Eastern Michigan University
School info
3.3
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.1
Food
2.8
Clubs
3.4
Facilities
3.6
Internet
3.2
Location
3.2
Opportunities
3.4
Safety
2.9
Social
3.2
Happiness
3.6
Basic Information
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public research university
- Established: 1849; 175 years ago (1849)
- Founder: The state of Michigan
Academic information
Degree Courses
- More than 200 undergraduate majors and 150 graduate programs
Key Area
- Center for the Advancement of Neurobehavioral Health
- Center for Health Disparities Innovation and Studies
- Institute for Geospatial Research and Education
- Institute for the Study of Children
- Families and Communities
- Coatings Research Institute
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 13,352 (Fall 2023)
- Undergraduates: 11,129 (Fall 2023)
- Postgraduates: 2,223 (Fall 2023)
- Academic Staff: 1,014 (2023/24)
- Administrative Staff: 851 (2023/24)
Notable Alumni
- Jeff Daniels
- Judge Mathis
- Charlie Batch
- George Gervin
- Rodney E. Slater
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Good reviews
Overall 4.8
EMU has set me up for a future of success. Since it's a medium size school, you can stand out so easily. People are really nice and everyone is down to be friends. There's so much opportunity available at EMU you just have to go and get it
Overall 4.5
ypsi is awesome lived there my whole life not as unsafe as some make it out to be.
Overall 4.4
Extremely underrated. Don't let other people that don't even go here change your mind about going here. Professors are really good, but except 1 and I was actually going to right a mean review about him, but I saw EMU also had a rate thing. Definitely suggest going here, very easy to get scholarships and make friends! Party life lacks a tiny bit.
Overall 4.2
I went here for my undergrad and am returning for my grad. I love this college and I love the campus. The Eastern Echo is a great group to join as well as all the other clubs. There's a lot of great food and if you want to go to Ann Arbor it's just 30 minutes away.
Overall 4.2
Beautiful campus, and a great school for a lot of majors. Science majors have a lot of good choices here.
Overall 4.1
I like the food and I'm a very picky eater a lot of things hurt my stomach but the dining hall food doesn't. The campus is very pretty and close together. I feel super safe here and they give live updates on what's happening see a lot of people say that it is hard to make friends here, they are lying. The dorms are also super nice, I live in Putnam
Overall 4.1
I personally love EMU. It's a fact that it's a commuter school and the weekend life is kind of dead. However, after getting involved with orgs and leading my own, I've found a great group of new friends here at EMU. I've also been connected to real tech internship opportunities through EMU, I've since accepted 2 internships that I found through EMU
Overall 4.1
Grad school is a bit different but I did my undergrad there. I was on the eboard of my student org. I am a commuter and work so a bit different but I am back for my maters so that should tell ya something :)
Overall 4
Ultimately very good and enjoyable just a few weak points.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
The campus does not feel safe. It claims that it is cheap but yet they charge outrageous prices for basic student needs. Eastern does not feel very "for the students". The campus is very old and there is no change for housing.
Overall 1.1
Eastern is purely a business, and they will have no problem punishing students with as many extra fees as they can. They push an "anti-racist" agenda like its huge problem (its not) and with a large number of commuters, campus life is dead. I've never felt that the administration helped me, they even changed curriculum halfway thru my degree.
Overall 1.4
I joined this for Nursing program. Horrible instructors . No justice for good students. Bias teachers and faculty.
Overall 1.5
This school is in essense good. However as a senior i am struggling to schedule for classes where that dont interfere with each other. The advisors do not help at all, at one point a couple years ago i got food poison and was bed ridden for over a week because i had food at the cafeteria. The school is a ghost town from lack of social events.
Overall 1.5
The only thing I learned from Eastern is that I should remember to "Look assertive" Not how to Not when to. Just to do it.
Overall 1.5
The teachers are either not good enough to work at other schools or are burnouts. The campus is not safe. I had a knife pulled on me and the police did nothing. The administration is incompetent. The school will pander to any far-left cause because that is their only niche to market to. It shouldnt be accredited. DO NOT GO HERE OR SEND YOUR CHILD.
Overall 1.6
Not only is Ypsilanti lacking in everything, but the area directly around campus is one of the least safe. Also, majority of professors are either harsh and/or lazy. Hard to make friends that you see regularly because most people commute.
Overall 1.7
Do not come to EMU if you are hoping to make friends, pretty much everyone goes home and there are never events on campus that are interesting. The food here is god awful and the prices of things are out of control. They make you pay 8-12 dollars for food and they hardly give you any with your meals. The wifi here sucks and profressors dont care.
Overall 1.7
If you plan to live on campus, don't come here. The school cares little about its residents, so the majority of the few updates the school receives are geared towards commuters. There are virtually no clubs aside from the academic ones. The facilities meant for residents (food, gym, etc) are shameful. No parties, dead on weekends. Stay away!
Overall 1.8
If you are coming here for a specialized program or on a very good scholarship, go for it, but socially there is very little to gain here. This is mostly a commuter school and living on campus is a very bad idea. Housing and Residence Life doesn't care about resident well-being, student safety, and will NOT give you what you pay for.