The University of Michigan reported as the largest in the land, with more than 1,050 students

The Chicago Tribune reported that the University of Michigan was now the largest in the country, with over 1,050 students.  These included 436 medical students and around 300 studying law.  Tuition was free, supported with a large endowment and more professors were being engaged.  (By John Osborne) 
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 "News," Chicago Tribune , February 27, 1866, p. 1.
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