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{{Short description|Public university in Flint, Michigan, US}}
{{distinguish|University of Michigan|University of Michigan–Dearborn}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Michigan-Flint
 | image                  = UMFlintSeal.jpg
 | image_upright          = 0.7
 | motto                  = ''Artes, Scientia, Veritas''
 | mottoeng               = Arts, Knowledge, Truth
 | endowment              = $150 million (2021)
 | budget                 = $142 million (2022-23)<ref>{{Cite web |title=FY 2022–2023 U-M Budget |url=https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/budget/ubudgetbooksummary_fy23.pdf |access-date=February 8, 2024 |website=obp.umich.edu |publisher=Office of Budget and Planning}}</ref>
 | parent                 = [[University of Michigan Board of Regents]]
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]]
 | academic_affiliation   = [[Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities|CUMU]]
 | chancellor             = [[Laurence B. Alexander]]
 | president              = [[Domenico Grasso]] (interim)
 | provost                = [[Abby Parrill- Bkaer]]
 | established            = {{start date and age|1956}}
 | accreditation          = [[Higher Learning Commission|HLC]]
 | city                   = [[Flint, Michigan]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | coor                   = {{coord|43.0185|-83.6887|region:US-MI_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = Urban
 | students               = 7,124<ref name="umichf1">{{cite web|url=https://news.umflint.edu/2025/09/10/three-peat-um-flint-fall-enrollment-continues-climb-for-third-consecutive-year/?_gl=1*v1iwz*_gcl_au*MTAzMzQzOTA2My4xNzU1MDk3MjA2*_ga*MTA5Mzc4NjY2OS4xNzU1MDk3MjA2*_ga_64H0Z0BJSB*czE3NTc1MzEwMzgkbzUkZzAkdDE3NTc1MzEwMzgkajYwJGwwJGgw |title=Three-peat: UM-Flint fall enrollment continues climb for third consecutive year |access-date=September 10, 2021}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 5,539<ref name=umichf1/>
 | postgrad               = 1,585<ref name=umichf1/>
 | administrative_staff   = 526<ref name=fs>{{cite web |url=https://www.umflint.edu/analysis/qf_faculty_staff |title=Quick Facts - Faculty & Staff |access-date=September 27, 2019 |archive-date=September 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928062721/https://www.umflint.edu/analysis/qf_faculty_staff |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 | faculty                = 568<ref name=fs/>
 | free_label2            = Newspaper
 | free2                  = ''[[The Michigan Times]]''
 | colors                 = {{color box|#FFCB05}}&nbsp;{{color box|#00274C}} Maize and blue<ref>{{cite manual |url=https://www.umflint.edu/sites/default/files/groups/Brand/umflint-brand-toolkit-2017.pdf |title=UM-Flint Brand Toolkit – University of Michigan-Flint |access-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709205251/https://www.umflint.edu/sites/default/files/groups/Brand/umflint-brand-toolkit-2017.pdf |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
 | nickname               = {{ubl|Wolverines|The Victors<ref name="FJ"/> (unofficial)<ref name=tmt/>}}
 | former_names           = Flint Senior College of the University of Michigan (1956–1964)<br />Flint College of the University of Michigan (1964–1971)
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.umflint.edu|umflint.edu}}
 | logo                   = University of Michigan–Flint logo.svg
 | logo_upright           = .7
}}

The '''University of Michigan–Flint''' ('''UM-Flint''') is a [[public university]] in [[Flint, Michigan]], United States. Founded in 1956 as the '''Flint Senior College''', it was initially established as a remote branch of the University of Michigan, offering upper-division undergraduate courses. The institution developed into a fully-fledged university and received accreditation in 1970. Subsequently, the name was changed to the '''University of Michigan–Flint'''. It continues to adhere to the policies of the University of Michigan Board of Regents without having a separate governing board.

UM-Flint is one of the five [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Doctorate-granting universities|doctoral/professional universities]] in the state of Michigan.<ref name="Carnegie Foundation">{{cite web |url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=171146 |title=The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education |publisher=Indiana University Bloomington's Center for Postsecondary Research |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref> Together with [[Oakland University]], the [[University of Michigan–Dearborn]], and [[Wayne State University]], UM-Flint is one of the four [[Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities]] (CUMU) members in the State of Michigan.

The university's student-athletes compete in intramural and club sports as the '''Michigan-Flint Wolverines'''. Notable alumni include former [[Best Buy]] executive Shari Ballard, former [[United States Senator]] [[Donald Riegle]], and [[Academy Awards|Oscar-winning]] film director [[Michael Moore]], who was an editor for the student newspaper ''[[The Michigan Times]]''.

==History==

===Flint Senior College (1956–1964)===

Former [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]] mayor [[C.S. Mott]] first suggested bringing a full university to Flint in a meeting with then-President [[Alexander Grant Ruthven|Alexander Ruthven]] in 1946. Mott pledged to give $1 million to the project if the voters would pass a $7 million bond issue. The University of Michigan initially opposed Mott's idea but, ultimately, agreed to create the '''Flint Senior College of the University of Michigan''' as an extension of the existing Flint Junior College (now [[Mott Community College]]), while the colleges remained separate institutions.

