This article features top engineering colleges in Michigan that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of Michigan, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | Michigan Top Engineering Programs |
| 8 | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI) Overall acceptance rate: 29.2% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 778 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $21,260 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $40,006 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 3,233 Research expenditures per faculty member: $534,104 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $188,538,900 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 3.9% |
| 49 | Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) Overall acceptance rate: 9.9% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 745 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $569 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,118 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 812 Research expenditures per faculty member: $305,836 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $50,463,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.8% |
| 88 | Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI) Overall acceptance rate: 44.7% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 734 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $12,636 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $12,636 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 803 Research expenditures per faculty member: $190,796 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $27,856,250 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 118 | Wayne State University (Detroit, MI) Overall acceptance rate: 48.3% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 720 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $595 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,215 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 878 Research expenditures per faculty member: $171,782 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $18,037,114 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.0% |
| 158 | Lawrence Technological University (Southfield, MI) Overall acceptance rate: 67.4% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: Full-time: $12,922 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 392 Research expenditures per faculty member: $97,515 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $2,145,348 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 162 | Oakland University (Rochester, MI) Overall acceptance rate: N/A Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: In-state, full-time: $578 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $998 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 426 Research expenditures per faculty member: $37,627 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $1,806,122 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 194 | Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) Overall acceptance rate: 67.2% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 681 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $460 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $974 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 364 Research expenditures per faculty member: $34,880 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $3,174,099 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 198 | University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, MI) Overall acceptance rate: N/A Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): N/A Tuition: Full-time: $1,275 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: N/A Research expenditures per faculty member: N/A Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): N/A Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: N/A |
USA symbol tree
In November 2004, the US Congress officially named the oak tree the national symbol of the United States. This decision was initiated by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
The Arbor Day holiday began in Nebraska City, Nebraska in the second half of the 19th century. On April 10, 1872, during the first such event, about one million (!) Trees were planted. In 1971, the National Arbor Day Foundation was created in the United States, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to “inspire people to plant trees, grow them and enjoy them.”
In 2004, the National Arbor Day Foundation held a vote on its website, as a result of which the majority of Americans who voted (more than one hundred thousand people) chose the oak tree as the symbol of the United States, later American legislators officially confirmed this choice.
There are more than sixty species of oak in the United States, making oak the most common American hardwood.
Interestingly, the giant sequoia was second in the vote.