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Michigan Technological University

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach Regional

Location Houghton, MI

Population 20,000

Website http://www.mtu.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,829

Men / Women 71% / 29%

White 74%

Black 5%

Mixed 4%

Asian 3%

Hispanic 3%

Native American 1%

International 1%

From State 74%

From Region 21%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Engineering 54%

Computer Science 12%

Business & Economics 8%

Life & Natural Sciences 8%

Humanities & Social Sciences 5%

Professional 4%

Health Sciences 3%

Arts 2%

Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $19,123

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $42,988

Est. In-State Cost $24,738

Est. Out-of-State Cost $55,609

10-Year ROI $293,000

ROI Percentile 97th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%

4-Year Graduation Rate 37%

6-Year Graduation Rate 68%

Transfer-Out Rate 19%

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry

Sunshine Hours 2,150 (4% 🌧️)

Days Without Precipitation 204 (5% ☔)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 75%

Yield (Unbound) 13%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Engineering, Computing & Math	$68M	#95
Life & Natural Sciences	$33M	#168
Humanities & Social Sciences	$2M	#230

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	53	#97
Life & Natural Sciences	20	#414
Humanities & Social Sciences	13	#434

Honors College

Name Pavlis Honors College

Students 400 (7%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 91%

SAT Range 1170 – 1310

SAT Math Range 560 – 670

SAT RW Range 570 – 680

ACT Range 25 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Michigan Technological University	1,094	66% / 34%	1%	$84,108		96%
Biomedical Engineering	47 —	43% / 57%	0%	$94,268	94	93%
Chemical Engineering	78 —	53% / 47%	0%	$95,207	94	94%
Civil Engineering	70 —	71% / 29%	0%	$85,298	88	94%
Computer Engineering	41 +1	85% / 15%	0%	$105,712	97	97%
Electrical Engineering	72 +6	81% / 19%	0%	$100,565	96	96%
Engineering Physics	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$93,069	93	—
Environmental Engineering	47 —	36% / 64%	0%	$77,977	82	92%
General Engineering	4 —	100% / 0%	0%	$91,251	92	—
Geological Engineering	6 —	67% / 33%	0%	$80,225	84	100%
Materials Engineering	23 +1	65% / 35%	0%	$81,891	86	97%
Mechanical Engineering	175 —	82% / 18%	1%	$90,615	92	98%
Mining Engineering	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$85,575	88	—
Robotics Engineering	6 +3	50% / 50%	0%	$87,962	90	—
Surveying Engineering	13 —	85% / 15%	0%	$84,651	88	—
Computer Science	76 —	83% / 17%	1%	$106,432	98	97%
Computer Software Engineering	20 —	95% / 5%	0%	$105,712	97	97%
Cybersecurity	24 +1	83% / 17%	4%	$91,410	92	100%
Mathematics and Computer Science	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$83,481	87	—
Network Administration	15 +1	93% / 7%	0%	$91,410	92	100%
Chemistry	11 —	73% / 27%	0%	$64,791	62	—
Geophysics and Seismology	— —	—	—	$59,972	50	—
Geosciences	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$59,951	50	—
Mathematics	3 +4	100% / 0%	0%	$80,141	84	87%
Physics	8 —	62% / 38%	12%	$74,109	78	—
Statistics	2 +2	50% / 50%	0%	$86,105	89	—
Biochemistry	12 —	50% / 50%	0%	$58,034	44	—
Bioinformatics	— —	—	—	$58,643	46	—
Biology	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$45,588	12	100%
Cheminformatics	— —	—	—	$63,983	60	—
Computational Biology	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$58,071	44	—
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	9 —	56% / 44%	0%	$50,768	23	—
Environmental Science	14 +2	29% / 71%	0%	$54,080	32	—
Forestry	23 —	57% / 43%	0%	$61,635	54	100%
Human Biology	12 +1	25% / 75%	0%	$56,479	40	—
Natural Resources Management	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,417	33	—
Wildlife Management	12 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$38,000	4	100%
Clinical Laboratory Science	14 —	14% / 86%	0%	$63,723	59	95%
Exercise Science	15 —	47% / 53%	0%	$60,932	52	100%
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$103,588	97	—
Nursing	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$78,031	82	—
Accounting	9 +3	67% / 33%	0%	$72,886	76	100%
Business Administration	23 +1	70% / 30%	9%	$76,798	81	93%
Economics	6 —	83% / 17%	0%	$79,967	84	—
Engineering Management	14 —	71% / 29%	14%	$92,113	92	100%
Finance	19 +3	79% / 21%	16%	$87,683	90	—
Management Information Systems	8 +3	50% / 50%	12%	$87,386	90	100%
Marketing	9 —	44% / 56%	11%	$62,635	57	90%
Sports Management	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$60,932	52	100%
Anthropology	3 +3	33% / 67%	0%	$48,872	18	—
Applied Psychology	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$46,944	14	—
Communication	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$53,581	31	—
English	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$45,229	11	—
History	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$47,666	16	—
Psychology	12 +2	0% / 100%	8%	$41,654	7	93%
Social Sciences	6 +1	33% / 67%	0%	$48,844	18	—
Sustainability Studies	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	$54,629	34	—
Technical Communication	11 —	45% / 55%	0%	$56,887	41	—
Recording Arts Technology	6 —	83% / 17%	0%	$50,562	23	—
Sound Arts	7 —	86% / 14%	0%	$43,684	9	—
Theatre Design and Technology	9 —	22% / 78%	0%	$41,281	6	—
Visual and Performing Arts	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$41,811	7	—
Construction Management	11 —	100% / 0%	0%	$85,804	89	—
Electrical Engineering Technology	9 —	89% / 11%	0%	$83,297	87	—
Mechanical Engineering Technology	26 —	92% / 8%	0%	$84,118	87	98%
Mechatronics Engineering Technology	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$82,771	86	—