Celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, Central Michigan University is one of the nation’s 100 largest public universities and the fourth largest in Michigan, with more than 20,000 students on its Mount Pleasant campus and another 7,000 enrolled at more than 50 locations across North America.
CMU offers academic programs at the undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels, including several in key areas of strength and emerging interest such as biochemistry, business administration, communications, educational leadership, engineering, health services and administration, neuroscience, physical therapy, and psychology. CMU also has established a College of Medicine, which is actively recruiting students for its inaugural class that will start in the summer of 2013. With accomplished professors, opportunities for students to engage in applied research and world-class facilities, CMU is committed to providing students with a superior learning environment and global perspective to compete in an increasingly complex world.
CMU competes in the NCAA’s Division I Mid-American Conference in seven men’s and nine women’s sports and is located in Mount Pleasant, Mich., a classic college community at the heart of central lower Michigan. Home to 26,000 of Isabella County’s more than 70,000 people and growing, Mount Pleasant offers a blend of natural features, family attractions and small-town life complemented by university culture.