▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁concluded ▁that ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁Michigan ▁vot ers ▁would ▁appro ve ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁position ▁if ▁the ▁measure ▁were ▁put ▁before ▁them . ▁A ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁board ' s ▁make up ▁would ▁require ▁am ending ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁is ▁a ▁large , ▁four - year , ▁resident ial ▁research ▁university ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁High er ▁Learning ▁Commission . ▁The ▁four - year , ▁full - time ▁under grad uate ▁program ▁compr ises ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁en roll ments ▁and ▁emphas izes ▁instruction ▁in ▁the ▁arts , ▁sciences , ▁and ▁prof essions ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁co ex istence ▁between ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁under grad uate ▁programs . ▁The ▁university ▁has ▁" very ▁high " ▁research ▁activity ▁and ▁the ▁compreh ensive ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁offers ▁doctor al ▁degrees ▁in ▁the ▁human ities , ▁social ▁sciences , ▁and ▁S TE M ▁fields ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁professional ▁degrees ▁in ▁medicine , ▁law , ▁and ▁dent istry . ▁U - M ▁has ▁been ▁included ▁on ▁Richard ▁M oll ' s ▁list ▁of ▁Public ▁I v ies . ▁With ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁under grad uate ▁maj ors , ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁doctor al ▁and ▁ 9 0 ▁master ' s ▁programs , ▁U - M ▁has ▁con ferred ▁ 6 , 4 9 0 ▁under grad uate ▁degrees , ▁ 4 , 9 5 1 ▁gradu ate ▁degrees , ▁and ▁ 7 0 9 ▁first