Spots for incoming freshmen each fall semester
>> 2,000
Applications received for fall 2006 freshman admission
>> 19,115
Proportion of fall 2006 freshmen in the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class
>> 68 percent
Most unusual UM application essay
>> Handwritten on a football

Year UM Athletics began licensing logos and fight song ringtones for cell phones
>> 2002
U.S. ringtone sales in 2005
>> $500 million
UM-themed cellular downloads in the first nine months of
FY 2005-06
>> 76,252
No. 1 on the June 2006 Billboard Hot Ringtones chart
>> Super Mario Brothers Theme by Koji Konds

Total pounds of fitness equipment in the new Medical Wellness Center
>> 95,000
Burger King Whopper calories consumed worldwide every 2.7 seconds
>> 95,000
Projected annual product usage at the Medical Wellness Center’s Facemaker Spa
>> 500 gallons
Average annual gasoline consumption per American
>> 500 gallons

Sources: Office of Admissions, UM Sports Marketing, BMI, Billboard, Medical
Wellness Center (now open), Wikipedia “Whopper,” Burger King Nutrition Facts, U.S. Department of Energy