They are well known to those of us in Michigan, but how do Michigan's universities stack up against other universities across the nation? According to U.S. News & World Reports, Michigan has eight universities in the nation's top 250. The national rankings of Michigan's top universities in 2011 were as follows:
2. Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing
Ranks 79th in the nation.
3. Michigan Technological University, Houghton
Ranks 117th in the nation
4. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
Ranks 179th in the nation.
5. Andrews University, Berrien Springs
Ranks 191st in the nation
6. Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
Ranks 198th in the nation.
8. Oakland University, Rochester
Ranks 237th in the nation.
