NMU residence halls are filled to capacity. Duby said the swelling freshman class can be attributed to a combination of factors. Our honors college and newly- strengthened merit scholarship program have also helped the numbers, and have allowed us to attract more students at the top end in terms of high school grade point average and ACT score. It would not be prudent for NMU not to expand its recruiting focus in order to remain competitive. NMU offers courses and services at outreach centers in Escanaba, Kingsford and Ironwood.
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The number of graduate students has increased more than 11 percent from last year. This indicates we're seeing noticeable results from our U.P. outreach efforts. The preliminary student profile shows that the vast majority of NMU students - 86 percent hail from Michigan. NMU currently enrolls students from 47 states and 21 other countries. ThinkPad is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.