University of Michigan-Dearborn

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The University of Michigan-Dearborn, located in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, is part of the University of Michigan system. It was established in 1959 after a gift of 196 acres (793,000 m²) from the Ford Motor Company. On the campus there are approximately 70 acres (283,000 m²) of nature preserve. The University is also steward to 120 acres of Wayne County property. Since 1992, the Rouge River Bird Observatory has operated on campus. Also located on campus is Henry Ford's last home, Fair Lane, also known as the Henry Ford Estate, which is open to the public.

The school serves as a "commuter" school to the metropolitan Detroit area and does not have any student housing, but may feature on-campus housing in the future. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in arts and sciences, engineering, computer science, education, and management.

The University of Michigan-Dearborn was rated among the top six master's-level public universities in the Midwest in the annual guide to American colleges published by US News and World Reports.[link] In addition, the campus's College of Engineering and Computer Science was rated among the top 10 undergraduate engineering programs in the country whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's degree, with a top 5 spot in the undergraduate industrial/manufacturing focus.

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