Unless otherwise specified, the facts below refer to fall 2011.

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in informatics (degree administered by the College of Literature, Science and the Arts)
Master of Science in Information
Master of Health Informatics (offered jointly with the School of Public Health, beginning fall 2012)
Doctor of Philosophy

Student enrollment

Undergraduate informatics concentration: 140 (78 in social computing track)
Master's degree students: 381
PhD students: 49

Faculty

Core/active: 36
Adjunct or affiliated: 27

Tuition

Master's program: $9,333 per term for Michigan residents; $18,863 for non-residents.

PhD program: Students accepted into the PhD program receive full tuition from the School of Information.

UMSI alumni

7,965 (as of January 2012)

MSI Specializations

Archives and Records Management
Community Informatics
Human Computer Interaction
Information Analysis and Retrieval
Information Economics for Management
Information Policy
Library and Information Science
Preservation of Information
School Library Media
Social Computing

Research expenditures

$4,561,620 (FY 2010-11)

Ranking

The School of Information is ranked 5th in the nation in library and information studies graduate schools by the U.S. News and World Report Graduate School Report.

Fun fast facts

U-M was ranked first in research and development funding among the nation’s public universities in 2010, according to the National Science Foundation, with $1.01 billion in spending for FY 2009.

The School of Information has one of the American Library Association’s longest continually accredited programs. It first received accreditation in 1928 and most recently in 2010.

Annually, respondents to employment surveys of recent graduates indicate that between 97-100% of new alumni have found employment or are pursuing additional education within a year of graduation.

Most graduates rate their courses (37%) and the practical engagement program (25%) as the most important experiences in preparing them for new careers.