Although it was founded in 1956, three years before the establishment of the Dearborn Center (now [[University of Michigan–Dearborn]]), the Flint Senior College was not the first branch of the University of Michigan ever established. The University of Michigan, established in 1817, historically held central authority and was granted the power to establish schools, colleges, and branches throughout the [[Territory of Michigan]]. The initial branch was established in [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] in the 1830s, and additional branches were subsequently opened in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]], [[Detroit]], [[Niles, Michigan|Niles]], [[Tecumseh, Michigan|Tecumseh]], [[White Pigeon, Michigan|White Pigeon]], and [[Romeo, Michigan|Romeo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2023 |title=University of Michigan Branch 1838-1843 |url=https://www.kpl.gov/local-history/kalamazoo-history/education/university-of-michigan-branch/ |access-date=January 7, 2024 |publisher=Kalamazoo Public Library}}</ref> The University of Michigan anticipated that these branches would eventually transition into independent colleges and universities once they had matured enough to operate as standalone entities.

For a number of years, the college shared the Court Street campus with Flint Junior College. This campus was part of the [[Flint Cultural Center]] with major donations from many Flint business leaders. Original donors included the Sponsors Fund of Flint and William Ballenger.<ref name=fj0>{{cite news|last1=Schuch|first1=Sarah|title=From dirt to dorms: UM-Flint still growing 40 years after historic groundbreaking |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/12/from_dirt_to_college_town_univ.html |access-date=December 10, 2014|work=The Flint Journal|publisher=Mlive Media Group}}</ref> The first building constructed in 1954 was The Ballenger Field House.<ref name=fj0/>

In February 1956, David M. French was named the first dean of the Flint Senior College.<ref name="UM-Flint">{{cite web |url=http://www.umflint.edu/history_gallery_timeline.htm |title=Timeline and History |access-date=December 7, 2010 |author=UM-Flint |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225112759/http://www.umflint.edu/history_gallery_timeline.htm |archive-date=February 25, 2009}}</ref> The college began classes in 1956 with 118 full-time and 49 part-time students. Degrees were offered in liberal arts and sciences and in the professional fields of education and business administration.<ref name="ur">{{cite news|last1=Thomas Gnagey |first1=Laurel|title=Flint campus is 50 years young|url=http://ur.umich.edu/0607/Oct02_06/01.shtml|access-date=September 5, 2017|work=University Record |date=October 2, 2006}}</ref> The college's first class graduated in 1958.<ref name=gbv>{{cite news|last1=Weller|first1=Krysten|title=University of Michigan-Flint celebrates its 50th anniversary|url=http://mgb.mihomepaper.com/news/2006-09-21/News/University_of_MichiganFlint_celebrates_its_50th_an.html|access-date=December 10, 2014|work=The Grand Blanc View|date=September 21, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002001/http://mgb.mihomepaper.com/news/2006-09-21/News/University_of_MichiganFlint_celebrates_its_50th_an.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

=== Flint College (1964–1971)===

The college became a four-year institution in 1964 and added its first freshman class the following year. The name was changed to '''Flint College of the University of Michigan'''.

===University of Michigan–Flint (1971–)===

In 1970, Flint College received its own accreditation independent from the main campus in Ann Arbor, from the [[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref name="ur" /> In 1971, the Regents officially changed the name of the institution to the '''University of Michigan-Flint'''. The Regents later named William E. Moran as the first chancellor of the university.<ref name="ur" /> Two schools were formed at Flint in 1975, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Management.<ref name="fj4">{{cite news|last1=Emery|first1=Amanda|title=University of Michigan-Flint campus to add nursing school |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2016/10/university_of_michigan-flint_t_23.html|access-date=October 21, 2016|work=Flint Journal|publisher=Mlive Media Group|date=October 20, 2016}}</ref>

The community and city assisted UM–Flint in acquiring 42 acres along the [[Flint River (Michigan)|Flint River]].<ref name="ur" /> $5 million over five years was pledged towards a new campus in 1972 by the C.S. Mott Foundation.<ref name=fj0/> During September 1972, sixteen temporary buildings were erected to ease campus overcrowding, pressuring the Regents to move UM-Flint to its current location along the Flint River.

