Michigan Engineering

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Office of Graduate Education 2008
www.engin.umich.edu/admin/adge
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UM Profile

• 538 Major Buildings on 3,177 acres
• 8.4 million volumes in 24 University Regental
  libraries
• 9 Museums 7 Hospitals
• 26,083 Undergraduates
• 14,959 Graduate Students
• 4.2 billion annual budget
• 19 Schools Colleges
• One of the nations top-rated institutions of
  higher education
• 420,000 living alumni from
• all 50 states 100 countries

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COE Profile

• Established 1854
• 7th oldest engineering school
• 2,532 Graduate Students
• 1,289 Doctoral
• 1,243 Masters
• 48 International
• 20 Women
• www.engin.umich.edu/about

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COE Firsts

• Aeronautical Engineering
• Nuclear Science and Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Ship Design
• Data Processing Course
• Laser Holography Development
• Original home of NSFNET, parent to the internet
• Only space missions (2) where all of the crew had
  graduated from the College of Engineering

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Admission

• Graduate Students Entering Fall 2007
• 4,935 Applicants
• 37 Offered Admission
• 3.64 Undergrad Mean GPA
• 775 Mean GRE Quantitative
• 722 Mean GRE Analytical
• 551 GRE Verbal 4.5 GRE Writing
• 12/15 to 1/15 deadlines for Fall Admission

www.engin.umich.edu/gradadmissions
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Rankings
2009 College Rankings
Top Graduate Engineering University 9

• Aerospace 5
• Civil 8
• Computer 6
• Electrical 6
• Environmental 5

• Industrial Operations 2
• Materials Science 7
• Mechanical 4
• Nuclear Radiological 1

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Degrees Granted
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Faculty

• University 2,837
• Engineering 328
• University Research 618
• Engineering Research 74
• Typically Teach 2-3 Courses/Year
• National Academy of Engineering Members - 23
• National Science Foundation Career Awards - 60
• Endowed and Named Professorships 57

www.engin.umich.edu/departments/faculty.html
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Research

• Among Top Five in Annual Research Expenditures
• University - 797 million, Engineering - 131
  million
• NSF Engineering Research Centers
• Wireless Integrated Microsystems
• Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
• www.engin.umich.edu/research/centers.html
• www.engin.umich.edu/research/laboratories.html
• www.engin.umich.edu/research/departments.html

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International Programs

• Active Partnerships with International
  Universities
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Warsaw University
  of Technology, TU Berlin, Nagoya University,
  Korea Advanced Institute of Science and
  Technology, and others.
• First Foreign University to Offer Official
  Graduate Engineering Degrees in China
• Student and Faculty Exchanges
• Overseas Research Projects
• and Industrial Internships
• Engineering Global Leadership
• and Program in Global
• Engineering with International
• and Leadership Focuses
• www.engin.umich.edu/ipe

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Academic Year
Fall Term Sept. - Dec., 16 weeks Winter
Term Jan - April, 16 weeks Spr./Su. Full
Term May - August, 16 weeks Spring Half-Term May
June, 8 weeks Summer Half-Term July August,
8 weeks
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Finances

• 2008 2009 Rates
• Resident Tuition 19,140
• Non-Resident Tuition 35,644
• Candidate 12,886
• Room Board 10,110
• Personal Misc. 3,936
• Books Supplies 1,160
• ? 787 Graduate Student Research Assistants (GSRA)
• ? 200 Fellowships
• ? 250 Graduate Student Instructors (GSI)
• www.engin.umich.edu/gradadmissions

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Stipends

• GSRA Stipend - 16,324
• GSI Stipend - 16,135
• Minimum stipends per two
• terms as of Fall 2008

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Student Societies

• American Society for Engineering Education ASEE
• Association of Electrical Engineering Graduate
  Students AEEGS
• Chemical Engineering Graduate Society - ChEGS
• Computer Science and Engineering Graduates CSEG
• Engineering Honor Council EHC
• Epeians Student Leadership Development in
  Engineering
• Society of Global Engineers SGE
• Intl Assoc for the Exchange of Students for
  Technical Experience IAESTE
• Mechanical Engineering Graduate Council MECG
• Movement of Underrepresented Sisters in
  Engineering and Science - MUSES
• Society of Minority Engineers Graduate Component
  SMES-G
• Society of Women Engineers Graduate Component
  GradSWE
• Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
• University of Michigan Engineering Council UMEC
• http//www.umich.edu/clubs.html http//www.umich.e
  du/maizepgs/

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Current Students

• Graduate Student Newsletters
• Social Events
• Graduate Student Advisory
• Committee GSAC
• Academic Workshops
• Personal Professional Development Workshops
• CoE Alumni Mentors
• Graduate Student Liaison
• www.engin.umich.edu/students/current/graduate

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Student Projects

• Aero Design/M-Fly
• Challenge X
• Chemical Car
• Concrete Canoe Team
• Formula SAE M Racing
• Human-Powered Submarine
• Human-Powered Helicopter
• Mars Rover Team
• Mini-Baja Car Team
• Nanotubes in Microgravity
• Solar Car Team
• Steel Bridge Team

http//www.engin.umich.edu/about/studentteams.html

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Career Center

• HireME
• Recruitment Interviews
• Career Resource Library
• Career Counseling
• Job Postings
• Resume Referral Service
• Workshops
• Internships
• Cooperative Education
• career.engin.umich.edu

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Recruiting Events

• AISES, HENAAC, MAES, NSBE, SHPE, TBP, SWE
  National Conferences
• Various national graduate student information
  fairs
• Engineering Graduate Symposium
• November 7, 2008
• Engineering Departmental Visitations
• March 2009

www.engin.umich.edu/gradadmissions
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Ann Arbor, MI

• 120,000 residents
• 40,000 - UMs enrollment
• 240 miles east of Chicago
• 280 miles west of Toronto
• www.umich.edu/info/visiting.html

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Prospect Webpage

• To be entered into
• the UM prospective
• student database
• and receive more
• information fill out
• the following online forms

M.S., M.S.E., Ph.D. Programs
http//inquiry.embark.com/umich/Rackham
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Contacts

• Mike Nazareth
• Associate Director
• Graduate Education
• 247 Chrysler Center
• Ann Arbor,
• MI 48109-2092
• ph [phone]
• fx [phone]
• mikenaz_at_umich.edu

Graduate Departmental Contacts
www.engin.umich.edu/gradcontacts
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Go Blue!!