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Undergraduate

Choose from one of our 170+ educational programs and let your adventure begin at NMU.

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Graduate

With 30+ online and campus-based programs to choose from, Northern's graduate education can help you get to the next level in your professional career. You have accomplished so much already, but now it's time to really immerse yourself in your academic passion. 
 

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Online

Your education is ready when and where you want it. In addition to flexible learning options, online learners will receive in-state tuition rates regardless of where they reside. 

Attend NMU Tuition Free

If you qualify for the Michigan Achievement Scholarship and a Federal Pell Grant, NMU is committed to providing the remainder of your tuition. Use the button below to learn more about the NMU Tuition Advantage.

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Always North

Welcome future Wildcats! Explore all that NMU has to offer as an affordable and safe four-year university. Visit the NMU Admissions to learn more, schedule a visit and apply!

NMU Admissions
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Wellbeing

WellBeing resources for students, faculty, and staff, including downloadable resources and events.

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Continue your adventure at NMU

With 28 online and campus-based programs to choose from, Northern's graduate education can help you get to the next level in your professional career.

Graduate Studies and Research
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Student Housing and Financial Aid for Students

Have specific questions?

Be sure to check out our student housing through our Housing and Residence Life Office and take a look at what life is like here at NMU!

Or look into financial aid for students from our Financial Aid Office to make sure you get the help you need and answer the questions you may have.

96%

Of recent grads employed or continuing education

#15

Top public school in the Midwest

25+

Graduate degree programs

18:1

Student to faculty ratio

83

Miles of Lake Superior shoreline

170+

Academic degree programs

16

Average student lab size

55

Countries to study abroad

41

Associate degrees and programs

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"I have loved my time at Northern; there is no other place I would have wanted to have my college experience. NMU has given me lifelong friends and memories that will stay with me forever."

Evynn Layshock

Secondary English Education, Cary, IL

Lindow (left) and Webb in Alaska

News
Accounting Majors Intern in Alaska

While many college students pursue internships close to home, Northern Michigan University accounting majors Kamryn Webb and Molly Lindow chose a path that carried them thousands of miles away, to Anchorage, Alaska. Their placement with BDO, the world's fifth-largest public accounting firm, highlights both the strength of NMU's AACSB-accredited accounting program and the national opportunities available to its students.

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The Westerlies (Kevin Condon photo)

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NMU Jazz Fest Features The Westerlies

The Westerlies, a Grammy-nominated, New York-based brass quartet, will be the featured performer at the NMU Jazz Festival. The group will present the festival's opening concert, which also serves as a Siril Concert Series event, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in Reynolds Recital Hall. The quartet will also join NMU's Jazz Band and Jazz Combo for the closing concert on Friday, March 20, at the same time and location.

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