[[File:University of Michigan–Flint July 2018 3 (Willson Park).jpg|thumb|
Willson Park at University of Michigan–Flint]]

On September 1, 1973, the Regents passed the plans for the first building by Sedgewick-Sellers & Associates, originally planned for a site at Lapeer Road and Court Street. Instead, the first building was moved to a site on the Flint River, the current campus location. The university acquired the Ross House and the Hubbard Building. Its ground breaking ceremony was held on May 9, 1974, at the Willson Park bandstand.<ref name=fj0/>  In 1977, construction ended on the Class Room Office Building (CROB), later named David M. French Hall, and the Central Energy Plant.<ref name=fj0/> CROB included a library and theatre.<ref name="ur" /> In 1979, the original Harrison Street [[Halo Burger]] location was vacated to make way for UM-Flint parking.<ref name="mt">{{cite news | author = Christy Ryan | title = Halo Burger reluctant to leave in fall | url = http://www.themichigantimes.com/article/2008/04/halo_burger_reluctant_to_leave_in_fall | format = shtml | work = Michigan Times | publisher = University of Michigan-Flint | location = Flint, Michigan | date = April 21, 2008 | access-date = June 2, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122823/http://www.themichigantimes.com/article/2008/04/halo_burger_reluctant_to_leave_in_fall | archive-date = April 2, 2015 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> While, the Harding Mott University Center (UCen) was finished that same year and the Recreation Center in 1982.<ref name=fj1>{{cite news |last1=Schuch|first1=Sarah|title=What to know about UM-Flint buying portion of historic Flint bank building |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/what_you_need_to_know_about_um.html|access-date=October 19, 2015|work=Flint Journal|publisher=Mlive Media Group|date=October 16, 2015}}</ref>

William S. Murchie Science Building was completed in 1988.<ref name=fj1/> In 1991, UM-Flint took over ownership of the Water Street Pavilion as the University Pavilion<ref name=gbv/> keeping restaurants there while moving in administrative offices.<ref name=fj1/> The library moved to its own building in 1994 with the completion of the Frances Willson Thompson Library. The {{convert|25|acre|adj=on}} site across the river on the north side was acquired in 1997.<ref name="ur" /> Northbank Center was acquired in 1998.<ref name=fj1/>

In 1989, the School of Health Professions and Studies was formed and later renamed the College of Health Sciences in 2018. The School of Education and Human Services was formed<ref name="fj4"/> in 1997.

==== Juan E. Mestas (1999 until 2007) ====

In September 1999, [[Juan E. Mestas]] began his tenure as the fifth chancellor of UM-Flint.<ref name=gbv/> The William S. White Building was completed on the north side of the Flint River in 2002 for School of Health Professions and Studies<ref name=fj1/> and the School of Management.<ref name=fj2>{{cite news|last1=Mostafavi|first1=Beata|title=University of Michigan-Flint business students to trade stocks in mini Wall Street center in Riverfront Residence Hall |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/07/university_of_michigan-flint_b_1.html|access-date=October 19, 2015|work=Flint Journal|publisher=MLive Media Group|date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> Halo Burger returned to the campus in September 2002 only to be forced out due to on-campus housing food regulations in 2008.<ref name="mt"/>

==== Ruth Person (2008 until 2014) ====

[[Ruth Person]] became chancellor in 2008.<ref name=fj3>{{cite news|last1=Thorne|first1=Blake Thorne|title=University of Michigan-Flint Chancellor Ruth Person says she will depart in 2014 |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2013/01/university_of_michigan-flint_c_16.html|work=Flint Journal|publisher=Mlive Media Group|date=January 23, 2013}}</ref> The first on-campus dorms, First Street Residence Hall, were completed in 2008.<ref name=fj1/> UM-Flint in 2010 was the fastest-growing public university in the state of Michigan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/04/um-flint_keeps_rank_as_states.html | title=Flint Campus of the University of Michigan keeps rank as state's fastest growing university | publisher=M Live |date=April 15, 2010 | access-date=October 20, 2010}}</ref>  The School of Management moved to a leased floor of the Riverfront Residence Hall in early 2013 from the White Building at renovation cost of $5.3 million.<ref name=fj2/> In 2013, Person's five-year term was up and was extended for a year to 2014.<ref name=fj3/>

==== Susan E. Borrego (2014 until 2019) ====

In August 2014, [[Susan E. Borrego]] began as chancellor.<ref name="mlive41714">{{Cite web| title = University of Michigan appoints Susan Borrego as Flint chancellor |author = Woodhouse, Kellie| work = MLive.com| date = April 17, 2014| access-date = January 11, 2015| url = http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/04/university_of_michigan_appoint_1.html}}</ref> On October 15, 2015, University Board of Regents approved the purchase of the 160,000-square-foot, 10-story north tower building of the [[Citizens Republic Bancorp#Citizens Banking Building|Citizens Banking Buildings]] from [[FirstMerit Bank]] for $6 million expected to close in March 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schuch|first1=Sarah|title=UM-Flint buys part of historic downtown bank building |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/um-flint_meeting.html|access-date=October 20, 2015|work=Flint Journal|publisher=Mlive Media Group |date=October 15, 2015}}</ref> In mid-December 2015, the Uptown Reinvestment Corporation donated the Riverfront Residence Hall and Banquet Center to the university with the [[Charles Stewart Mott Foundation]] forgiving the remaining redevelopment loan for the center.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jackman |first1=Caresse |title=Uptown Reinvestment Corporation donates Riverfront Residence Hall Banquet Center to UM-Flint |url=http://www.abc12.com/news/headlines/Uptown-Reinvestment-Corporation-donates-Riverfront-Residence-Hall-Banquet-Center-to-UM-Flint-362846881.html |access-date=December 30, 2015 |work=ABC12.com |publisher=WJRT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604114105/http://www.abc12.com/news/headlines/Uptown-Reinvestment-Corporation-donates-Riverfront-Residence-Hall-Banquet-Center-to-UM-Flint-362846881.html |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On October 20, 2016, the Regents formed the School of Nursing from the Department of Nursing in the School of Health Professions and Studies.<ref>{{cite news|title=U of Michigan creates School of Nursing at Flint campus|url=http://www.abc12.com/content/news/U-of-Michigan-creates-School-of-Nursing-at-Flint-campus-397863791.html|access-date=October 21, 2016|work=ABC12|publisher=WJRT|date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> The Harrison Street Annex, at Kearsley and Harrison Streets in the Harrison Street parking structure, has been remodeled to be the university's engineering design studio.<ref>{{cite news|title=UM-Flint Engineering celebrates change, growth |url=https://news.umflint.edu/2017/07/20/um-flint-engineering-celebrates-change-growth/ |access-date=July 20, 2017|work= umflint.edu |publisher= UM-Flint |date=July 20, 2017}}</ref>

