Michigan State University
Michigan State University admitted 85% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1180–1360 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $21,322 a year. Within six years, 80% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 85%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1180–1360
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–31
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $33,710 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $21,322 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,741 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $17,256 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $44,640 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 80%
- Students who return for a second year
- 90%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $74,168 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 40,922
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 24%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 15%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 13%
- Communication and journalism
- 11%
- Engineering
- 8%
- Social sciences
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Louisiana at Monroe LA · 85% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Truman State University MO · 84% admitted
- Point Loma Nazarene University CA · 84% admitted
- Covenant College GA · 87% admitted
- Butler University IN · 85% admitted
More colleges in Michigan
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Grand Valley State University MI · 83% admitted
- Wayne State University MI · 81% admitted
- Western Michigan University MI · 85% admitted
- Oakland University MI · 88% admitted
- Eastern Michigan University MI · 80% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
- Ferris State University MI · 91% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.