List of colleges and universities in Michigan


There are ninety-three colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Michigan that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These institutions include eight research universities, nineteen master's universities, and seventeen baccalaureate colleges, as well as thirty-one associates colleges. In addition, there are eighteen institutions classified as special-focus institutions, eleven labeled as baccalaureate/associate's colleges, and two tribal colleges which operate in the state. The University of Michigan system has been overseen by the Regents of the University of Michigan since 1817.
The University of Michigan–Ann Arbor is the flagship campus of the University of Michigan. The oldest post-secondary institution in the state, it was founded in 1817, twenty years before the Michigan Territory achieved statehood. East Lansing-based Michigan State University is the state's largest public institution in terms of enrollment, as it had 50,340 students. With an enrollment of 21,210 students, Baker College of Flint is Michigan's largest private post-secondary institution, while Oak Park-based Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit is the state's smallest.
The state has seven medical schools, as well as five law schools which are accredited by the American Bar Association. The majority of Michigan's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the National Association of Schools of Music, and the National League for Nursing.

Institutions

AbbreviationAccrediting agency
AAMFTAmerican Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AANAAmerican Association of Nurse Anesthetists
ABAAmerican Bar Association
ABETAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABFSEAmerican Board of Funeral Service Education
ADAAmerican Dietetic Association
AOAAmerican Osteopathic Association
AVMAAmerican Veterinary Medical Association
ACICSAccrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
ACPEAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
AALEAmerican Academy for Liberal Education
ADAAmerican Dental Association
AOTAAmerican Occupational Therapy Association
AOAAmerican Optometric Association
APTAAmerican Physical Therapy Association
APAAmerican Psychological Association
ASHAAmerican Speech–Language–Hearing Association
AARTSAssociation of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools
ABHEAssociation for Biblical Higher Education
ATSCAAssociation of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
CAHMECommission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
CCNECommission on Collegiate Nursing Education
CELPACommission on English Language Program Accreditation
CMTACommission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
CEPHCouncil on Education for Public Health
HLCHigher Learning Commission
JRCERTJoint Review Committee on Education Programs in Radiologic Technology
LCMELiaison Committee on Medical Education
MEACMidwifery Education Accreditation Council
NASADNational Association of Schools of Art and Design
NASDNational Association of Schools of Dance
NASMNational Association of Schools of Music
NASTNational Association of Schools of Theatre
NCATENational Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NLNACNational League for Nursing

Defunct institutions