==== Debasish Dutta (2019 until 2023) ====

In 2019, Susan E. Borrego resigned as chancellor after 5 years, and was succeeded by [[Debasish Dutta]] in July. Dutta was formally installed as the university's ninth chancellor in August 2019.

== Organization ==
[[File:Industrial Savings Building Flint.jpg|thumb|[[Northbank Center]] of University of Michigan–Flint located at 432 North Saginaw Street]]

=== Administration ===
{{See also|Board of Regents of the University of Michigan}}

UM–Flint, historically a branch of the [[University of Michigan]], has operated under the policies of the [[Board of Regents of the University of Michigan]] since its accreditation in 1970. The Board of Regents, as the governing body, is responsible for the appointment of the [[President of the University of Michigan|university president]], who presides over the Board's meetings but does not have voting rights. Instead of directly managing the university's operations, the university president recommends the appointment of a chancellor, who is subject to approval by the Board of Regents and is tasked with overseeing the day-to-day administrative duties of the university as its chief executive officer.

====List of chancellors====
*[[William E. Moran]] (1971 – 1979)
*[[Conny E. Nelson]] (1980-1984)
*[[Clinton B. Jones]] (1984-1994)
*[[Charlie Nelms]] (1994-1999)
*[[Juan E. Mestas]] (September 1999 – July 2007)
*[[Ruth Person]] (August 2008 – July 2014)
*[[Susan E. Borrego]] (August 2014 – July 2019)
*[[Debasish Dutta]] (August 2019 – September 2023)
*[[Donna Fry]] (Interim) (August 2023 – June 2024)
*[[Laurence B. Alexander]] (July 2024 - present)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://record.umich.edu/articles/laurence-alexander-recommended-as-um-flint-chancellor/ | title=Laurence Alexander recommended as UM‑Flint chancellor &#124; the University Record }}</ref>

====Faculty governance====
The UM-Flint faculty governance comprises three bodies: the Faculty Congress, Faculty Senate, and Faculty Senate Council. The Faculty Senate's actions are effective unless revoked by the Faculty Congress. The campus has three representatives to the Senate Assembly, which has 77 members  represtentign all three campuses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Faculty Senate, Council, and Congress |url=https://umdearborn.edu/faculty-senate |website=umdearborn.edu |date=August 11, 2024 }}</ref>

===Finances===

The university's FY 2022–23 operating budget of $141.7 million has four major sources of funding: the General Fund ($116.5 million), the Expendable Restricted Funds ($20.7 million), the Auxiliary Funds ($4 million), and the Designated Funds ($480,000).<ref name="FY2022-23 budget">{{Cite web |title = Fiscal Year 2022–2023 U-M Budget |url = https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/budget/ubudgetbooksummary_fy23.pdf |access-date = February 2, 2024 |website = obp.umich.edu |publisher = Office of Budget and Planning }}</ref> The Office of Budget and Planning reports that [[college tuition in the United States|student tuition and fees]] are the largest funding source, contributing $90.8 million to the General Fund, which accounts for 64.07% of the total operating budget.<ref name="FY2022-23 budget" /> In the fiscal year 2022–23, the [[State of Michigan]] provided $25.2 million to the university, which represents 17.79% of its total operating budget.<ref name="FY2022-23 budget" /> Revenue from government sponsored programs contributed $14.5 million to the Expendable Restricted Funds, accounting for 10.23% of the total operating budget.<ref name="FY2022-23 budget" />

