Michigan State University
2025-26
The 2025-26 Common Data Set for Michigan State University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: May 21, 2026. Subscribe via RSS.
Acceptance Rate
83.2%
Applications
62,965
Admitted
52,411
Enrolled
9,355
SAT Composite
1100-1310
SAT Math
530-660
SAT Reading
550-660
ACT Composite
25-31
How the class gets assembled.
No Early Decision reported
This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants62,965reported count
Admits52,41183%
Class seats9,35518% yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 62,965 | 52,411 | 83% | 9,355 | School-reported totals. |
Overall yield: 18%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Wait-list policy reported, counts unavailable.
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$67,253
10 yrs after enrollment
81%
6-year completion
$19,680
sticker minus grants
$23,250
federal loans only
The numbers, as published
356numbers from this report.
General Information
4 TABLESFirst Name:Kyle
Last Name:Sweitzer
Title:Data Resource Analyst
Office:Institutional Research
Address Line 1:322 Administration Building
Zipcode48,824
Country:USA
Email Address:kvs@msu.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://ir.msu.edu/cds
City:East Lansing
StateMI
Name of College/University:Michigan State University
Street Address Line 1:426 Auditorium Road
CityEast Lansing
StateMI
Zip48,824
Country:USA
Main Phone Number (Area Code)517
Main Phone Number:355-1855
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):517
Admissions Phone Number:355-8332
Admissions Email Address:admis@msu.edu
Enrollment And Persistence
3 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESC8D · Entrance Exams
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Month6
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Day15
SATYes
ACTYes
APYes
CLEPYes
Institutional ExamYes
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
SAT or ACT/ADMS_CONSIDER
Total first-time, first-year who applied25,102
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted21,067
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled7,194
Total first-time, first-year who applied30,768
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted25,087
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled1,760
Total first-time, first-year who applied7,095
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted6,257
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled401
Total first-time, first-year who applied0
C2 · Wait List
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:4,241
Number of wait-listed students admitted:2,254
Is your waiting list ranked?No
High school completion requirementGED
Total academic units15
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab1
Foreign language1
Social studies3
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?Recommended
Annual Expenses
4 TABLESMinimum12
Maximum18
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?Yes
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?Yes
In-state (out-of-district):$564
Out-of-state:$1,477
NONRESIDENTS:$1,477
Financial Aid
15 TABLESAcademic Year2024
Federal methodology (FM)Yes
Federal$55,684,913
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$48,144,776
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$95,133,410
Total Scholarships/Grants$198,963,099
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$38,024,353
Federal Work-Study$2,142,765
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$40,167,118
Federal$5,078,219
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$3,053,503
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$111,483,742
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$30,258,830
Total Scholarships/Grants$149,874,294
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$119,009,269
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$119,009,269
Parent Loans$91,260,361
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$5,573,332
Athletic Awards$15,463,599
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.7,667
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:1,054
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$18,450
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$19,445,834
FAFSAYes
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)Yes
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:Yes
If yes, starting date (Month):1
If yes, starting date (Day):1
or within____weeks of notification.4
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansYes
Federal Direct PLUS LoansYes
Federal Nursing LoansYes
College/university loans from institutional fundsYes
Federal Pell GrantsYes
Federal SEOGYes
State scholarships/grantsYes
Private scholarshipsYes
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsYes
United Negro College FundYes
Federal Nursing ScholarshipYes
AcademicsYes
Alumni affiliationYes
ArtYes
AthleticsYes
ROTCYes
LeadershipYes
Music/dramaYes
State/district residencyYes
AcademicsYes
State/district residencyYes
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio16.7
based on ____ students45,971
and ____ faculty2,747