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Michigan Technological University

Address:
1400 Townsend Drive

Houghton, MI 49931

Website: http://www.mtu.edu
Email: [email protected]

General Information

Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1885
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 5,614
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $59,000,000

Admissions

Application Fee: $40
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective

Expenses

Tuition and Fees: $8,910 in-state, 20,679 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,840

Student Services

Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, other

Careers

Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Students That Enter the Job Market…

Within 6 Months of Graduation: 95%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 96%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: 97%
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Caterpillar, Mayo Clinic, Black and Veatch, Boston Scientific, Guidant, CSX, Epic System, IBM, General Motors, Ford, Daimler Chrysler, Toyota, Robert Bosch, Granite Construction, Hydraforce, John Deere, Kohler Co., Kimberly Clark, Orchard Hiltz McCliment,

Library

Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 821,279
Number of current serial subscriptions: 2,768
Number of microforms: 550,341
Number of audiovisuals: 6,913
Number of ebooks: 13,511
Other library facilities: N/A

Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, The Ford Center & School Research Forest, cosmic ray observatory, x-ray fluorescence spectrometer, process simulation and control center, remote sensing institute, computer-aided engineering, microfabrication, and subsurface visualization labs, rooftop greenhouse

Technology

Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,300
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of available wired connections available in…

The Library (not including computer labs): 0
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 0
Other areas: 20

Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,000

Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes

Safety

Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 43%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 9%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 15%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 43%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (80%), sorority housing (3%), fraternity housing (7%), apartments for married students (1%), apartment for single students (9%), special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…

Singles: 1%
Doubles: 63%
Triples or Suites: 12%
Apartments: 24%
Other: 0%

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 4

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…

A sprinkler system: 75%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 925 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Green Bay, WI (214), Hancock, MI (7)
Nearest train station: Milwaukee, WI (327)
Nearest bus station: Houghton, MI (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 58%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 25%
Average undergraduate wage: 6,430
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited, other

Campus

Most popular events: Homecoming, Winter Carnival, Parade of Nations, K-Day, Spring Fling, Family Weekend

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