===Schools and colleges===

The university's schools and colleges include the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), College of Health Sciences (CHS), School of Education & Human Services (SEHS), School of Management (SOM), School of Nursing (SON) and College of Innovation and Technology (CIT).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;"
|+ 
! College/school
! Year<br>founded<ref name="fj4" />
! Enrollment<br>(FA 2023)<ref name="studentbodystats">{{Cite web|title=Campus Statistics - General Student Body |url=https://www.umflint.edu/ia/campus-statistics/general-student-body/ |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=umflint.edu |publisher=UM-Flint Institutional Analysis}}</ref>
! General Fund Budget<br>($, 2022-23)<ref name="autogen1">{{Cite web |title= Fiscal Year 2022–2023 U-M Budget |url=https://obp.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/pubdata/budget/ubudgetbooksummary_fy23.pdf |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=obp.umich.edu |publisher=Office of Budget and Planning}}</ref>
! Budget<br>per student<br>($, 2022-23)<ref name="autogen1"/>
|-
| College of Arts and Sciences
| 1955 || 2,003 || 19,449,668 || 9,710
|-
| College of Health Sciences
| 1982 || 1,011 || 13,721,397 || 13,572
|-
| College of Innovation and Technology
| 2021 || 938 || 4,266,440 || 4,548
|-
| School of Education and Human Services
| 1997 || {{dash}} || 3,981,685 || {{dash}}
|-
| School of Management
| 1975 || 967 || 6,867,344 || 7,102
|-
| School of Nursing
| 2016 || 1,142 || 8,630,659 || 7,557
|- style="background-color:#eaecf0"
| University of Michigan–Flint*
| {{dash}} || 6,130 || 116,515,400 || 19,007
|+
| colspan="6" | *included other standalone units
|}

==Academics==

===Undergraduate admissions===

The 2022 annual ranking of ''U.S. News & World Report'' categorizes UM-Flint as "more selective".<ref>{{cite web |title = University of Michigan–Flint |url = https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-michigan-flint-2327 |publisher = U.S. News & World Report |access-date = November 3, 2022 |archive-url = |archive-date = |url-status = }}</ref> For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), UM-Flint received 4,021 applications and accepted 2,970 (73.9%). Of those accepted, 495 enrolled, a yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 16.7%.<ref name="umflint cds">{{cite web |url=https://www.umflint.edu/ia/campus-statistics/common-data-set/ |title=UMF Common Data Set
 |publisher=UMF Institutional Research |access-date=2022-11-03}}</ref>

The enrolled first-year class of 2025 had the following standardized test scores: the middle 50% range (25th percentile-75th percentile) of [[SAT]] scores was 1020-1250, while the middle 50% range of [[ACT (test)|ACT]] scores was 21-29.<ref name="umflint cds" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:left; font-size:90%; margin:10px"
! colspan="10" |'''First-time fall freshman statistics of the University of Michigan–Flint'''
|-
! 
! 2023<ref name="umflint cds" /> !! 2022<ref name="umflint cds" /> !! 2021<ref name="umflint cds" /> !! 2020<ref name="umflint cds" /> !! 2019<ref name="umflint cds" />
|-
! Applicants
| 11,553 || 6,140 || 4,021 || 4,017 || 4,254
|-
! Admits
| 3,415 || 4,074 || 2,970 || 3,110 || 2,806
|-
! Admit rate
| 29.5 || 66.4 || 73.9 || 77.4 || 66.0
|-
! Enrolled
| 533 || 521 || 495 || 559 || 604
|-
! Yield rate
| 15.6 || 12.8 || 16.7 || 18.0 || 21.5
|- 
! SAT composite*<br /><small>(out of 1600)</small>
| 950-1210<br /><small>(64%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 948-1200<br /><small>(62%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 1020-1250<br /><small>(65%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 970-1200<br /><small>(92%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 970-1210<br /><small>(91%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
|-
! ACT composite*<br /><small>(out of 36)</small>
| 17-29<br /><small>(3%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 20.5-28<br /><small>(6%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 21-29<br /><small>(7%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 19-26<br /><small>(13%<sup>†</sup>)</small> || 20-26<br /><small>(17%<sup>†</sup>)</small>
|-
| colspan=7 | * middle 50% range<br /> <sup>†</sup> percentage of first-time freshmen who chose to submit
|}

{{clear}}

===Undergraduate graduation and retention===

UM-Flint's freshman retention rate is 70.19%, with 35% going on to graduate within six years.<ref name="umflint cds" /> The eight-year graduation rate at UM-Flint is 49%, with a withdrawal rate of 46%.<ref name="collegescorecard" /> For Pell Grant recipients, who make up nearly half of the undergraduate population, the graduation and withdrawal rates are 52% and 43%, respectively.<ref name="collegescorecard" />

===Programs===

There are 138 majors/concentrations that apply to 12 Bachelor's degrees and 43 graduate majors/concentrations. UM-Flint also offers graduate degrees including master's degrees, Professional Doctorals, and Ph.D. degrees. Its most popular undergraduate majors, in terms of 2021 graduates, were registered nursing/registered Nurse (319), psychology (98), health/health care administration/Management (52), accounting (41), biology/biological Sciences (36), business administration & management (33), computer science (32), mechanical engineering (31).

