Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885. It is situated in the small town of Houghton on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Lake Superior, around 100 miles north of Wisconsin’s outskirts.
Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergrad and advanced programs in engineering, natural and physical sciences, computing, business and economics, technology, environmental studies, arts, humanities, and social sciences. In their spare time, Michigan Tech students can participate in more than 200 organizations, Greek life, or intramural games. The university additionally has numerous traditions for students to follow, for example, the yearly Winter Carnival, which takes advantage of the territory's great snowfall with ice sculpture contests, snow volleyball, cross-country ski races, and the "Sno-Ball" dance. Student-athletes can go for the NCAA Division I Michigan Tech Huskies men's hockey group or play for the numerous other varsity sports groups, which contend in Division II.
