Selectivity
66%
Total Students
55,896
UG 42,452
PG 13,444
Satisfaction Index
92%
Salary After Attending
$49,900
BASIC
| Web Site | https://www.msu.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | East Lansing |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 42,452 |
| Women | 21,399 (50.41%) |
| Men | 21,053 (49.59%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 13,444 |
| Women | 7,522 (55.95%) |
| Men | 5,922 (44.05%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 66% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 51,714 |
| Graduation Rate | 77% |
| Retention Rate | 92 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | www.admissions.msu.edu/ |
| Online Application URL | www.admissions.msu.edu/apply.asp |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 66 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | - |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | Yes |
| Early Action Application Deadline | - |
| Early Action Notification Date | - |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | X | |||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 66% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 70% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 62% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 42% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 41% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 43% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | Not reported |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 450 | 580 |
| SAT - Maths | 530 | 530 |
| ACT - Composite | 23 | 28 |
| ACT - Writing | 8 | 9 |
| ACT - English | 23 | 29 |
| ACT - Maths | 23 | 28 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://www.finaid.msu.edu/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://finaid.msu.edu/calc.asp |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$38,486 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$9,784 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,076 |
Other Expenses |
$2,368 |
| Total | $51,714 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$32,940 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$9,784 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,076 |
Other Expenses |
$2,368 |
| Total | $46,168 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | No |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | Yes |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | 315 |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 6.2% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | $ 20,714 |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | $ 65,24,910 |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, General. | |||
| Agricultural Business and Management, General. | 59 | - | - |
| Agricultural Economics. | - | 18 | 9 |
| Animal Sciences, General. | 124 | 5 | 2 |
| Food Science. | 42 | 47 | 3 |
| Horticultural Science. | 32 | - | 2 |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General. | 87 | 4 | 3 |
| Category total | 344 | 74 | 19 |
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES. | |||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 18 | 14 | - |
| Environmental Design/Architecture. | - | 5 | - |
| Landscape Architecture. | 10 | - | - |
| Category total | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| African-American/Black Studies. | - | 3 | 2 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization. | - | - | 1 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. | - | - | 5 |
| Women's Studies. | 5 | - | - |
| Category total | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. | 55 | - | 8 |
| Biochemistry. | 24 | - | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 396 | 1 | - |
| Biomedical Sciences, General. | - | 2 | 1 |
| Biostatistics. | - | 4 | - |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. | - | 3 | 7 |
| Entomology. | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Environmental Biology. | 18 | - | - |
| Environmental Toxicology. | - | - | 2 |
| Epidemiology. | - | 7 | 1 |
| Genetics, General. | - | - | 7 |
| Microbiology, General. | 60 | - | 8 |
| Molecular Genetics. | 42 | - | - |
| Neuroscience. | 114 | - | 5 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology. | - | - | 2 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. | - | 50 | 1 |
| Physiology, General. | 73 | 1 | 1 |
| Plant Genetics. | - | 3 | 6 |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. | - | 3 | 2 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | 103 | 4 | 9 |
| Category total | 899 | 89 | 71 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting. | 244 | 148 | 3 |
| Actuarial Science. | 36 | - | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 158 | 77 | 2 |
| Business Statistics. | - | 23 | - |
| Business/Commerce, General. | - | 122 | - |
| Finance, General. | 347 | 29 | 4 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General. | 270 | 10 | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. | 33 | - | - |
| Information Resources Management. | - | - | 1 |
| Labor and Industrial Relations. | - | 57 | - |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. | 366 | 14 | - |
| Marketing Research. | - | 33 | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | 164 | - | 1 |
| Merchandising and Buying Operations. | 4 | - | - |
| Operations Management and Supervision. | - | - | 2 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies. | - | - | 2 |
| Organizational Leadership. | - | 126 | - |
| Category total | 1622 | 639 | 15 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Advertising. | 472 | 14 | - |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. | 4 | 13 | - |
| Health Communication. | - | 5 | - |
| Journalism. | 106 | 4 | - |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies. | 251 | - | 5 |
| Public Relations/Image Management. | - | 9 | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | 301 | 7 | 4 |
| Category total | 1134 | 52 | 9 |
| COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Communications Technology/Technician. | 1 | - | - |
| Category total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 125 | 24 | 12 |
| Information Technology Project Management. | 6 | - | - |
| Category total | 131 | 24 | 12 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Agricultural Teacher Education. | 4 | - | - |
| Art Teacher Education. | 7 | - | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. | - | 21 | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | - | 147 | 23 |
| Education, General. | 180 | 66 | - |
| Education, Other. | - | 3 | - |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities. | 62 | - | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General. | - | 28 | 5 |
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods. | - | - | 3 |
| Educational/Instructional Technology. | - | 74 | 16 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education. | - | 2 | - |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education. | - | 5 | - |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. | - | 18 | 16 |
| History Teacher Education. | 13 | - | - |
| Mathematics Teacher Education. | - | - | 1 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | - | - | 9 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General. | - | 39 | 1 |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. | - | 12 | - |
| Category total | 266 | 415 | 74 |
| Engineering Technology, General. | |||
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | 36 | 16 | 1 |
| Packaging Science. | 225 | 20 | 5 |
| Category total | 261 | 36 | 6 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Agricultural Engineering. | 37 | 5 | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 102 | 6 | 11 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 77 | 16 | 5 |
