- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MITown: remoteZIP 49931Founded 1885
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1885
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1978
- Website
- www.mtu.edu
MichiganPublic
Michigan Technological University
Michigan Technological University is a public university in Houghton, Michigan, with 5,955 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 70% within six years and costs $13,446 a year after aid.
70%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention89%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans45%
$13,446net price / year
92%admission rate
1258average SAT
70%graduate in 6 years
$84,681median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#148 of 1,704 for earnings#386 of 1,739 for lowest net price#384 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,272 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $35,364tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $19,982
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $44,878
- Average net price
- $13,446national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000—
$30,001–48,000$1,188
$48,001–75,000$5,282
$75,001–110,000$12,038
$110,001+$23,346
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1258
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 570–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college70%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 70%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $72,314
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $84,681middle 50%: $56,175–$112,189
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$112,189
Median, Michigan Technological University$84,681
Lower quarter$56,175
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 5,955
- Part-time
- 3.3%
- Women / men
- 29% / 71%
- Average age at entry
- 19.9
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 87%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,858 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,828
- Endowment, end of year
- $169,088,791
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White82%
Hispanic3.1%
Black1.0%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown7.0%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering56%
Computer & information sciences8.9%
Business & management7.2%
Engineering technologies6.9%
Natural resources & conservation5.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.2%
Health professions2.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness1.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 171128. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q12432.