Admission Statistics
From which country did Michigan receive the most applications from last season?
China with 2,965 applicants
What team is Michigan's biggest rival?
Ohio State
Melissa Purdy has been working in the Office of Undergraduate Admission for: A: 15 - 17 years, B: 18-19 years C: 20+ years
C: 20+ years
Who provided the voice for Star Wars Darth Vader’s character and graduated from the University of Michigan and welcomes the audience to every Michigan football game?
James Earl Jones, who provided the iconic voice for Darth Vader’s character, enrolled at Michigan as a pre-med student before switching gears and graduating from the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance in 1955.
What name has Ann Arbor come to be known as: A: Happy Town B; Tree Town C: Peace Town
Home to 158 parks and over 1.45 million trees, Ann Arbor has come to be known as “Tree Town”—a name that we thoroughly love and embrace. The Ann Arbor Forestry Department even outlined the benefits of our urban forest, including lower energy costs, cleaner water, higher property values and healthier air. All of these are just more reasons why Ann Arbor is a desirable place to live!
From which state did Michigan receive the most applications from last season?
California with 13,481 applications
Who is the current Michigan coach?
Sherrone Moore
What state is Hailie Smith originally from?
Ohio, but have always been a Michigan fan :)
How many meals are served each year in the dining halls? A. 800,000 B. 1 million C. 4 million
Answer is C - 4 million
Ann Arbor is home to the corporate headquarter of what international pizza chain? A. Domino's B. Hungry Howies C: Pizza Hut
Domino's
Which county in Michigan did we receive the most applications from last season?
Oakland County with 4,234 applications
Which US President played football at Michigan?
Gerald Ford
Which city in New York is Lindsey Taggert's hometown?
Buffalo
There are maintenance tunnels running underneath Central Campus? Approximately how many miles of tunnels exist? A: 4 miles B: 5 miles C: 6 miles
There are approx. 6 miles of tunnels.
What is the slogan for Krazy Jim's Blimpie Burger? A: "Home of the quadruple decker!", B: "Cheaper than food!" C: "Anything on a burger!"
Cheaper than food!
Did Washtenaw County, Michigan receive more than or less than 2,000 applications last year?
Less than - we received 1,477 apps from Washtenaw County last year which makes Washtenaw County the third largest feeder school in Michigan
What number was Tom Harmon's football jersey?
98 - Harmon played college football as a halfback for the Michigan Wolverines from 1938 to 1940. He led the nation in scoring and was a consensus All-American in both 1939 and 1940 and won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1940. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
What city in Michigan is Tory Williams originally from?
Saginaw
Engineering Alumnus Thomas Knoll partnered with brother John to create this notable software program that first hit shelves in 1990.
Adobe Photoshop
Kerrytown's historic Detroit Stree is an example of what all the roads in downtown Ann Arbor once looked like. Instead of asphalt, the road is made of....
Red Bricks
Did Singapore receive more or less than 400 applications last year?
More than - we received 453 applications from Singapore last year which makes them the 6th largest International feeder school.
In 1927, what were the names of the mascots at the University of Michigan football games?
Even though you won’t see a wolverine hanging around the University of Michigan football games anymore, in 1927 the school actually used 2 live wolverines as mascots instead of having someone dress up in a suit. The wolverines were named Biff and Bennie, and they added a lot to the football atmosphere. However, after 1 year, they had to be sent to a zoo.
What kind of dog does Deb Martin have?
Double Doodle - Golden Doodle and Labradoodle mix. She found her dog through a fellow reader.
What building was the first to have indoor plumbing?
The President's House. The President's House was built in 1839-40 and was upgraded to include indoor plumbing when James Angell became president of the University in 1871.
In what year was The Michigan Central Railroad station (now known as Gandy Dancer) converted to a restaurant? A: 1960/1961 B: 1965/1966 C: 1969/1970
It was sold to Muer Restaurants in 1969 and converted to a restaurant in 1970.