Chapter 6 highlights
Faculty & Staff
Advancing Academics, Research, & Service
A great university is defined in large part by its outstanding faculty. The University of Michigan attracts faculty members with commitments to both teaching and research excellence, as shown by the high quality of the graduating students and the superior research and scholarship by the faculty. Likewise, the university seeks the highest level of performance and productivity from its staff members in support of the institution’s academics, research, and service.
Faculty excellence
U-M faculty have received a combined 319 major awards since 2001, including Fulbright Fellowship, Grammy, Nobel Prize, and more.
Student-Faculty Ratio
15:1
Student-Faculty Ratio, and the majority of undergraduate class sections enroll between 10 and 19 students.
Top University Workplace
Faculty and staff at the University of Michigan help improve the world through the leading research, education, patient care and professional services that make U-M a world-class institution.
Academic Workforce
The University of Michigan’s academic workforce spans a wide range of positions, with Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty making up the largest share.
,Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty,Lecturers,Other Academic,Research Faculty,Clinical Faculty Headcount,3229,1248,641,665,2743 FTEs,2882,955,450,677,2314