Prospective students
You’ve come to the right place.
Our undergraduate and graduate programs prepare students for data, design and technical roles across industries. You'll graduate with something that sets you apart: You know how to make technology work for people.
Tackle projects for real clients.
Get guidance from professional career coaches.
Watch your professor team up with an improv troupe to share research with the public.
Redesign the website of a local coffee shop, or use VR to make chemotherapy safer.
Learn how to vibe code.
End the day on a swing set in the Grove.
Student profiles
High-speed history of a very cool school
In the ’90s, this new technology called the internet was taking hold. A group of visionary faculty — engineers, computer scientists, anthropologists and social scientists — realized you can’t understand tech without understanding people. They joined forces to create a new home: the School of Information.
To this day, we’re about that combination: people + information + technology. It’s what makes us useful, and what makes us bold in finding solutions. Especially as other new technologies take hold, poised to change everything (know any?!).
(Technically our history goes back even further, to 1926, to a Department of Library Science at the University of Michigan that kept reinventing itself. No big deal, but we’ve been at this for a century.)
What sets UMSI apart?
Recent student stories
Here’s what you can do with a UMSI degree.
The ideas that change everything are usually found off the beaten path. UMSI graduates aren’t afraid to go there. They take on roles that didn’t exist a decade ago, joining startups, designing next-gen automotive UX, and shaping augmented reality and virtual reality experiences in gaming. And they create lasting careers that move industries forward — at top tech companies, government agencies, museums, nonprofits and health care organizations.
Interested in entrepreneurship?
Some people see a problem and get frustrated. You see a problem and get inspired. UMSI supports student founders and innovators through hands-on courses, mentorship, pitch competitions and access to Michigan’s robust startup ecosystem. Whether you want to launch a venture, join an early-stage startup or bring an entrepreneurial mindset to any organization, your path starts here.
