Michigan State University, locally
referred to as MSU, is a public university
in East Lansing, Michigan that is
classified as a "high research activity"
institution. MSU is internationally
recognized as one of the top universities
in the fields of supply chain management,
operations and logistics, engineering,
economics, osteopathic medicine, fisheries
and wildlife, criminal justice, forestry,
business, packaging, hospitality business
management, telecommunications, and teacher
education.
MSU also has a well-known study abroad
program, which just happens to be the
largest study abroad program of any
single-campus, higher education institution
in the United States. In total, MSU offers
a staggering 200 study abroad programs in
over 60 foreign countries and in every
continent worldwide. MSU even has a study
abroad program in Antarctica. As of 2013,
MSU had nearly 48,000 students and 3,000
faculty and staff, making it the 8th
largest higher education institution in
the United States. MSU offers a
comprehensive selection of bachelor's,
master's and doctorate degree programs, as
well as several certificate programs.
MSU is comprised of the following
colleges: Agriculture and Natural
Resources; Arts and Letters; Communication
Arts and Sciences; Education; Eli Broad
College of Business and The Eli Broad
Graduate School of Management;
Engineering; Honors College; Human
Medicine; James Madison College; Law;
Lyman Briggs College; Music; Natural
Science; Nursing; Osteopathic Medicine;
Residential College in the Arts and
Humanities; Social Science; Undergraduate
University Division; and Veterinary
Medicine. The school offers more than 100
programs online.
Michigan State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Some individual programs, schools and colleges are recognized by the accrediting agencies in their respective fields. Information about the accreditation of individual programs, schools, and colleges is included in program descriptions in Academic Programs.
The university is a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, Association of American Universities, American Council on Education, American Council of Learned Societies, Association of Graduate Schools, Council of Graduate Schools, Committee on Institutional Cooperation, and International Association of Universities.
Athletics
Michigan State’s Spartans compete in the
NCAA Division I-A, with 12 varsity sports
for men and 13 for women. The school
participates in the Big Ten Conference
with all varsity sports except ice
hockey, which competes in the Central
Collegiate Hockey Association.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
The MSU Office of Financial Aid celebrated
its 50th birthday in 2013. Types of aid
include loans, grants, work-study,
education savings plans, education tax
credits and the Michigan Indian Tuition
Waiver.
Rankings
The Academic Ranking of World Universities
ranks Michigan State as 96th worldwide,
while U.S. News & World Report places
the school at 72nd in the U.S. According
to the 2011 QS World University Rankings,
the school ranks 164th internationally.
U.S. News & World Report has also ranked Michigan State’s
graduate-level secondary education,
elementary education, and industrial and
organizational psychology programs number
one for the last 14 years.
Student Housing
Freshmen at Michigan State are required to
live on-campus. The school is divided into
six residence hall neighborhoods, with
15,000 residents per year in 25
halls. Students are also encouraged to
participate in academic living-learning
programs that offer a like-minded
community of peers.
General Information
| Admission Office 250 Administration Building East Lansing, MI 48824 (517) 355-8332 Fax: (517) 353-1647 admis@msu.edu Contact: James Cotter Director of Admissions | Main Address East Lansing, MI 48824 (517) 355-1855 www.msu.edu |
| Size Total undergrads: 36,337 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 7,555 Degree-seeking undergrads: 35,986 Graduate enrollment: 8,489 Setting | Degrees offered: Bachelor's Master's Doctoral First Professional |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| Tuition and fees | $9,640 | $10,214 | $10,880 | $11,152 | +2.50% |
| Books and Supplies | $906 | $944 | $962 | $980 | +1.87% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $6,726 | $7,076 | $7,444 | $7,820 | +5.05% |
| Other | $1,436 | $1,696 | $1,708 | $1,738 | +1.76% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $6,726 | $7,076 | $7,444 | $7,820 | +5.05% |
| Other | $1,436 | $1,696 | $1,708 | $1,738 | +1.76% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| In-state On Campus | $18,708 | $19,930 | $20,994 | $21,690 | +3.32% |
| In-state Off Campus | $18,708 | $19,930 | $20,994 | $21,690 | +3.32% |
| In-state with Family | $10,546 | $11,158 | $11,842 | $12,132 | +2.45% |
| Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees | |
| Tuition for In-state Students | $12,762 |
| In-state Student Fees | $0 |
| Tuition for Out-of-state Students | $25,068 |
| Out-of-state Fees | $0 |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 6,317 | 85% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 5,956 | 81% | $31,466,202 | $5,283 |
| – Federal grants | 1,501 | 20% | $6,985,254 | $4,654 |
| – Pell grants | 1,428 | 19% | $5,078,324 | $3,556 |
| – Other federal grants | 1,359 | 18% | $1,906,930 | $1,403 |
| State/local government grant or scholarships | 4,668 | 63% | $10,701,828 | $2,293 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 2,362 | 32% | $13,779,120 | $5,834 |
| Student loan aid | 3,506 | 47% | $23,293,478 | $6,644 |
| – Federal student loans | 3,470 | 47% | $18,606,623 | $5,362 |
| – Other student loans | 410 | 6% | $4,686,855 | $11,431 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | DOCTOR | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 8206 | 1935 | 920 | – | 125 |
| Agriculture | 216 | 55 | 14 | – | 96 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 27 | – | – | – | 21 |
| Agricultural Communication/Journalism | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Economics | – | 19 | 5 | – | – |
| Animal Sciences | 101 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Crop Production | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dairy Science | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Food Science | 28 | 22 | 1 | – | – |
| Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Horticultural Science | 29 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Plant Sciences | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Soil Science and Agronomy | 23 | 8 | 6 | – | – |
| Soil Sciences, Other | – | – | – | – | 15 |
| Turf and Turfgrass Management | – | – | – | – | 23 |
| Architecture and Related Services | 52 | 38 | – | – | – |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 27 | 36 | – | – | – |
