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There are ninety-three colleges and universities in the U.S. state of
Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
that are listed under the
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. These institutions include eight
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, five doctoral/professional universities, fourteen
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, and fourteen baccalaureate colleges, as well as thirty-one associates colleges. In addition, there are eighteen institutions classified as special-focus institutions, eleven labeled as baccalaureate/associate's colleges, and two tribal colleges which operate in the state. The
University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...
is the oldest higher-educational institution in the state, and among the earliest
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in the nation; it was founded in 1817, twenty years before the
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achieved statehood. East Lansing-based
Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...
is the state's largest public institution in terms of enrollment, as it had 50,340 students . With an enrollment of 21,210 students,
Baker College Baker College is a private college with its main campus in Owosso, Michigan. It was founded in 1911 and has additional campuses throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The college has been accused of predatory practices. In 2022, a ProP ...
of
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is Michigan's largest private post-secondary institution, while Oak Park-based Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit is the state's smallest. The state has seven medical schools, as well as five law schools which are accredited by the
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. The majority of Michigan's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the
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(HLC). Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the
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(CCNE), the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), and the National League for Nursing (NLNAC).


Extant institutions


Research universities


Doctoral/Professional universities


Master's colleges and universities


Baccalaureate colleges


Baccalaureate/Associate's colleges


Associate's colleges


Special-focus institutions


Tribal colleges


Defunct institutions


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See also

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List of college athletic programs in Michigan This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Michigan. Notes: *This list is in a tabular format, with columns arranged in the following order, from left to right: **Athletic team description (short school name and nickname), ...
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Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Michigan
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