U-M's $1.6 billion construction bill is higher than 18 countries' GDP

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/08/u-ms_16_billion_in_ongoing_con.html#incart_river

It should be noted that construction takes place over a number of years and GDP is annual, so the comparison is false, but the article offers points of interest.

When it comes to institutional wealth, facilities and resources, the University of Michigan is hard to beat…certainly among the top 10 in the nation.

There’s always construction going on and if you live on campus, it’ll wake you up.