Why CMU?

Central Michigan University has been known by generations of students as a large university with a smaller college feel and a focus on student engagement and leadership.

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Academic Programs

  • Journalism program is one of two in Michigan and 111 nationwide to be accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education and Mass Communication
  • BCA program is one of only 20 nationwide eligible to receive scholarships and internships from the John Bayliss Foundation
  • Only Michigan university that has a body scanner, which records more than 300,000 data points on the body
  • BCA program is one of only two nationwide to win National Broadcasting Society production competition grand prizes in six or more categories
  • Two CMU alumni have been awarded national Milken awards, making them among the top 100 teachers in the nation
  • Gary Gagnon was named 2005 Michigan Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation
  • First university nationwide to offer a four-year accredited athletic training program
  • 2006 physician assistant class posted the best score in the nation (17% higher than the national average) on the standardized PACKRAT exam
  • Only university in Michigan with an undergraduate degree in meteorology
  • CMU's Off Campus Programs ranked first among Michigan public universities in the number of master's degrees awarded to African Americans
  • Only university in the nation with a bachelor's degree concentration in microscopy