East Lansing, MI · Public
84.8%
Acceptance rate
1,261
SAT Average
$20,751
Avg net price
40,243
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 9,286Master’s 2,038Doctoral 1,421 |
| Bachelor’s 1,452Master’s 647Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 1,208Master’s 79Doctoral 88 |
| Bachelor’s 1,026Master’s 67Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 761Master’s 87Doctoral 67 |
| Bachelor’s 743Master’s 38Doctoral 33 |
| Bachelor’s 519Master’s 52Doctoral 23 |
| Bachelor’s 502Master’s 30Doctoral 30 |
| Bachelor’s 369Master’s 60Doctoral 41 |
| Bachelor’s 357Master’s 10Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 336Master’s 329Doctoral 551 |
| Bachelor’s 316Master’s 59Doctoral 122 |
| Bachelor’s 233Master’s 74Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s 218Master’s 221Doctoral 63 |
| Bachelor’s 208Master’s 98Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 178Master’s 19Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 173Master’s 18Doctoral 17 |
| Bachelor’s 143Master’s 14Doctoral 220 |
| Bachelor’s 111Master’s 55Doctoral 62 |
| Bachelor’s 89Master’s 15Doctoral 17 |
| Bachelor’s 84Master’s 11Doctoral 13 |
| Bachelor’s 73Master’s 33Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 51Master’s 7Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 43Master’s 3Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 38Master’s 0Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 33Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 14Master’s 0Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 8Master’s 2Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 10Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big Ten Conference
Projected sponsored sports23
Athletic participation
665 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams
Early action
To apply early action, students must submit their application and all required materials by Nov. 1. Additionally, students must select on their application that they are applying as an Early Action Student.
Decision released by Jan 15
Regular decision – April 1 (Priority: Feb. 1)
All applicants selecting Regular Decision or those whose applications are received after Nov. 1 will be considered Regular Decision Applicants. These applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Decision released by Mar 31
Regular decision
All applicants selecting Regular Decision or those whose applications are received after Nov. 1 will be considered Regular Decision Applicants. These applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
· Apply with the college's application, Common App, or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $16,118
- Required fees
- $340
- Food and housing
- $12,564
- Books and supplies
- $1,380
- Other expenses
- $3,838
- Total
- $34,240
- $29,1302019–2019–20
- $29,2302020–2120–21
- $29,7342021–2221–22
- $30,9902022–2322–23
- $32,6682023–2423–24
- $34,2402024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $20,751 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 41%
- Average share of need met
- 61%
- Average need-based grant
- $13,950
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Michigan State University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Michigan State University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Michigan State University runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Michigan State University admits in-state applicants at 83.9%, out-of-state applicants at 81.5%, and international applicants at 88.2%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
9,523 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jun 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 16% in 2021–22.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
51.5% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
6.8% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Michigan State University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 92% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 31.5% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.74
High-school class rank
Among the 31.5% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Michigan State University rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Michigan State University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $20,751 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 3,881 of 9,373 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Michigan State University offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Michigan State University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Accepted a place
Not disclosed91.4% of Michigan State University’s first-years return for a second year and 82.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03