The university offers an [[ABET|ABET-accredited]] [[mechanical engineering]] undergraduate degree through the College of Innovation and Technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accredited Programs Search |url=https://amspub.abet.org/aps/name-search?searchType=institution |access-date=April 24, 2024 |website=amspub.abet.org |publisher=Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.}}</ref>

===Rankings and accreditation===
{{Infobox US university ranking
| USNWR_NU = 392-434
| Wamo_NU = 
}}

{|class="wikitable floatright" style="width: 22em;"
|+USNWR undergraduate rankings<ref name="USNWR 2020 Rankings">{{cite magazine |title=University of Michigan-Flint |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=April 12, 2024 |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-michigan-flint-2327}}</ref>
|-
| Top Performers on Social Mobility
| 207
|-
| Engineering (no doctorate)
| 138
|-
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UM-Flint is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of Colleges and Schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Itemid=&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1370|title=HLC Accreditation|access-date=September 27, 2019 |author=HLC}}</ref> Program-level accreditation is maintained by many programs in affiliation with: the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramsDetails.aspx?OrganizationID=892&ProgramIDs=|title=ABET-Accredited Programs|access-date=September 27, 2019 |author=ABET}}</ref> the American Chemical Society, Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, the Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business – International,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://datadirect.aacsb.edu/public/profiles/profile.cfm?runReport=1&unitid=54729&userType=All|title=AACSB Accreditation|access-date=December 22, 2008 |author=AACSB}}</ref> Association of University Programs in Health Administration, the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?section=CAPTE3&template=/aptaapps/accreditedschools/acc_schools_map.cfm&process=2&ProgramID=935|title=APTA Accreditation|access-date=December 22, 2008|author=APTA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081130042314/http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?section=CAPTE3&template=%2Faptaapps%2Faccreditedschools%2Facc_schools_map.cfm&process=2&ProgramID=935|archive-date=November 30, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Commission on Accreditation in Respiratory Care, the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://webapps.aana.com/AccreditedPrograms/accreditedprograms.asp?State=MI&s8fid=112299292254 |title=AANA Accreditation |access-date=December 22, 2008 |author=AANA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517013325/http://webapps.aana.com/AccreditedPrograms/accreditedprograms.asp?State=MI&s8fid=112299292254 |archive-date=May 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> the Council on Social Work Education,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portal.cswe.org/Membership/CompanyInformation.aspx?sqs=ELAVJ5Wc13dHesWOyxqWuP349NNLV1mL3np+8zK+5YILrOkVcgZL7az6NOC2vtyj23R1MNwbw/RxxIsxMWNENYtYm1/4kCxa2Ix7b7Z5woM/NTQyucNfE8yvKfwMmPghoD7ZdEAoSixVH1aslteY1NvCGV4N1u93KRlPposYimkzKm/znhknHJAwkOekTYrsE47v4Ka3QXJVzYg19jFiskoXm0e/orF6C7oDZZC3HjmL&addressnum=|title=CSWE Accreditation|access-date=December 22, 2008 |author=CSWE}}</ref> the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jrcert.org/cert/View.jsp?pid=0841 |title=JRCERT Accreditation |access-date=December 22, 2008 |author=JRCERT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225015947/http://www.jrcert.org/cert/View.jsp?pid=0841 |archive-date=December 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Michigan Department of Education, the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the National Association of Schools of Music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member+Lists&memberId=2473bfa56624d11662c6c5adc0f3eb46|title=NASM Accreditation|access-date=December 22, 2008|author=NASM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516234204/http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member+Lists&memberId=2473bfa56624d11662c6c5adc0f3eb46|archive-date=May 16, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

''[[The Princeton Review]]'' included UM-Flint in the "Best Midwestern" category in their publication ''2020 Best Colleges: Region by Region''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=best-midwestern |title=Best Midwestern |access-date=September 27, 2019 |author=Princeton Review}}</ref> They also included UM-Flint's School of Management as one of the Best Business Schools in their 2017 publication.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.umflint.edu/2016/10/26/um-flint-school-management-makes-princeton-reviews-top-business-school-list/ |title=UM-Flint Makes Princeton Review's Top Business School List|access-date=October 26, 2016 |author=UM-Flint|date=October 26, 2016 }}</ref> The Part-Time MBA Program was ranked 41st in the United States (overall) and ninth in the Midwest (by region) in 2010 by BusinessWeek.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/ptmba_rankings_2009/index.asp?sortCol=rankid&sortOrder=1&pageNum=1&resultNum=100 |title=The Top ranked part-time MBA Program |access-date=November 10, 2009 |publisher=BusinessWeek |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109194947/http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/ptmba_rankings_2009/index.asp?sortCol=rankid&sortOrder=1&pageNum=1&resultNum=100 |archive-date=January 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

