Central Michigan University

Central Michigan Normal School (1905) CMU opened in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute . Prof. Charles F. R. Bellows, a University of Michigan graduate, became the founding principal of the school in June 1892. For the first year, 31 students attended classes in the Carpenter Building in downtown Mount Pleasant . Bellows surveyed the future location of the campus and was involved in the construction of the original Main Building, which opened in September 1893. Within the first two years, land was acquired, and a $10,000 school building was constructed. During Bellows' tenure, he organized a separate Conservatory for Music through his own funds, which became incorporated into the Normal in 1900. He continued to teach as a professor and spoke to teacher groups throughout the State. Bellows also led an advertising effort for the school in order to gain more students. In 1895, the Michigan State Board of Education assumed control of the school, renaming it Central Michigan Normal School . Bellows resigned from Central in the following year. He returned to Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1902 to join the faculty of the Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University ). By 1918, the campus consisted of 25 acres with five buildings. On June 1, 1959, with 40 buildings now standing on the 235-acre campus and an enrollment of 4,500 students, Central was renamed Central Michigan University . The designation reflected growth in the complexity of the school's academic offerings as well as its physical growth in the post-war period. Enrollment tripled over the next 10 years. In response to the need for doctors to practice in rural areas, CMU opened its medical school in 2010. Presidents Charles F. R. Bellows (1892–1896) Charles McKenny (1896–1899) Charles Grawn (1900–1918) E. C. Warriner (1918–1939) Charles L.

Anspach (1939–1959) Judson Foust (1959–1968) William Beaty Boyd (1968–1975) Harold Abel (1975–1985) Arthur Emmett Ellis (1985–1988) Edward B. Jakubauskas (1988–1992) Leonard E. Plachta (1992–2000) Michael Rao (2000–2009) Kathy Wilbur (2009–2010) George Ross (2010–2018) Robert Davies (2018–2024) Neil J. MacKinnon (2024-present)

Central Michigan University is governed by a board of trustees, whose eight members are appointed by the Governor of Michigan with advice and consent of the Michigan Senate for terms of eight years. The board appoints and reviews the President of Central Michigan University, currently Neil J. MacKinnon. Nancy E. Mathews was appointed as Provost and Executive Vice President of Central Michigan University on August 1, 2022, by President Robert O. Davies.

Undergraduate admissions Quick facts Undergraduate admissions statistics, Admit rate ... Undergraduate admissions statistics 2021 entering class [ 10 ] Admit rate 77.1% Yield rate 13.4% Test scores middle 50% SAT Total 1010–1223 (among 57% of FTFs ) ACT Composite 19–26 (among 10% of FTFs ) Close CMU is considered "selective" by U.S. News & World Report . [ 11 ] For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), CMU received 18,517 applications and accepted 14,273 (77.1%). Of those accepted, 1,909 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 13.4%. CMU's freshman retention rate is 77%, with 61.7% going on to graduate within six years. [ 10 ] Of the 57% of the incoming freshman class who submitted SAT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite scores were 1010–1223. [ 10 ] Of the 10% of enrolled freshmen in 2021 who submitted ACT scores; the middle 50 percent Composite score was between 19.25 and 26. [ 10 ] Central Michigan University has seen a dramatic decline in enrollment in recent years. Between 2012 and 2022, CMU had a 46% drop in total enrollment. [ 12 ] More information Applicants, Admits ... Fall First-Time Freshman Statistics [ 10 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Applicants 18,517 19,396 16,411 17,858 19,021 Admits 14,273 13,320 11,408 12,293 12,887 Admit rate 77.1 68.7 69.5 68.8 67.8 Enrolled 1,909 2,088 2,473 2,732 3,076 Yield rate 13.4 15.7 21.7 22.2 23.7 ACT composite* (out of 36) 19.25–26 (10% † ) 20–26 (19% † ) 20–26 (23% † ) 20–27 (24% † ) 20–27 (43% † ) SAT composite* (out of 1600) 1010–1223 (57% † ) 1010–1210 (93% † ) 990–1190 (89% † ) 1000–1200 (86% † ) 1010–1200 (78% † ) * middle 50% range † percentage of first-time freshmen who chose to submit Close