Michigan Technological University

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School Location

1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295

General information

(906) 487-1885

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificates, Associate degrees, Bachelor degrees, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificates, Masters degrees, Doctor's degrees
Carnegie classification:	Research Universities (high research activity)
Number of students:	6,744 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	----

About this School

Michigan Technological University (abbr. MTU) is an American public university primarily oriented toward science and engineering. MTU's main campus is in Houghton, Michigan.

History

Michigan Technological University traces its origin to 1885, when the state of Michigan founded the Michigan Mining School in response to the Keweenaw Peninsula's copper mine boom of the late 19th century; the Mining School served to train mining engineers to operate the local copper mines efficiently. Initially, the Michigan Mining School consisted of four faculty members and 23 students on the second floor of the Houghton Fire Hall. In 1897, the school expanded and changed its name to the Michigan College of Mines, only to be later renamed to the Michigan College of Mining and Technology. The college grew into a multidisciplinary university, and finally adopted the moniker Michigan Technological University in 1964. Michigan Tech broke three world records, the largest snowball (21' 3" circumference), largest snowball fight (3,745), and most simultaneous snow angels (3,784) on February 10, 2006, as verified by Guinness World Records officials. This attempt received criticisms from Bismark, North Dakota, the previous holders of the record for most simultaneous snow angels. Much of the criticism focused upon the school children who were excused from school in order to participate, even though without their numbers the old record would still have yielded.

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 10,761	$ 9,829	$ 8,910
Out of State	$ 22,521	$ 21,589	$ 20,679
Books and Supplies	$ 1,000	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 7,738	$ 7,315	$ 6,840
Other Expenses	$ 2,444	$ 1,736	$ 1,763
Off Campus
Room and board	----	----	----
Other Expenses	----	----	----
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	----	----	----

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	23%	$ 3,963
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	60%	$ 2,162
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	82%	$ 4,284
Loans to students	59%	$ 5,762

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