===Employment outcomes===

The [[U.S. Department of Education]] reports that as of 2024, federally aided students attending UM-Flint 10 years after they began their studies had a median annual income of $53,230 (based on 2020-2021 earnings adjusted to 2022 dollars), exceeding [[Personal income in the United States|U.S. real median personal income]] ($40,460) for 2021 adjusted to 2022 dollars.<ref name="collegescorecard">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - University of Michigan-Flint |url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?171146-University-of-Michigan-Flint |access-date=April 12, 2024 |website=collegescorecard.ed.gov |publisher=U.S. Department of Education}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Real Median Personal Income in the United States |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N |website=fred.stlouisfed.org |access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Median inflation adjusted weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant 2022 U.S. dollars) |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/185247/median-weekly-earnings-of-full-time-wage-and-salary-workers/ |website=statista.com |access-date=July 6, 2024 }}</ref>

The highest-earning (median) fields of study for federally aided students include:<ref name="collegescorecard" />
*Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing - Master's Degree ($146,740/yr)
*Business Administration, Management and Operations - Master's Degree ($105,079/yr)
The five highest earning undergraduate fields of study for federally aided students at UM-Flint are:<ref name="collegescorecard" />
*Computer Science - Bachelor's Degree ($90,852/yr)
*Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing - Bachelor's Degree ($85,657/yr)
*Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor's Degree ($83,494/yr)
*Finance and Financial Management Services - Bachelor's Degree ($76,488/yr)
*Accounting and Related Services - Bachelor's Degree ($65,566/yr)

==Student life==

[[File:University of Michigan–Flint July 2018 8 (University Pavilion).jpg|thumb|University Pavilion]]

===On-campus housing===

In November 2004, the [[Board of Regents of the University of Michigan]] approved the request of the Flint Campus to explore the feasibility of student housing. After several assessments, studies, and surveys showing the probable progression of growth of the campus, student housing was approved. The first-ever student dormitory, the First Street Residence Hall, opened to students in fall 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.umflint.edu/housing/july17_release.htm |title=Student Housing Groundbreaking |access-date=January 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304073842/http://www.umflint.edu/housing/july17_release.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In December 2015, Uptown Reinvestment Corporation donated the Riverfront Residence Hall, a privately owned high-rise building that houses both UM-Flint and [[Baker College]] students, to the university.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Dominic |title=U-M Flint aims to grow international enrollment with Riverfront donation|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/12/um-flint_aims_to_grow_internat.html|website=MLive.com|date=December 18, 2015 |publisher=MLive Media Group|access-date=December 19, 2015}}</ref> The 16-story Residence Hall can house up to 500 students.

===Student organizations===
There are over 100 recognized student organizations and 8 Sponsored Student Organizations (SSOs). They are organizations for various academic departments, religions, and cultural backgrounds, as well as organizations for honors, club sports, social fraternities and sororities, service groups, and special interests.

University sponsored organizations include:
*''[[The Michigan Times]]'', the student newspaper of the University of Michigan–Flint.
*Black Student Union
*Campus Activities Board
*College Panhellenic Association
*Interfraternity Council
*[[National Pan-Hellenic Council]]
*''Qua Literary and Fine Arts Magazine''
*Student Government

===Greek life===
The university is home to several [[fraternities and sororities]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.umflint.edu/sil/fraternity-and-sorority-life-0 |title=Fraternity and Sorority Life |access-date=September 28, 2019 }}</ref>

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{{Col-2}}
'''Sororities:'''
*[[Delta Sigma Theta]]
*[[Sigma Gamma Rho]]
*[[Zeta Phi Beta]]
*[[Phi Sigma Sigma]]
*[[Sigma Sigma Sigma]]
*[[Theta Phi Alpha]]
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'''Fraternities:'''
*[[Alpha Phi Alpha]]
*[[Kappa Alpha Psi]]
*[[Phi Beta Sigma]]
*[[Alpha Sigma Phi]]
*[[Kappa Sigma]]
*[[Theta Chi]]{{Col-end}}

===Radio station===
The school owns [[WFUM]] (91.1 FM), a [[public radio]] station affiliated with the [[Michigan Radio]] network.

===Student newspaper===
''The Michigan Times'' was a student-run campus newspaper at University of Michigan–Flint. It was founded in 1959 and casually referred to on and around campus as "The M-Times." Notable alumni staff members include filmmaker [[Michael Moore]] and American Idol finalist [[LaKisha Jones]]. The newspaper was printed weekly and available free-of-cost on campus, at other area colleges, in the surrounding downtown area and elsewhere in the Greater Flint area. In March 2024, the ''Flint Expatriates'' blog reported ''The Michigan Times'' was "sunsetting" and will cease operations. It lost funding from student activity fees at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year due to lack of student interest. If students want to relaunch the publication in the future, it will have to be a volunteer-only organization responsible for its own fundraising.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maddox |first=Tiffany |date=2024-04-02 |title=UM-Flint's Michigan Times in 'sunset status' due to lack of funding and student interest |url=https://www.abc12.com/news/um-flints-michigan-times-in-sunset-status-due-to-lack-of-funding-and-student-interest/article_62c50400-f15b-11ee-8bb5-7782a5ff903d.html |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=WJRT-TV |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Gordon |date=March 27, 2024 |title=Tough Times: The Death of a Student Newspaper in Flint, Michigan by Gordon Young |url=http://www.flintexpats.com/2024/03/tough-times-death-of-student-newspaper.html |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Flint Expatriates |language=en}}</ref>

===Student government===
The University of Michigan–Flint Student Government represents the students and manages student funds on the campus. Student Government is a member of the statewide Association of Michigan Universities.

