <a href="/facts/Michigan_Wolverines/60b2weat">Wolverines</a>. They compete in <a href="/facts/NCAA_Division_I/fJv6wUW1">NCAA Division I</a> (<a href="/facts/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision/X7clxaKG">FBS</a>) as a member of the <a href="/facts/Big_Ten_Conference/0IzwKheT">Big Ten Conference</a>. The university currently fields varsity teams across 29 NCAA-sanctioned sports. As of 2022, athletes from the university had won 188 medals at the <a href="/facts/List_of_American_universities_with_Olympic_medals/cQvTJfq2">Olympic Games</a>.
Notable alumni from the university include 8 domestic and foreign <a href="/facts/Head_of_state/U2QzdE4a">heads of state</a> or <a href="/facts/Head_of_government/eHYPvGWL">heads of government</a>, 48 <a href="/facts/U.S._senators/EJubX7jI">U.S. senators</a>, 218 members of the <a href="/facts/U.S._House_of_Representatives/cdBPb9pY">U.S. House of Representatives</a>, 42 <a href="/facts/Cabinet_of_the_United_States/2ouVJrjQ">U.S. Cabinet secretaries</a>, and 41 <a href="/facts/U.S._governors/w7F2oL5D">U.S. governors</a>.

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University of Michigan