Michigan State University: Ranking & Review

East Lansing rank	United States rank	World rank
1	24	30 Top 1%

Michigan State University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	72%	70%	73%
Applicants	36,143	17,798	18,345
Admissions	25,860	12,410	13,450
Enrolled undergraduates	8,366	4,068	4,298
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	50,019	24,193	25,826

12,002 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

2,243 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Number of students submitting SAT scores	5,039
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	60%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	600
Math	610

Number of students submitting ACT scores	4,772
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	57%
ACT Composite	25
ACT English	25
ACT Math	25

Application fee for undergraduates - $65. Application fee for graduates - $65.

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Recommended
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$28,478	$53,424
Off-campus	$28,478	$53,424
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $10,026 and other expenses per full academic year.

Michigan State University provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 18,000 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$15,375	$40,024
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$0	$0
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$513	$1,334
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$17,436	$34,260
Fees for full-time graduates	$0	$0
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$727	$1,428

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services		1,613	701	15	2,329
Health Professions and Related Programs	2	434	415	618	1,469
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs		1,147	65	13	1,225
Social Sciences		1,091	32	52	1,175
Biological and Biomedical Sciences		906	83	78	1,067
Engineering		778	60	60	898
Education		239	379	91	709
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences	70	334	85	19	508
Psychology		359	23	17	399
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies		350	28	8	386
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields		279	30	2	311
Visual and Performing Arts		175	85	38	298
Physical Sciences		165	36	53	254
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting, and Related Protective Service		153	57	2	212
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services		170	14	11	195
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences		162	18	14	194
Natural Resources and Conservation		133	36	21	190
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies		178			178
English Language and Literature & Letters		148	5	14	167
Mathematics and Statistics		112	28	17	157
Public Administration and Social Service Professions		78	57	3	138
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics		97	10	16	123
Legal Professions and Studies		74			74
History		52	4	9	65
Architecture and Related Services		23	16		39
Philosophy and Religious Studies		16	3	4	23
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities		22			22
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies		10		10	20
Construction Trades	3				3
Grand Total	75	9,298	2,270	1,185	12,828

A total of 9,373 2-year associate's and 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at Michigan State University.

At the master's and doctor's level 3,455 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	79%	77%	81%
Full-time retention rate - 91% Part-time retention rate - 65%

Alternative names	State MI State U MI State University MSU Spartans
Founded	1855
Motto	Advancing Knowledge. Transforming Lives.
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	green, white
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	12,063
Instructional FTE	3,098
Research FTE	533
Public Service FTE	461
Sector of institution	Public, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Public
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	msu.edu
Address	220 Trowbridge Road East Lansing, Michigan, 48824-1046 United States
Urbanization level	City: Small
City population	49,000
Phone	5173551855

Rank 🏆	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate	Country & City
16	Texas A & M University - College Station	71%	College Station
17	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	27%	Ann Arbor
18	University of Minnesota	45%	Minneapolis
19	University of Wisconsin - Madison	54%	Madison
20	Indiana University - Bloomington	76%	Bloomington
21	New York University	28%	New York
22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	24%	Chapel Hill
23	University of Pennsylvania	9%	Philadelphia
24	Michigan State University	72%	East Lansing
25	University of Maryland - College Park	45%	College Park
26	Johns Hopkins University	13%	Baltimore
27	University of Florida	42%	Gainesville
28	Northwestern University	9%	Evanston
29	The University of Texas at Austin	36%	Austin
30	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	65%	New Brunswick
31	University of California-San Diego	34%	San Diego
32	University of Southern California	16%	Los Angeles