I, US Campus 3,177 acres (12.86 km2) Total: 20,965 acres (84.84 km2), including arboretum[5] Colors Michigan Maize Azure Blue [6] Athletics 27 Varsity Teams Big Ten Conference NCAA Division I

Motto in English    Arts, Knowledge, Truth
Established    1817
Type    Flagship
Public
Sea grant
Space grant
Endowment    US $8.465 billion[1]
President    Mary Sue Coleman
Provost    Martha E. Pollack
Academic staff    6,615[2]
Admin. staff    18,524[3]
Students    43,426[4]
Undergraduates    27,979[4]
Postgraduates    12,714[4]
Location    Ann Arbor, MI, US
Campus    3,177 acres (12.86 km2)
Total: 20,965 acres (84.84 km2), including arboretum[5]
Colors         Michigan Maize
     Azure Blue [6]
Athletics    27 Varsity Teams
Big Ten Conference
NCAA Division I
Nickname    Wolverines
Website    umich.edu
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The University of Michigan (UM, U-M, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to as simply Michigan, is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It is the state's oldest university and has two satellite campuses located in Flint and Dearborn. The university was founded in 1817 in Detroit as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, about 20 years before the Michigan Territory officially became a state. What would become the university moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acres (16 ha) of what is now known as Central Campus. Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 31 million gross square feet (712 acres or 2.38 km²), and has transformed its academic program from a strictly classical curriculum to one that includes science and research.
The university has very high research activity and its comprehensive graduate program offers doctoral degrees in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) as well as professional degrees in medicine, law, social work and dentistry. Michigan was one of the founding members of the Association of American Universities, and its body of living alumni (as of 2012) comprises more than 500,000.
Michigan's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Wolverines. They are members of the Big Ten Conference.
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1 History