| Environmental Design/Architecture | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Landscape Architecture | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies | 6 | 2 | 6 | – | – |
| African-American/Black Studies | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Women's Studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biomedical Sciences | 834 | 49 | 74 | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 63 | – | 7 | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences, General | 295 | – | – | – | – |
| Biomedical Sciences | – | 3 | 6 | – | – |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | – |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | – | 1 | 6 | – | – |
| Entomology | 5 | 10 | 6 | – | – |
| Environmental Biology | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Toxicology | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| Epidemiology | – | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| Genetics | – | 3 | 10 | – | – |
| Microbiology | 83 | 5 | 6 | – | – |
| Molecular Genetics | 29 | – | – | – | – |
| Neuroscience | – | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| Physiology | 142 | 2 | 4 | – | – |
| Plant Genetics | – | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | – | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 169 | 7 | 4 | – | – |
| Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. | 1481 | 472 | 14 | – | – |
| Accounting | 250 | 127 | 1 | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 160 | 135 | – | – | – |
| Business/Commerce | – | 93 | – | – | – |
| Construction Management | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Finance | 324 | 18 | 3 | – | – |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 214 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 42 | – | – | – | – |
| Information Resources Management | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | – | 61 | – | – | – |
| Labor Studies | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 204 | 13 | – | – | – |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | 187 | – | 2 | – | – |
| Merchandising and Buying Operations | 99 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Operations Management and Supervision | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Restaurant/Food Services Management | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Tourism and Travel Services Management | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Programs | 923 | 117 | 14 | – | – |
| Advertising | 333 | 30 | – | – | – |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 36 | – | – | – | – |
| Health Communication | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Journalism | 152 | 21 | – | – | – |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| Public Relations/Image Management | – | 22 | – | – | – |
| Radio and Television | 107 | 24 | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 295 | 10 | 6 | – | – |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| Communications Technology/Technician | 35 | – | – | – | – |
| Computing and Information Sciences | 75 | 10 | 13 | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 67 | 10 | 13 | – | – |
| Information Science/Studies | 8 | – | – | – | – |
| Construction Trades | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Electrician | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Education | 273 | 410 | 50 | – | 11 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Art Teacher Education | 11 | – | – | – | – |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 44 | 1 | – | – |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 69 | 15 | – | 2 |
| Education | 181 | 102 | – | – | – |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments, Including Deafness | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 68 | – | – | – | – |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | – | 46 | 3 | – | 9 |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | 68 | – | – | – |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | 19 | 16 | – | – |
| History Teacher Education | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| Reading Teacher Education | – | 16 | – | – | – |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Special Education and Teaching | – | 14 | 4 | – | – |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | – | 26 | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 399 | 56 | 57 | – | – |
| Agricultural Engineering | 23 | 2 | 3 | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 60 | – | 14 | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 80 | 12 | 3 | – | – |
| Computer Engineering | 21 | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 42 | 17 | 25 | – | – |
| Engineering Mechanics | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 55 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | – | 7 | 3 | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 118 | 16 | 9 | – | – |
| Engineering Technology | 231 | 20 | 3 | – | – |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 66 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Packaging Science | 165 | 16 | 3 | – | – |
| English Language, Composition and Literature/Letters | 191 | 9 | 12 | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 160 | 5 | 7 | – | – |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 31 | – | – | – | – |
| Rhetoric and Composition | – | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 160 | 15 | 1 | – | – |
| Arabic Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 31 | – | – | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 18 | 2 | – | – | – |
| German Language and Literature | 9 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Linguistics | 18 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| Russian Language and Literature | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 79 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Health Services and Allied Health Sciences | 464 | 267 | 426 | – | 5 |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/Pathologist | 64 | 33 | – | – | – |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 85 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Clinical/Medical Social Work | – | 141 | – | – | – |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 104 | – | – | – | – |
| Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Medicine | – | – | 102 | – | – |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 5 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Nursing Science | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy | – | – | 213 | – | – |