==Athletics==

The university's athletic teams have competed as Wolverines, while an unofficial student vote in 2009 selected The Victors to avoid confusion with the [[Michigan Wolverines]].<ref name="FJ">{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008/09/sports_talk_at_university_of_m.html |title=Sports talk at University of Michigan-Flint sparks more mascot consideration |access-date=October 29, 2008 |last=Mostafavi |first=Beata |date=September 22, 2008 |work=[[Flint Journal]] |publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]] |location=Flint, Michigan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517100159/http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008/09/sports_talk_at_university_of_m.html |archive-date=May 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=tmt>{{cite news|last=Shoup|first=Allison|title='Victors' not yet a sure thing|url=http://www.themichigantimes.com/index.php/article/2008/04/victors_not_yet_a_sure_thing|access-date=April 9, 2012|newspaper=The Michigan Times|date=April 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205405/http://www.themichigantimes.com/index.php/article/2008/04/victors_not_yet_a_sure_thing|archive-date=August 12, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The teams share the nickname "Wolverines" with several other collegiate athletic teams, such as the [[Michigan Wolverines]], the [[University of Michigan–Dearborn|Michigan–Dearborn Wolverines]], the [[Utah Valley Wolverines]], the [[Morris Brown College|Morris Brown Wolverines]], and the [[Grove City College|Grove City Wolverines]].

While the university does not offer any varsity intercollegiate athletics, there are a number of club sport teams and intramural sports leagues available to students. Current Club Sports include:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.umflint.edu/clubsports/team-directory|title=Team Directory {{!}} University of Michigan-Flint|website=www.umflint.edu|language=en-us|access-date=2018-07-03}}</ref>

*Men's & Women's Basketball
*Cheer
*Men's Ice Hockey
*Men's & Women's Soccer
*Women's Volleyball
*Softball
*Baseball

In 2013, the men's ice hockey team earned a spot in the [[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]] Division III National Tournament for the first time, eventually advancing to the National Championship Game against fellow [[Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference]] foe [[Adrian Bulldogs]]. In 2015, the women's hockey team went 18–0 in conference play.

Football was previously offered as a club sport, before financial shortfalls led to the discontinuation of the [[National Club Football Association|NCFA]] club in 2015.

== Notable faculty and alumni ==
* [[Jim Ananich]] – [[Michigan Senate]] minority leader
* [[Deborah Cherry]] – former Michigan state senator
* [[John D. Cherry]] – 62nd [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan|lieutenant governor of Michigan]]<ref name="gbv" />
* [[Bobby Crim]] – former Michigan Speaker of the House and state representative and founder of the [[Crim Festival of Races]]<ref name="gbv" /> 
* [[Christopher Paul Curtis]] (2000) – writer and [[Newbery Medal]] winner<ref name="gbv" />
* [[Erin Darke]] – actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumna Erin Darke Finds Success on Stage and Screen|date=June 16, 2015 |url=https://news.umflint.edu/2015/06/16/alumna-erin-darke-finds-success-on-stage-and-screen/|publisher=UM-Flint|access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Mona Haydar]] – rapper, poet, activist and chaplain
* [[LaKisha Jones]] – singer, [[American Idol]] contestant
* [[Michael Moore]] – documentary film director, author<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Moore|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/103383/Michael-Moore/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127013821/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/103383/Michael-Moore/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Mark Deming|date=2014|access-date=October 27, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Don Riegle]] (1960) – [[United States Senator]] from Michigan<ref>{{cite web|title=Donald W. Riegle, Jr Archives|url=https://www.umflint.edu/archives/donald-w-riegle-jr|work=Biography|publisher=University of Michigan-Flint|access-date=October 12, 2015|archive-date=January 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102032617/https://www.umflint.edu/archives/donald-w-riegle-jr|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Marietta S. Robinson]] – former commissioner of the [[U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Marietta S. Robinson |url=http://www.cpsc.gov/en/About-CPSC/Commissioners/Marietta-Robinson/|work=Biography|publisher=U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission|access-date=October 12, 2015}}</ref>
* [[John Sinclair (poet)|John Sinclair]] (1964) – poet, political activist<ref>http://libguides.umflint.edu/johnsinclair{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[Tim Sneller]] – member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] from the 50th district<ref name=house_sneller>[https://housedems.com/sneller "Meet Tim Sneller"]. housedems.com, November 9, 2019.</ref>
* [[Woodrow Stanley]] – former Michigan state representative, Mayor of Flint
* [[Phil Phelps]] - former Michigan state representative
* [[Rob Paulsen]] - voice-over artist

==References==
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