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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The CMU Experience

Central Michigan University, with a main campus in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and more than 60 locations across the U.S., is nationally recognized for academic excellence in more than 200 programs. Cutting edge research, new facilities, graduate programs and top faculty ensure an education that is one of the best in the state.

But what really sets Central apart from other schools is difficult to describe. We call it "the CMU experience." It's the fact that nearly half of all CMU freshmen participate in leadership training their first week on campus. Or that CMU recently won a national award for assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina. Or it's that special professor who still remembers your name after 20 years. It's a spirit that defies definition. That's CMU.

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CMU Highlights

We are proud of our many accomplishments at Central Michigan University. The following are just a few of the highlights of this year's achievements by students, faculty and staff.

  • Student athletes have won the MAC Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the highest cumulative student athlete GPA the last six years in a row and 10 of the last 11 years overall.
  • Assisted Reebok by using state-of-the-art technology to perform testing on new NHL uniforms
  • Two CMU alumni have been awarded national Milken awards, making them among the top 100 teachers in the nation
  • Only university in the nation with a bachelor''s degree concentration in microscopy
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Other CMU locations

CMU also offers programs in more than 60 locations nationwide, internationally and online.

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