Eastern Michigan University

At Eastern Michigan University, you will find a campus that is small enough to be truly welcoming but large enough to offer many opportunities for study, research and growth. When you join Eastern Michigan University, you will be joining an international community of scholars and leaders.

• Location

Ranked as the 85th best regional university by U.S. News and World Report, EMU is located in Ypsilanti, Mich. — just 20 minutes from the Detroit International Airport.

• Community

Home to over 20,000 students, 1,300 faculty and 900 staff members, the Eastern community is diverse and welcoming

• Support

Here at EMU, we are committed to help you achieve success. From the application process to the visa process, from your first day on campus to commencement, Eastern Michigan will support you.

Eastern Michigan University is among the most diverse public universities in Michigan, with a strategic focus on equity and inclusion in its core mission. Founded in 1849, Eastern is the second oldest public university in Michigan. It currently serves more than 15,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions.

• 89% of recent grads are employed within 6 months

Career Development Center:

We’re here to guide and support Eastern students, staff and faculty as they make important choices by keeping them informed and on-track for academic and professional excellence.

For students, our job is to help you choose the academic and career path that best fits your unique personality, abilities and values.

For faculty, our job is to facilitate your own educational mission; keeping you trained, informed and helping you help EMU students as best you can.

• EMU’s big campus (around 800 acres), has more than 20,000 students enrolled and
• more than 300 majors and degrees.
•  Various clubs, activities and more than 200 student organizations.
• 20 minutes away from the Detroit airport and 10 minutes away from Ann Arbor (2021
• (elected in 2021 as one of the safest and nicest places to live in the U.S)
• Students from over 83 different countries
• 1 hour from Windsor, Canada
• 4.5 hours from Chicago, IL

Undergrads (2-year Free tuition scholarship):

International undergraduate students pay for the first two years of tuition, then EMU will pay for 100% of the last two years of tuition.

• Minimum GPA 2.75+
• First-year College Students Only
• Up to 30 Credit Hours Per Year
• Locked-in Tuition Rate
• 4 Years on Campus Living

Postgrads (National Scholars Program (NSP)): 

This scholarship pays the difference between resident and non-resident tuition ($10,000) . To qualify, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0
scale

Postgrads (Student Success Program): 

A scholarship of $3,100 per academic year for up to two years. To qualify, students must have a cumulative GPA between 3.2 and 3.59

• Named a ‘Best of the Midwest’ university by The Princeton Review for the 20th consecutive year.
• College of Business rated among nation’s best for the 18th consecutive year by The Princeton Review.
• EMU is named 10th in the nation for Best Online Colleges for Entrepreneurship.
• EMU ranks amongst the top universities for social mobility in the U.S.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing is ranked in the top 20% by the U.S. News and World Report.

• Housing & Meal Plan: around $14,846
• Student Insurance: $2,244

EMU has eight residence halls, three of which were renovated in 2023, to provide students with a complete on-campus living experience. Students over 20 have a choice of five existing complexes, with two more being built, to provide apartment-style living. Each residence hall room and apartment unit has a variety of amenities, services, and technology to support a student’s academic and social life.