"The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, founded in 1817, is a comprehensive, public institution. It is one of the nation's top-ranked public universities and is consistently rated among the top 25 academic institutions in the country. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Architecture and Urban Planning; Engineering; Literature, Science and the Arts; and Pharmacy; the Division of Kinesiology; and the Schools of Art, Business Administration, Dentistry, Education, Music, Natural Resources, and Nursing."