our michigan
WHY WE ARE THE LEADERS AND BEST
Hail! to the Victors Valiant,
Hail! to the Conqu'ring Heroes,
Hail! Hail! to MICHIGAN,
The Leaders and Best!
(Let's Go Blue!)
Hail! To the Victors Valiant,
Hail! to the Conqu'ring Heroes,
Hail! Hail! to Michigan,
The CHAMPIONS of the west!
Michigan’s famous fight song was written in November 1898. Louis Elbel, a music student at U-M, wrote the words and music in celebration of a last minute 12-11 Michigan Football victory over rival Chicago, giving U-M its first Western Conference Football Championship. The Victors was first played publicly by John Phillip Sousa’s band in May 1899 in Ann Arbor. Sousa later called it the “best college march ever written.” 🔊
university RANKINGS, FACTS, & FIGURES
Source: University of Michigan Admissions Office
Academics
#1 U.S. Public University — QS World Rankings
#1 U.S. Public University — Niche.com
#1 Best Public Colleges — Money.com
#22 World Rankings by Reputation — Times Higher Ed
#3 U.S. Public University — U.S. News & World Report
102 top 10 graduate programs — U.S. News & World Report
19 schools and colleges
280+ degree programs
15:1 student-to-faculty ratio
More than 97% of students return for their sophomore year
Research
#1 Public Research University in the U.S. — National Science Foundation
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program has more than 1,500 undergraduate students involved in research partnerships with more than 800 research advisors
Student Life
More than 1,600 student organizations
Top 10 Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students — College Choice
More than 30 student entrepreneur groups
Undergraduate students hail from all 50 states and 100 countries
97% of first-year students live in residence halls
13 learning communities allow students with similar interests to live and study together
Global Focus
More than 200 study abroad programs on six continents
More than 600 global initiative sites
More than 65 foreign languages taught
#5 in the nation for students studying abroad — Institute of International Education
A top school for Fulbright grant recipients and Peace Corps Volunteers
Alumni
One of largest alumni networks in the world (630,000+)
U-M alumni include one U.S. president, two dozen governors, three Supreme Court justices, and eight Nobel Laureates
Affordability/Value
#1 best value public school in Michigan, #8 in the nation - The Princeton Review 2021
2 out of every 3 first-year students receive financial aid
92% of U-M students graduate in six years
Ranked 6th in the nation by recruiters for new hires — The Wall Street Journal
Athletics
29 NCAA Division I teams
More than 50 national championships in 13 sports
20+ intramural sports
More than 200 Michigan student-athletes and coaches are Olympic medalists
gmw-record-book.pdf