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~ Eastern Michigan University ~

Ypsilanti, Michigan

P.O. Box 921
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197
Phone: 734 487-3060
Fax: 734 487-6559
Email: undergraduate.admissions@emich.edu
www.emich.edu/admissions/undergrad/main/

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22,000 great teachers and students can't be wrong.

EMU is one of the Midwest's best universities, a great academic and life experience, and a great value for every dollar you spend here. There's no place like it. At EMU, you'll take your education to the real world--and your life to the next level.

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Lowdown Admissions Academics Life Scholarships

The Lowdown.

* Basics

Applicants offered admission: 79.21% Students who return for Soph year: 73%
Avg GPA of frosh after completion of 1 year:2.59
Student to Faculty ratio: 19:1
Average high school GPA of frosh:3.1
Year school was established: 1849
Mascot: Eagles
School Colors: Verdent Green with White of Snow

* Campus Setting

Campus Size: 800 acres Location: In a small town (pop. 5,000-24,999) or within 5-mile radius of small town. Population: 22,000 Location description: 800-acre campus in Ypsilanti (population: 22,000), seven miles from Ann Arbor and 30 miles from Detroit. Served by bus; major airport serves South-East Michigan; train serves Ann Arbor. School operates transportation around campus in conjunction with Ann Arbor Transit Authority. Public transportation serves campus.

* Test Scores

	25th - 75th Percentile
SAT Combined	0 - 0
SAT Math	450 - 570
SAT Critical Reading	450 - 570
ACT Composite	18 - 24
ACT Math	17 - 17
ACT English	17 - 24

* The students

88% In-state students 12% Out-of-state students 7% American Indian/Alaskan Native 3% Asian/Pacific Islander 17% Black/Non-Hispanic 2% Hispanic 67% White/Non-Hispanic 4% Non-Resident Alien 12% in top 10th of graduating high school class 34% in top quarter of graduating high school class 68% in top half of graduating high school class

Men Undergrads: 9100 Women Undergrads: 9100

* Social Life

Groups with strong presence Groups with widespread influence on campus include Greeks, athletes, and the multicultural center. Most popular events One of the most popular campus events is Homecoming. Popular places on/off campus On campus, students frequent McKenny Union and Eastern Eateries. Students gather off campus at Theo's, the Tower Inn, and Abe's Coney Island.

* Prominent Alumni/ae

Sheryl James, Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 1991 Timothy Adams, former president, Chrysler-Europe Char DeWolf, Academy Award winner for documentary film

* Academic Interests

Agriculture, 0% Architecture, 0% Area/Ethnic Studies, 0% Biological/Life Sciences, 2% Business/Marketing, 20% Communications, 3% Computer/Information Sciences, 2% Education, 23% Engineering, 4% English, 5% Foreign Languages, 1% Health Professions, 7% Home Economics, 1% Interdisciplinary Studies, 5% Law/Legal Studies, 0% Liberal Arts, 0% Library Science, 0% Mathematics, 0% Military Science/Technologies, 0% Natural Resources/Environmental Science, 0% Parks Recreation, 2% Personal/Miscellaneous Servies, 0% Philosophy/Religion/Theology, 0% Physical Science, 1% Protective Services/Public Administration, 3% Psychology, 5% Social Science/History, 10% Trade/Industry, 0% Visual/Performing Arts, 4%