Tuition includes: Term fees, full academic and enrichment program, use of facilities, housing, 3 meals daily while on campus (1 on Saturday, 2 on Sunday), recreation pass, activities, trips and excursions per catalog, blanket and pillow.
Not included: Airfare, airport transfers (available for $40 each way), books and classroom materials, course supplements, meals eaten off campus, medical expenses, laundry, linens, souvenirs, and personal spending money ($100-$150 per week suggested).
Renowned for its unparalleled cultural and academic environment, fervent school spirit, and athletic success, the University of Michigan is consistently ranked as one of America’s top ten universities, one of the “Public Ivy’s.” The largest pre-med and pre-law university in the country, U-M excels in the classroom, the laboratory and beyond. Summer Discovery students’ access to the facilities of the university, city of Ann Arbor and its environs offer a superb introduction to college living and learning.
The University of Michigan has one of the largest research expenditures of any American university. Newsweek magazine rates University of Michigan 11th globally, based on its “openess and diversity” and its “distinction in research”. University of Michigan’s football program ranks first in NCAA history in both total wins and winning percentage.
President John F. Kennedy proposed the formation of the Peace Corps on the Michigan Union steps, Gerald Ford established his presidential library here, and Madonna lived (briefly) in Stockwell Hall. Noted alumni include one U.S. President, three Supreme Court Justices, seven Nobel Prize winners, 25 Rhodes Scholars, eight astronauts, 116 Olympic Gold Medalists including Michael Phelps, and several professional athletes, writers and actors such as Derek Jeter, Arthur Miller, and James Earl Jones. University of Michigan has the largest number of living alumni of any university in the USA. The magnificent 2,600-acre Ann Arbor campus is home to 26,000 undergraduate and 15,000 graduate students, 9 museums, 7 hospitals, an arboretum, botanical gardens, and 225 acres dedicated to world-class athletic and recreational facilities.