| Pre-veterinary Studies | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Public Health | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 167 | 69 | – | – | – |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | – | – | 8 | – | – |
| Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Veterinary Medicine | – | – | 101 | – | – |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant | 22 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | – | 9 | – | – | – |
| History | 78 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| History | 78 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 191 | 52 | 4 | – | – |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 191 | 33 | 4 | – | – |
| Forensic Science and Technology | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| Human Services | 81 | 25 | 4 | – | – |
| Public Administration | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Public Policy Analysis | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Social Work | 64 | 15 | 4 | – | – |
| Legal and Law Studies | 75 | – | – | – | – |
| Pre-law Studies | 75 | – | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 46 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 46 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 89 | 67 | 9 | – | – |
| Applied Mathematics | – | 6 | 3 | – | – |
| Computational Mathematics | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics | 80 | 8 | 3 | – | – |
| Statistics | 5 | 53 | 3 | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 197 | – | – | – | – |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology | 4 | – | – | – | – |
| International/Global Studies | 79 | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Nutrition Sciences | 93 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | 81 | 28 | 14 | – | – |
| Environmental Science | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Studies | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| Forestry | 8 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Natural Resource Economics | 12 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | – | 13 | 4 | – | – |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 45 | 11 | 6 | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | 209 | 37 | 14 | – | – |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 179 | 37 | 10 | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | 30 | – | 4 | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 156 | 39 | 65 | – | – |
| Astrophysics | 17 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Chemical Physics | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Chemistry | 47 | 7 | 38 | – | – |
| Geology and Earth Science | 20 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Materials Science | 23 | – | 4 | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 3 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Physics | 43 | 23 | 20 | – | – |
| Psychology | 364 | 30 | 27 | – | 4 |
| Educational Psychology | – | – | 7 | – | – |
| Psychology | 364 | 16 | 16 | – | – |
| School Psychology | – | 14 | 4 | – | 4 |
| Social Sciences | 921 | 53 | 31 | – | – |
| Anthropology | 61 | 21 | 6 | – | – |
| Economics | 193 | 9 | 11 | – | – |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Geography | 15 | 8 | 3 | – | – |
| International Relations and Affairs | 128 | – | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 153 | 9 | 4 | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 271 | – | – | – | – |
| Sociology | 98 | 6 | 7 | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 268 | 61 | 40 | – | – |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 17 | – | – | – | – |
| Art/Art Studies | 71 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Conducting | – | 8 | 6 | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 13 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | 43 | – | – | – | – |
| Interior Design | 39 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 9 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Keyboard Instruments | – | 3 | – | – | – |
| Music Pedagogy | 34 | 14 | 2 | – | – |
| Music Performance | 35 | 12 | 28 | – | – |
| Music Theory and Composition | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| Music | 6 | – | – | – | – |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| Work and Family Studies | 110 | 20 | 17 | – | – |
| Child Development | 20 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Family and Community Services | 90 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | – | – | 11 | – | – |
| Family Systems | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Human Nutrition | – | 2 | 5 | – | – |
first majors only.
program is not offered at this award
level.
Admissions Information
| Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $35 Online application fee: $35 | Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 70% Percent students who return sophomore year: 91% |
Undergraduate Majors
| Agriculture & Related Sciences Agribusiness Operations C Business B,C Communications B Economics B Equipment Technology C Production C Science C Services C Science B,C C Management C B Operations C Architecture & Related Planning B Architecture B Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Studies B European Studies B Area Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Communications B Arts B Biological & Biomedical B Biology B B Biology B B Biology B Genetics B B Business, Management, & B Marketing B Management B B Administration/Management B Resources Management B Management B Information Systems B Management B Management B Communications & Journalism B B B B Computer & Information Sciences – General B Sciences/Systems B Construction Trades C Education Teacher Education B – General B of Deaf/Hearing Impaired B of Learning Disabled B Education B Sciences – Education B Teacher Education B Education B Education B Education B Engineering Engineering B Engineering B Engineering B – General B Engineering B Science B Engineering B English Language & Writing B Family & Consumer Sciences Manufacturing B Marketing Management B Studies B Services B Sciences – General B Foreign Language & B Health Professions & Disorders B Health Services B Therapy B B Pathology/Audiology B Assistance B,C History Law & Legal Studies Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics Mathematics B – General B B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Sciences B Sciences B Natural Resources & Science B Studies B B,C Management B,C Parks, Recreation & Fitness Facilities Management B Philosophy & Religion B Studies B Physical Sciences B B B Psychology – General B Public Administration & Security & Protective Social Sciences B B B Relations B Science/Government B B | Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor's degree C = Certificate or diploma |
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