Ann Arbor Contains 593 University Graduates

ANN ARBOR CONTAINS 593 UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

Only Two Cities In the Country Have More-Chicago 1449, Detroit 1158

There Are 6521 Former Students In Michigan-There Are 5187 West of the Mississippi and 456 in Foreign Countries

There are many larger cities than Ann Arbor in the United States but there are only two which contain a larger number of graduates of Michigan University. So much in love with Ann Arbor do most of the students become that there would many more graduates stay here if they could. As it is Ann Arbor contains 593 of the Michigan alumni. Ypsilanti contains 93.

ALUMNI IN THE CITIES.

Over 1400 graduates and former students are located in Chicago, and over 1000 are in Detroit. The ten cities containing the largest number of Michigan alumni, and the number known to be in each are: Chicago, 1449; Detroit, 1158; Ann Arbor, 593; Grand Rapids, 403; New York City, 345; Cleveland, 251; Toledo, 243; Denver, 185; Pittsburgh, 173; Minneapolis, 158.

More than half of the 6521 graduates and former students located in Michigan are in fifteen cities. The cities, and the number located in each are: Detroit, 1158; Ann Arbor, 593; Grand Rapids, 403; Saginaw, 205; Battle Creek, 141; Lansing, 138; Jackson, 136; Bay City (including West Bay City), 128; Kalamazoo, 126; Ypsilanti, 93; Coldwater, 60; Owosso, 58.

ALUMNI IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

The 456 Michigan graduates and former students in foreign countries are distributed as follows: British North America, 157; Mexico, Central America, and West Indies, 51; Europe, 112; Asia, 92; Africa, 18; South America, 14; Australia, 14. There are 52 Michigan Alumni who are permanent residents of England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales; 27 residents of Germany; 9 residents of France; 6 of Italy; 5 of Turkey; and 13 of other European countries. There are 52 Michigan alumni in Japan; 40 in Mexico; 20 in China, and 12 in India. Many of those in Asia and Africa are engaged in missionary work.

WHERE THE ALUMNI ARE.

About 30 per cent of the living graduates and former students of the University are permanently settled within the limits of the state of Michigan, and about 70 per cent are scattered throughout the remainder of the world. More than 97 per cent are residents of the states, territories, and possessions of the United States, and over 60 per cent are in the five states, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, New York, Indiana. About 25 per cent of the entire number live in the states west of the Mississippi river, and about 73 per cent in the states east of that river. More than 75 per cent live in cities and villages, and less than 25 per cent in the rural districts.

The alumni records of the University of Michigan give the addresses of 21,843 graduates and former students. This number does not include the class of 1902. Of this number, 21,285 are residents of the states and territories between New York and San Francisco; 102 are in the possessions of the United States, and 456 are residents of foreign countries.

The ten states in which are located the largest number of Michigan alumni, and the number in each are: Michigan, 6521; Illinois, 2796; Ohio, 1748; New York, 1306; Indiana, 1087; Pennsylvania, 811: California, 657; Minnesota, 638; Missouri, 594; Wisconsin, 478.

The states west of the Mississippi river contain 5187 graduates and former students, white those east contain 16,098. Seventeen alumni are known to be in Alaska, 35 in Hawaii, 41 in the Philippines, and 9 in Porto Rico.