The newly published 2021 U-M Annual Report highlights a Nobel Prize winner, Fulbright Scholars, and a record number of first-year applications along with many other successes within the University community. This list provides just a few examples of the hard work of faculty, staff, students, and alumni during fiscal year 2021, which ended June 30, 2021.
No. 1
U.S. Public University according to the QS World University Rankings (2021-22)
$1.58 billion
Research volume during fiscal year 2021
More than 65,000
Total students across the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses
1
Building named in honor of U-M President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman, which houses the Life Sciences Institute. It is the first academic building on the Ann Arbor campus named for a woman.
1
Nobel Prize in Economics awarded—to alum Paul Milgrom, ’71, in 2020 for his work in improving auction formats
40
Fulbright grants offered to U-M student and faculty scholars in the 2020-21 academic year, placing the University among the top-producing institutions in the country for both programs
100-plus
Graduate programs ranked in the top 10 of the U.S. News & World Report rankings
502
Inventions by U-M researchers
23
Startups launched at U-M
287
License and option agreements with companies seeking to commercialize U-M research discoveries, a record number
265
Digital items from more than 150 donors for the Bentley Historical Library’s COVID-19 collection
27%
In-state students on the Ann Arbor campus who pay no tuition, thanks to the Go Blue Guarantee, which has expanded to the Dearborn and Flint campuses
90,000
Applications from prospective first-year students from around the world for its three campuses, a record number
134,000
Square footage of the new Ford Motor Company Robotics Building, with space for classrooms; offices; and custom research labs for robots that fly, walk, roll, and augment the human body
5.6%
Increase in financial aid for undergraduates on the Ann Arbor campus, along with an 11.8% increase in institutionally awarded financial aid for the Dearborn campus
$17 billion
Endowment funds, which are invested principally in the University’s long-term portfolio
$373 million
Appropriations from the state of Michigan for the University
7
Public universities in the country, including U-M, with the highest-possible credit ratings from S&P Global and Moody’s
$432 million
Donations in pledge payments and cash gifts to the University, including $127 million in student support gifts
