Campus Report

Michigan Marriage Pact · 2024 ·

The time has come, Michigan.

We thought we’d share a bit about Michigan’s romantic playing field——just so you know what you’re up against.

Our analysis is built upon anonymized and aggregated data from the Michigan Marriage Pact. It will never be sold or shared for commercial purposes. You can read more about our principles and practices here.

The more the major

Your major, your concentration, your greatest disappointment to your parents. And our favorite way to slice and dice the campus. Sit back and enjoy judging all the majors that aren’t your own.

Movement Science majors would rather fail a test than cheat

And for that, we salute them. Here’s how different majors answered the question: “I would rather fail an exam than cheat on it”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Movement Science	0.08	0.19	0.27	0.13	0.11	0.17	0.05	x̄=3.73	n=186
Chemical Engineering	0.15	0.18	0.17	0.09	0.17	0.14	0.09	x̄=3.73	n=126
Mechanical Engineering	0.12	0.18	0.23	0.13	0.13	0.14	0.08	x̄=3.71	n=295
Psychology	0.14	0.22	0.23	0.10	0.14	0.10	0.07	x̄=3.47	n=415
Computer Science	0.15	0.21	0.25	0.09	0.13	0.10	0.06	x̄=3.38	n=1008
Business	0.18	0.20	0.28	0.08	0.11	0.08	0.07	x̄=3.27	n=947
Biology, Health, and Society	0.18	0.25	0.22	0.09	0.13	0.08	0.04	x̄=3.13	n=406
Sport Management	0.17	0.18	0.30	0.16	0.11	0.06	0.03	x̄=3.13	n=179
Economics	0.22	0.24	0.20	0.10	0.11	0.08	0.05	x̄=3.07	n=800
Industrial and Operations Engineering	0.21	0.31	0.20	0.07	0.13	0.03	0.05	x̄=2.88	n=192

Some of your friends are indecisive

What’s going on in there? Someone check in on them. Everyone else, read up on what your sane friends are up to.

Art and Design majors might be open to being open

We asked if you were open to nonmonogamous relationships—here’s what you said, by major.

	1 – no way the more the merrier – 7
Nursing	1.18	n=273
Public Health Sciences	1.18	n=129
Business	1.33	n=947
Computer Science	1.39	n=1008
Economics	1.41	n=800
International Studies	1.51	n=108
Art and Design	1.66	n=152

Topics to avoid

at the dinner table

In other words: politics, money, and religion. But really——who are we without them?

Take a look below to gather fodder for your next divisive discussion.

There’s gold in them there hills

Here’s how you answered the question “I can find it within myself to love someone if they’re rich enough.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
Aerospace Engineering	2.59	n=220
Computer Engineering	2.62	n=165
Computer Science	2.70	n=1008
Economics	3.02	n=800
Business	3.06	n=947
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology	3.21	n=175
Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience	3.25	n=379

Muslim students want religious kids

Something to know if you fall in love with them. Here’s how each religion answered: ”It’s important my kids be raised religious.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Muslim	0.02	0.04	0.06	0.13	0.16	0.21	0.39	x̄=5.55	n=341
Protestant	0.03	0.07	0.07	0.12	0.20	0.14	0.36	x̄=5.27	n=390
Catholic	0.05	0.11	0.12	0.23	0.24	0.12	0.13	x̄=4.40	n=1633
Christian	0.05	0.11	0.14	0.22	0.22	0.12	0.14	x̄=4.38	n=1524
Jewish	0.06	0.10	0.11	0.21	0.28	0.14	0.10	x̄=4.36	n=1292
Hindu	0.07	0.14	0.15	0.24	0.26	0.08	0.04	x̄=3.92	n=767
Spiritual	0.40	0.28	0.16	0.12	0.02	0.01	0.00	x̄=2.11	n=721
Agnostic	0.51	0.29	0.12	0.07	0.01	0.00	0.00	x̄=1.78	n=2099
Atheist	0.69	0.21	0.06	0.04	0.00	0.00	0.00	x̄=1.47	n=1351

74% of socialists wouldn’t date a Republican

Breaking down the biggest political beefs: Each box indicates the percentage of the political identity listed to the left who reported they don’t want their partner to have the political identity listed above.

	Socialist	Liberal	Democrat	Apolitical	Independent	Conservative	Republican
Socialist	0.04	0.08	0.06	0.42	0.15	0.72	0.74
Liberal	0.05	0.04	0.03	0.20	0.06	0.46	0.53
Democrat	0.08	0.04	0.05	0.14	0.07	0.35	0.47
Apolitical	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.02
Independent	0.04	0.01	0.01	0.04	0.01	0.06	0.08
Conservative	0.16	0.10	0.11	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.02
Republican	0.19	0.15	0.19	0.05	0.04	0.02	0.02

Big year for politics

Freshmen are the most conservative

...but juniors are the most polarized by gender.

Here’s the political ideology of students on campus by class year and gender (measured as % liberal minus % conservative).