| Computer Engineering, General. | 43 | - | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 91 | 24 | 21 |
| Engineering, General. | 67 | - | - |
| Engineering, Other. | 26 | - | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | - | 5 | 4 |
| Materials Engineering. | 28 | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 220 | 17 | 12 |
| Category total | 691 | 73 | 58 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| English Language and Literature, General. | 105 | 2 | 10 |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing. | 56 | - | - |
| Rhetoric and Composition. | - | 4 | 4 |
| Category total | 161 | 6 | 14 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Child Development. | 23 | 4 | - |
| Family and Community Services. | 99 | 11 | - |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General. | - | 3 | 14 |
| Human Nutrition. | - | 2 | 2 |
| Category total | 122 | 20 | 16 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| Arabic Language and Literature. | 6 | - | - |
| Chinese Language and Literature. | 14 | - | - |
| French Language and Literature. | 10 | 4 | - |
| German Language and Literature. | 3 | 2 | - |
| Japanese Language and Literature. | 17 | - | - |
| Linguistics. | 19 | 3 | 9 |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 38 | 1 | - |
| Category total | 107 | 10 | 9 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Athletic Training/Trainer. | 20 | - | - |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. | - | 30 | - |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. | 69 | 9 | - |
| Clinical/Medical Social Work. | - | 231 | - |
| Dietetics/Dietitian. | 61 | - | - |
| Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine. | - | 1 | - |
| Nursing Science. | - | - | 1 |
| Pre-Veterinary Studies. | 2 | - | - |
| Public Health, General. | - | 84 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 195 | 58 | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other. | - | - | 1 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant. | 17 | - | - |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. | - | 11 | - |
| Category total | 364 | 424 | 2 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History, General. | 41 | 1 | 11 |
| Category total | 41 | 1 | 11 |
| HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES. | |||
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. | 180 | 30 | 5 |
| Forensic Science and Technology. | - | 7 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | - | 31 | - |
| Category total | 180 | 68 | 5 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General. | 19 | 14 | - |
| Social Work. | 64 | 36 | 8 |
| Category total | 83 | 50 | 8 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | |||
| Pre-Law Studies. | 76 | - | - |
| Category total | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies. | 37 | - | - |
| Category total | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General. | - | 5 | 8 |
| Computational Mathematics. | 6 | - | - |
| Mathematics, General. | 77 | 3 | 8 |
| Statistics, General. | 22 | 7 | 8 |
| Category total | 105 | 15 | 24 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 3 | - | - |
| International/Global Studies. | 39 | - | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 55 | - | - |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 43 | - | - |
| Category total | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Science. | 3 | - | - |
| Environmental Studies. | 33 | - | - |
| Forestry, General. | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Natural Resource Economics. | 7 | - | - |
| Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. | - | 1 | 1 |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy. | - | 11 | 2 |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. | 65 | 12 | 5 |
| Category total | 118 | 30 | 12 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science. | 315 | 27 | 14 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General. | 13 | - | - |
| Category total | 328 | 27 | 14 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Philosophy. | 5 | - | 11 |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| Category total | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Astrophysics. | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Chemical Physics. | 1 | - | - |
| Chemistry, General. | 54 | 7 | 22 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| Materials Science. | - | 9 | 5 |
| Physical Sciences. | 1 | - | - |
| Physics, General. | 25 | 12 | 15 |
| Category total | 115 | 33 | 46 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Psychology, General. | 359 | 22 | 8 |
| School Psychology. | - | 9 | 3 |
| Category total | 359 | 31 | 11 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 28 | 7 | 14 |
| Economics, General. | 373 | 17 | 9 |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography. | 3 | 2 | - |
| Geography. | 18 | 5 | 6 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | 120 | - | - |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 131 | 9 | 6 |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. | - | 1 | - |
| Social Sciences, General. | 222 | - | - |
| Sociology. | 106 | 3 | 9 |
| Category total | 1001 | 44 | 44 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation. | 7 | - | - |
| Art/Art Studies, General. | 46 | 8 | - |
| Conducting. | - | 6 | 7 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. | 22 | 3 | - |
| Fashion/Apparel Design. | 30 | - | - |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies. | 3 | - | - |
| Graphic Design. | 8 | - | - |
| Interior Design. | 16 | - | - |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies. | 12 | 5 | - |
| Keyboard Instruments. | - | 2 | - |
| Music Pedagogy. | 27 | 9 | 2 |
| Music Performance, General. | 15 | 25 | 23 |
| Music Theory and Composition. | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Music, General. | 6 | - | - |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology. | - | 1 | - |
| Category total | 197 | 63 | 34 |
| Grand total | 8924 | 2246 | 533 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 6% of classes 10-19 students: 18% of classes 20-29 students: 32% of classes 30-39 students: 13% of classes 40-49 students: 7% of classes 50-99 students: 10% of classes Over 100 students: 13% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, women's dorms, married student apartments, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing, cooperative housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 42,452 |
| Women (% of total) | 21,399 (50.41%) |
| Men (% of total) | 21,053 (49.59%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.24 % Asian - 4.74 % Black/African-American - 7.03 % Hispanic/Latino - 3.98 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 2.74 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.08 % White - 66.8 % Unknown - 1.01 % International Students - 13.38 % |
| All Graduate Students | 13,444 |
| Women (% of total) | 7,522 (56%) |
| Men (% of total) | 5,922 (44%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.32 % Asian - 4.55 % Black/African-American - 5.65 % Hispanic/Latino - 3.94 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 1.74 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.14 % White - 61.7 % Unknown - 2.28 % International Students - 19.67 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 92 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
77 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | Not reported |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | 26.0% |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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