from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
University of Michigan
<body, education> A large cosmopolitan university in the
Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the
University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come
from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. 70% of the
University's students graduated in the top 10% of their high
school class. 90% rank in the top 20% of their high school
class. 60% of the students receive financial aid.
The main Ann Arbor Campus lies in the Huron River valley, 40
miles west of Detroit. The campus boasts 2700 acres with 200
buildings, six million volumes in 23 libraries, nine museums,
seven hospitals, hundreds of laboratories and institutes, and
over 18000 {microcomputers}.
(http://umich.edu/).
(1995-02-23)