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Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan · Remote town

#4 for grad earnings in Michigan
92.4%
Admit rate
$14,182
Avg net price
68%
Graduation rate
$78,198
Median earnings

Michigan Technological University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Houghton, Michigan (remote town setting), enrolling 5,955 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 5,955 undergradsRemote townAccessible · 92% admitNCAA Division II with football · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Michigan Technological University's admitted students.

Admit rate
92.4%
SAT (mid 50%)
1130–1350
Avg GPA (est.)
3.52

Enter a test score to see where you land against Michigan Technological University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Michigan Technological University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Houghton, Michigan

Houghton is the largest city in and the county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. "French explorers had noted... [its] existence [in the area] as early as the seventeenth century, [and in] 1772 Alexander Henry had prospected for copper on the Ontonagon River near Victoria." Houghton features in the novels A Superior Death and Winter Study by Nevada Barr and the Robin Hamilton mystery series by Nancy Barr. Much of Ander Monson's Other Electricities takes place in Houghton. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
169 miles to Duluth, MN
To Great Lakes shore
1 mile
Nearest airport
4 miles to Houghton County Memorial (CMX)

How Michigan Technological University compares

Selectivity92.4%

More selective than 19% · #39 most selective of 43 in Michigan

SAT average1258

Higher than 72%

Graduation rate68%

Higher than 75% · #11 of 44 in Michigan

First-year retention89%

Higher than 84%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$78,198

Higher than 90% · #4 of 45 in Michigan

Average net price$14,182

Cheaper than 76% · #14 cheapest of 44 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$24,990

Lower than 38%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment5,955

Larger than 81%

Percentiles compare Michigan Technological University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

7,345students
  • Undergraduate5,95581%
  • Graduate1,39019%

Undergraduates by gender

5,955undergrads
  • Women1,65328%
  • Men4,30272%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White82%
  • Black1.0%
  • Hispanic3.1%
  • Asian1.8%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,955
Graduate enrollment
1,390
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
20%
First-generation students
19%
Students over 25
3%
Median family income
$77,439
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$106,722
Endowment
$169,088,791

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
92.4%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1130–1350
SAT average
1258
SAT reading
570–680
SAT math
560–670
ACT composite
25–31
Average GPA (estimated)
3.52

Cost

In-state tuition
$19,123
Out-of-state tuition
$42,988
Room & board
$13,050
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$34,152
Average net price
$14,182

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
68%
Graduated on time (4 years)
37%
First-year retention
89%
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$69,672
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$78,198
Median debt at graduation
$24,990
Students with federal loans
46%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
77%

About 31% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
37%
Low-income (Pell)
55%
First-generation
54%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
3,215
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
54%
Housing charge (year)
$7,005
Meal plan (year)
$5,549
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
425 (300 men · 125 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Football125
Track and Field (Outdoor)54
Cross Country54
Other Sports46
Basketball32
Ice Hockey29
Soccer27
Skiing20
Tennis19
Volleyball19

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
10
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (7,403 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.3reported offenses a year
3.3 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.7
Fondling
1.3
Aggravated assault
0.3
Burglary
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$2,045
$30–48k
$3,373
$48–75k
$6,187
$75–110k
$12,813
$110k+
$23,107

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$28,938

$6,187/year × about 4.7 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

97%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$14,126
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 97% — get grant money from Michigan Technological University itself, averaging $14,126, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,381 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$78,198
Typical debt at graduation
$24,990
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
79%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$60,981
Men
$83,553

Men out-earn women by $22,572 (37%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
75°F
Winter low
9°F
Annual rain
31.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hancock Houghton CO AP, MI US station (4.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.