Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) is a public university located in University Center, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College and is the most recently created public university in Michigan. The university’s campus spans 748 acres (303 hectares) and is situated in Kochville Township, about 5.5 miles (8.9 kilometers) north of downtown Saginaw, Michigan.
Grand Valley State University (GVSU, GV, or Grand Valley) is a public university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1960 as Grand Valley State College. The main campus covers 1,322 acres (5.35 km) and is located about 12 miles (19 km) west of Grand Rapids.
Northern Michigan University, also known as Northern, NMU, or Northern Michigan, is a public college located in Marquette, Michigan, United States. It was started in 1899 by the Michigan Legislature as Northern State Normal School. In 1963, the state changed the school’s name to a university and gave it its current title.
Central Michigan University (CMU, CMICH) is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1892 as a private teacher training school and became a public university in 1895. CMU is one of eight research universities in Michigan and is classified as “R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity.” The university has more than 14,000 students on its Mount Pleasant campus.
Michigan Technological University, also called Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech, is a public university in Houghton, Michigan, United States. It was started in 1885 as the Michigan Mining School, which was the first college in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The university has five colleges and schools: the College of Engineering, the College of Computing, the College of Sciences and Arts, the College of Business, and the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science.
Michigan State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university located in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. In 1863, after the Morrill Act was passed in 1862, the state made the college a land-grant institution, making it the first land-grant college in the United States.
The University of Michigan–Flint (UM-Flint) is a public university located in Flint, Michigan, United States. It was started in 1956 as the Flint Senior College and was first created as a part of the University of Michigan, offering advanced undergraduate classes. Over time, the institution became a complete university and received official approval in 1970.
The University of Michigan–Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) is a public university located in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1959 with a donation from the Ford Motor Company. At first, it was called the Dearborn Center and operated as a branch of the University of Michigan.
The University of Detroit Mercy is a private Catholic university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is supported by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy. The university was established in 1877 and is the largest Catholic university in Michigan.
Flat Rock is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan, United States. A small part of the city is also in Monroe County. According to the 2020 census, the population of Flat Rock was 10,541.