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Michigan Tech Named State’s Fourth Top-tier Research University

February 13, 2025

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Crain’s Business Detroit
Feb. 13, 2025
Sherri Welch

Michigan Technological University has been designated the state’s fourth Research 1 university, a level that puts it among the top research universities in the state and country.

It joins Michigan’s other R1 doctoral universities known for significant levels of research: the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Michigan State University in East Lansing and Wayne State University in Detroit.