Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University is a public institution that was founded in 1849. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 11,617 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 460 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Eastern Michigan University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #376. Its in-state tuition and fees are $15,170; out-of-state tuition and fees are $15,170.

The wooded campus of Eastern Michigan University is located in the city of Ypsilanti, about 40 miles west of Detroit. Students at Eastern Michigan University can choose from more than 200 majors, including graduate programs in business, education and health. At Eastern Michigan, students can show off their research projects at the annual Undergraduate Symposium, which is put on by the College of Arts & Sciences. The university, often abbreviated to EMU, also celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year with community building exercises and opportunities for creative expression. EMU students can join more than 200 campus organizations, pledge with nearly 30 fraternities and sororities, and take a break from it all in the student center. Student athletes can play sports at the intramural, club or varsity level. The Eastern Michigan Eagles intercollegiate teams compete in more than a dozen sports as part of the NCAA Division I Mid-American Conference.