People

Students

Total Headcount (Final Fall 2008) 9,358

Student Profile (Final Fall 2008):

• Undergraduate 8,634, Graduate 724
• Men 47%, Women 53%
• Full-time undergrad 88.7%
• Transfer students 459
• Students from out of state 19.5%

• Please see the student profile for information about our student body.  You can also view information about NMU's students broken down by region, race, age, degree program, etc in the common data set.

Faculty

• Full-time instructional faculty: 313
• Part-time instructional faculty: 130
• About 55% of NMU faculty hold highest degree in their fields
• Many have earned national recognition for research, writing, art and consulting work
• Average student-faculty ratio of 23:1

Total Number of NMU Employees: 934
Total Living Alumni: about 50,000

Board of Trustees

Members of the board are appointed by the governor to serve staggered eight-year terms. NMU's president serves as ex officio without vote.

President

Leslie E. Wong is NMU's 12th president.