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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MIMain CampusSmall city (population under 100,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Where You Fit

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Class Rank

Top tenth (20.2%)
Top 11%–25% (32.6%)
Top 26%–50% (37.5%)
Bottom 26%–50% (9.4%)
Bottom quarter (0.4%)

High School GPA

4.0 (24.4%)
3.75–3.99 (28.1%)
3.50–3.74 (23.8%)
3.25–3.49 (15.1%)
3.00–3.24 (7.0%)
2.50–2.99 (1.5%)
2.00–2.49 (0.0%)
1.00–1.99 (0.0%)

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

Academic GPAVery Important
Rigor of secondary school recordImportant
Application EssayImportant
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Class rankNot Considered
Recommendation(s)Not Considered

Non-academic

Extracurricular activitiesImportant
InterviewConsidered
Talent/abilityConsidered
Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
First generationConsidered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestConsidered
Alumni/ae relationNot Considered
Geographical residenceNot Considered
State residencyNot Considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot Considered

Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $15,988

In-State Cost of Attendance: $30,528

Out-of-State Tuition: $43,372

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $57,912

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 3,881

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $13,950

Students with non-need merit aid: 764

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $11,014

Student Debt

Median total debt: $19,500

Students with federal loans: 33.4%

Students with Pell grants: 20.0%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $50,898

After 5 years: $71,282

Majors(106 programs)

  1. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(517 graduates)
  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(505 graduates)
  3. Communication and Media Studies.(455 graduates)
  4. Biology, General.(412 graduates)
  5. Psychology, General.(385 graduates)
  6. Finance and Financial Management Services.(376 graduates)
  7. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(339 graduates)
  8. Economics.(316 graduates)
  9. Mechanical Engineering.(289 graduates)
  10. Marketing.(277 graduates)
  11. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(269 graduates)
  12. Accounting and Related Services.(231 graduates)
  13. Hospitality Administration/Management.(228 graduates)
  14. Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(217 graduates)
  15. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(200 graduates)
  16. Engineering-Related Fields.(177 graduates)
  17. Education, General.(157 graduates)
  18. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(139 graduates)
  19. Social Sciences, General.(129 graduates)
  20. Animal Sciences.(128 graduates)
  21. Engineering, General.(125 graduates)
  22. Human Resources Management and Services.(124 graduates)
  23. Chemical Engineering.(123 graduates)
  24. Zoology/Animal Biology.(122 graduates)
  25. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(119 graduates)
  26. Political Science and Government.(119 graduates)
  27. International Relations and National Security Studies.(116 graduates)
  28. English Language and Literature, General.(107 graduates)
  29. Journalism.(96 graduates)
  30. Civil Engineering.(95 graduates)
  31. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(95 graduates)
  32. Sociology.(91 graduates)
  33. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(90 graduates)
  34. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(89 graduates)
  35. Design and Applied Arts.(86 graduates)
  36. Mathematics.(85 graduates)
  37. Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate).(84 graduates)
  38. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(80 graduates)
  39. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(74 graduates)
  40. Statistics.(71 graduates)
  41. Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.(66 graduates)
  42. Nutrition Sciences.(66 graduates)
  43. Music.(65 graduates)
  44. Computer Engineering.(64 graduates)
  45. Agricultural Business and Management.(63 graduates)
  46. Genetics.(62 graduates)
  47. Chemistry.(61 graduates)
  48. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(58 graduates)
  49. International/Global Studies.(54 graduates)
  50. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(54 graduates)
  51. Agricultural Engineering.(53 graduates)
  52. Special Education and Teaching.(51 graduates)
  53. Construction Engineering Technologies.(51 graduates)
  54. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(49 graduates)
  55. Physics.(46 graduates)
  56. Social Work.(43 graduates)
  57. Anthropology.(43 graduates)
  58. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(42 graduates)
  59. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(39 graduates)
  60. History.(38 graduates)
  61. Engineering, Other.(37 graduates)
  62. Plant Sciences.(35 graduates)
  63. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(35 graduates)
  64. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(31 graduates)
  65. Materials Engineering(30 graduates)
  66. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(30 graduates)
  67. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(30 graduates)
  68. Fine and Studio Arts.(30 graduates)
  69. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(30 graduates)
  70. Food Science and Technology.(27 graduates)
  71. Soil Sciences.(27 graduates)
  72. Sustainability Studies.(27 graduates)
  73. Public Policy Analysis.(27 graduates)
  74. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(25 graduates)
  75. East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(23 graduates)
  76. Forestry.(22 graduates)
  77. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(21 graduates)
  78. Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.(20 graduates)
  79. Natural Resources Management and Policy.(20 graduates)
  80. Applied Mathematics.(20 graduates)
  81. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.(19 graduates)
  82. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(18 graduates)
  83. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(17 graduates)
  84. Geography and Cartography.(17 graduates)
  85. Astronomy and Astrophysics.(16 graduates)
  86. Philosophy.(13 graduates)
  87. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(12 graduates)
  88. Science, Technology and Society.(11 graduates)
  89. Botany/Plant Biology.(7 graduates)
  90. Biological and Physical Sciences.(7 graduates)
  91. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
  92. Religion/Religious Studies.(6 graduates)
  93. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
  94. Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs.(3 graduates)
  95. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(3 graduates)
  96. Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  97. Physical Sciences.(2 graduates)
  98. Construction Management.(1 graduates)
  99. City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.
  100. Landscape Architecture.
  101. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
  102. Communications Technology/Technician.
  103. Information Science/Studies.
  104. Computational Science.
  105. Public Administration.
  106. General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 40,243 students

Admission Rate: 83.9%

Retention Rate: 91.4%

Graduation Rate: 82.2%

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Student Demographics

White (67.2%)
Hispanic (6.2%)
Black (6.5%)
Asian (8.0%)
Two or More (4.4%)
International (5.4%)

Gender Distribution

Men (48.6%)
Women (51.3%)

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