Colleges / Michigan Technological University
College · Public · Houghton, MI · Town
MTU

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

Address1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Websitewww.mtu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate92%
6-yr median pay$70k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size5,955
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $70k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 92% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1258 · ACT 28.

If you get in

5,955 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$137k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$57k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$80k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$19.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$43.0k
Room & board
$13.1k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr68%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$70k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$78k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,955
Location
Houghton, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Michigan Tech · MTU · Michigan Tech University · Mich Tech · Michigan Technological Univ · Michigan Tech Univ · MT
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White82%
  • Unknown7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
  • Black1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$77k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.

Colleges / Michigan Technological University
College · Public · Houghton, MI · Town
MTU

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

Address1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Websitewww.mtu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate92%
6-yr median pay$70k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size5,955
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $70k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 92% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1258 · ACT 28.

If you get in

5,955 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$137k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$57k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$80k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$19.1k
Tuition · out-of-state
$43.0k
Room & board
$13.1k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants20%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans46%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr68%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$70k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$78k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out19%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
5,955
Location
Houghton, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
Michigan Tech · MTU · Michigan Tech University · Mich Tech · Michigan Technological Univ · Michigan Tech Univ · MT
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White82%
  • Unknown7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Asian2%
  • International1%
  • Black1%
First-gen students19%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$77k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.