Campus Health and Safety Level: Level Three Michigan Tech Students Faculty/Staff Alumni Parents Giving Apply 1 9 & Undergraduate Admissions Graduate Admissions Academics Research Campus Life and Safety About Fewer Wolves, Fewer Moose Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885_ Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior. Learn more about our degree programs