	More liberal More conservative
Freshman MAN	-0.35	n=611
Freshman WOMAN	-0.61	n=1267
Sophomore MAN	-0.36	n=992
Sophomore WOMAN	-0.63	n=1706
Junior MAN	-0.34	n=1121
Junior WOMAN	-0.65	n=1706
Senior MAN	-0.36	n=1221
Senior WOMAN	-0.67	n=1796

Socialists claim they always vote

Here’s how we hit the polls. Allegedly.

	Never Even in local elections
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Socialist	0.01	0.00	0.02	0.06	0.15	0.25	0.51	x̄=6.13	n=312
Democrat	0.00	0.01	0.04	0.12	0.29	0.23	0.31	x̄=5.61	n=5438
Liberal	0.01	0.01	0.04	0.15	0.29	0.22	0.28	x̄=5.48	n=1286
Independent	0.02	0.05	0.11	0.21	0.29	0.16	0.15	x̄=4.79	n=1350
Conservative	0.04	0.04	0.12	0.24	0.28	0.14	0.13	x̄=4.63	n=471
Apolitical	0.13	0.13	0.19	0.28	0.15	0.07	0.05	x̄=3.61	n=379

Home is where the heart is

Some of us moved here from a long way away. Does absence make the heart grow fonder? Here’s how we answered “I take pride in where I’m from.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
Socialist	5.02	n=312
Liberal	5.26	n=1286
Democrat	5.49	n=5438
Independent	5.56	n=1350
Conservative	5.63	n=471
Republican	5.79	n=854

Women vs Men

Ladies and gentlemen——we know you’re curious. We’re here to give you the data on the age-old question: How different are men and women, really?

These analyses focus on respondents that identified as men and women. We support nonbinary students at Michigan absolutely, and due to the limited size of our sample we can’t share their insights without compromising their anonymity and safety. If you have questions about this, or ideas about how we can do this better, send us a note at inclusion@marriagepact.com.

Gender and orientation at Michigan

About 1 in 5 women at Michigan identifies as non-heterosexual.

Of those, 66% identify as bisexual, 19% identify as homosexual, and 7% identify as pansexual.

About 1 in 8 men at Michigan identifies as non-heterosexual.

Of those, 65% identify as homosexual and 27% identify as bisexual.

Points of disagreement

Presenting the questions the women and men of Michigan were most misaligned on. If you’re in the mood to pick a fight, have fun.

Q: “I generally like to take control during sex”

31%

30%

18%

men

I'd rather not 🥺

Give me the reins 😈

10%

25%

29%

26%

women

Q: “I want to be worshiped by my partner”

16%

25%

20%

18%

16%

men

Strongly disagree

Strongly agree

11%

16%

33%

17%

11%

women

Q: “I would end a friendship over differing political views”

43%

25%

13%

men

Nope

Yes, they're blocked

21%

18%

16%

15%

17%

women

Q: “It's unethical to be apolitical”

16%

22%

19%

17%

15%

men

Strongly disagree

Strongly agree

11%

16%

20%

24%

13%

women

Let’s Talk

About Sex

This year, we’re going out with a bang. Here’s a look at what Michigan students are getting up to in the bedroom.

Freshmen are ready to settle down

Meanwhile, seniors like to keep things casual.

Here’s how each year stacks up on sociosexuality (in other words, openness to hooking up without commitment).

	commitment casual sex
Freshman	0.00	n=1904
Sophomore	0.05	n=2735
Junior	0.10	n=2866
Senior	0.13	n=3059

Bringing politics into the bedroom

...is always a good idea! Here’s how students with different political identities answered the question “I generally like to take control during sex.”

	I’d rather not 🥺 Give me the reins 😈
Democrat	3.50	n=5438
Liberal	3.51	n=1286
Socialist	3.62	n=312
Independent	3.80	n=1350
Republican	3.95	n=854
Conservative	4.14	n=471
Apolitical	4.15	n=379

What’s the easiest major?

No, not that kind of easy. Here’s how the different majors at Michigan answered the question “How long do you think it’s appropriate to wait before sex?”

	Zero wait Until marriage
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Sport Management	0.06	0.33	0.36	0.17	0.06	0.01	0.01	x̄=2.93	n=179
Communication and Media	0.08	0.27	0.35	0.18	0.08	0.01	0.02	x̄=3.01	n=284
International Studies	0.05	0.32	0.34	0.17	0.06	0.02	0.04	x̄=3.08	n=108
Economics	0.06	0.26	0.34	0.21	0.07	0.03	0.03	x̄=3.19	n=800
Psychology	0.05	0.20	0.34	0.25	0.08	0.02	0.06	x̄=3.41	n=415
Business	0.05	0.20	0.33	0.23	0.10	0.03	0.05	x̄=3.45	n=947
Computer Science	0.04	0.17	0.32	0.23	0.14	0.04	0.06	x̄=3.60	n=1008
Movement Science	0.04	0.17	0.28	0.23	0.12	0.07	0.09	x̄=3.78	n=186
Biology	0.04	0.12	0.25	0.30	0.19	0.05	0.04	x̄=3.80	n=147
Biochemistry	0.03	0.17	0.27	0.23	0.16	0.06	0.08	x̄=3.82	n=133

We asked: How single are you?

Here’s how each class year responded. If only there were an algorithm to make this easier...

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