Central Michigan University Ranking Profile

Central Michigan University (CMU) is a student-centered university offering a wide range of academic programs at the undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral levels.

The University has the following academic units: College of Business Administration; College of Communication and Fine Arts; College of Education and Human Services; College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences; College of Science and Technology; The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions; College of Graduate Studies; College of Medicine.

Notable CMU alumni include: Herbert H. McMillan (former Maryland state delegate), Peter Schoomaker (35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army), Anthony Zinni (retired United States Marine Corps general), etc.

CMU's 2009-2010 enrollment is the fourth largest among Michigan's 15 public universities.

Ranking Profile:

- Listed in Tier 2 among the Best National Universities in the country (US News 2012).

- In the U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Programs 2010, the following CMU programs were ranked nationally: Physician Assistant, Audiology, Speech Language/Pathology and Clinical Psychology.

- Educational Benchmarking Inc. reported the College of Business Administration's MBA program received a high ranking on all key measures of a national survey.

- Central Michigan University is ranked within the nation's top 20 research institutions among universities with 16 or fewer doctoral programs in 2008.

- CMU's Off Campus Programs have been ranked 1st among Michigan public universities in the number of master's degrees in health sciences awarded to African Americans.

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