Michigan State University

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  East Lansing , MI 48824-1046
  (517) 355-1855
  www.msu.edu Campus Virtual Tour

  Setting

  Rural area, on fringe of an urban area

  Enrollment

  40,948

  Full time

  37,692

  Part time

  3,256

  Men full time

  17,515

  Women full time

  20,177

  Region Campus Street View

  Mission Statement

  -

  Michigan State University More Information

  Type of School

  Four or more years , Public

  Religious affiliation

  None

  Highest degree offered

  Doctoral and First-professional

  Calendar

  Semester

  Distance learning opportunities

  Yes

  Michigan State University Diversity

  American Indian/Alaskan Native

  1%

  Asian/Pacific Islander

  5%

  Black/Non-Hispanic

  8%

  Hispanic

  3%

  White/Non-Hispanic

  77%

  Non-Resident Alien

  4%

  Race/ethnicity unknown

  1%

  Enrollment statistics are for a 12-month period as of 2007.

• Michigan State University Admission Basics

  Admissions office phone number

  -

  Open admission policy

  No

  Undergraduate Application fee

  $35

  Applied

  24,436

  Admitted

  18,040

  Enrolled

  7,541

  Admitted %

  74%

  Michigan State University Admission factors

  Admission test scores

  Required

  Secondary school GPA

  Required

  Secondary school rank

  Recommended

  Secondary school record

  Required

  TOEFL

  Required

  Completion of college preparatory program

  Recommended

  Recommendations

  Recommended

  Formal demonstration of competencies

  Neither required nor recommended

  Michigan State University Admission statistics

  Students submitting SAT

  24%

  SAT 1 Verbal 25^th percentile score

  480

  SAT 1 Verbal 75^th percentile score

  620

  SAT 1 Math 25^th percentile score

  520

  SAT 1 Math 75^th percentile score

  650

  Students submitting ACT

  89%

  ACT Composite 25^th percentile score

  23

  ACT Composite 75^th percentile score

  27

• Michigan State University Cost

  In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $9,690

  Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates

  $23,550

  Books and Supplies

  $906

  On-campus room and board

  $6,726

  Off-campus room and board

  -

  Michigan State University Financial Aid

  Students Receiving Aid

  92%

  Receiving Federal Grants

  18% , $3,712 on average

  Receiving Institutional Aid

  32% , $4,868 on average

  Receiving Student Loans

  41% , $4,337 on average

• Michigan State University Programs & Majors

  Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.

  Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Agricultural Business and Management, General	35	0	0
  Agricultural Communication/Journalism	7	0	0
  Agricultural Economics	1	6	5
  Animal Sciences, General	88	5	4
  Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	0	0	0
  Crop Production	0	0	0
  Dairy Science	0	0	0
  Food Science	22	10	3
  Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	0	0	0
  Horticultural Science	43	4	1
  Landscaping and Groundskeeping	0	0	0
  Plant Sciences, General	0	0	0
  Soil Science and Agronomy, General	26	2	6
  Turf and Turfgrass Management	0	0	0
  Architecture and Related Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	33	30	0
  Environmental Design/Architecture	0	2	0
  Landscape Architecture	27	0	0
  Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  American/United States Studies/Civilization	4	6	4
  Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	0	0	3
  Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Biochemistry	15	0	0
  Biology/Biological Sciences, General	231	5	0
  Botany/Plant Biology	7	2	6
  Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	0	1	5
  Entomology	3	0	3
  Environmental Biology	15	0	0
  Environmental Toxicology	0	0	9
  Epidemiology	0	9	2
  Genetics, General	0	0	4
  Microbiology, General	64	8	4
  Molecular Genetics	14	0	0
  Pharmacology and Toxicology	0	1	1
  Physiology, General	150	1	2
  Plant Genetics	0	0	3
  Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	0	4	1
  Zoology/Animal Biology	133	4	6
  Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Accounting	235	139	4
  Business Administration and Management, General	161	136	0
  Business/Commerce, General	0	94	0
  Finance, General	291	30	4
  Hospitality Administration/Management, General	195	7	0
  Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	32	0	0
  Labor and Industrial Relations	0	52	0
  Labor Studies	0	0	2
  Logistics and Materials Management	232	20	0
  Marketing/Marketing Management, General	198	0	6
  Merchandising and Buying Operations	96	6	0
  Operations Management and Supervision	0	4	4
  Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	1
  Restaurant/Food Services Management	0	4	0
  Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Advertising	312	28	0
  Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	299	20	7
  Health Communication	0	9	0
  Journalism	144	8	0
  Mass Communication/Media Studies	0	0	8
  Public Relations/Image Management	0	21	0
  Radio and Television	198	17	0
  Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Computer and Information Sciences, General	54	20	12
  Information Science/Studies	3	0	0
  Construction Trades	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Electrician	0	0	0
  Education	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	0	8	11
  Agricultural Teacher Education	0	5	2
  Art Teacher Education	9	0	0
  Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	0	33	3
  Curriculum and Instruction	0	123	13
  Education, General	205	61	0
  Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	14	0	0
  Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	49	0	0
  Educational Evaluation and Research	0	0	1
  Educational Leadership and Administration, General	0	68	11
  Educational/Instructional Media Design	0	41	0
  English/Language Arts Teacher Education	0	3	0
  History Teacher Education	0	2	0
  Reading Teacher Education	0	18	0
  Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	0	7	0
  Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	2
  Special Education and Teaching, General	0	12	2
  Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	18	0
  Engineering	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering	24	4	2
  Chemical Engineering	43	2	8
  Civil Engineering, General	67	19	1
  Computer Engineering, General	33	0	0
  Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	82	34	15
  Engineering Mechanics	0	0	1
  Engineering, General	184	21	3
  Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	0	1	3
  Materials Science	23	1	3
  Mechanical Engineering	133	26	4
  Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	105	8	0
  English Language and Literature/Letters	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  English Language and Literature, General	192	5	14
  Speech and Rhetorical Studies	0	0	2
  Technical and Business Writing	22	2	0
  Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Child Development	25	7	0
  Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management	0	0	3
  Family and Community Services	84	7	0
  Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	0	0	5
  Family Systems	0	3	0
  Housing and Human Environments, General	0	0	1
  Human Nutrition	0	4	2
  Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	24	0	0
  French Language and Literature	19	1	4
  German Language and Literature	18	1	0
  Linguistics	8	7	1
  Russian Language and Literature	12	0	0
  Spanish Language and Literature	77	6	0
  Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Athletic Training/Trainer	12	0	0
  Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	70	23	1
  Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	67	3	0
  Clinical/Medical Social Work	0	127	0
  Dietetics/Dietitian	123	0	0
  Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner	0	43	0
  Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine	0	2	2
  Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	0	5	0
  Medicine	0	0	0
  Music Therapy/Therapist	6	5	0
  Nursing Science	0	0	3
  Nursing/Registered Nurse	204	0	0
  Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	0	0	0
  Pre-Veterinary Studies	7	0	0
  Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other	0	0	2
  Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other	0	2	1
  Veterinary Medicine	0	0	0
  Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	31	0	0
  History	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  History, General	111	0	6
  Legal Professions and Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Pre-Law Studies	85	0	0
  Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Humanities/Humanistic Studies	48	9	0
  Mathematics and Statistics	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Applied Mathematics	0	7	5
  Computational Mathematics	2	0	0
  Mathematics, General	62	17	7
  Statistics, General	6	29	1
  Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Biological and Physical Sciences	7	0	0
  Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	5	0	0
  International/Global Studies	39	0	0
  Neuroscience	0	0	4
  Nutrition Sciences	70	0	0
  Science, Technology and Society	3	0	0
  Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Environmental Science	11	0	0
  Environmental Studies	17	0	0
  Forestry, General	11	3	2
  Natural Resource Economics	12	0	0
  Natural Resources Management and Policy	0	2	1
  Natural Resources/Conservation, General	0	2	0
  Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	47	9	12
  Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Kinesiology and Exercise Science	178	22	5
  Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	32	0	0
  Philosophy and Religious Studies	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Philosophy	14	0	1
  Religion/Religious Studies	1	0	0
  Physical Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Astrophysics	11	0	2
  Chemical Physics	2	0	0
  Chemistry, General	48	12	29
  Geology/Earth Science, General	24	3	1
  Physical Sciences	2	5	0
  Physics, General	21	18	17
  Psychology	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Educational Psychology	0	0	8
  Psychology, General	386	10	15
  School Psychology	0	11	4
  Public Administration and Social Service Professions	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Public Administration	16	1	0
  Social Work	55	9	2
  Security and Protective Services	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	184	30	5
  Forensic Science and Technology	0	15	0
  Social Sciences	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Anthropology	48	16	4
  Economics, General	145	20	10
  Geography	26	5	6
  International Relations and Affairs	122	0	0
  Political Science and Government, General	133	2	5
  Social Sciences, General	222	0	0
  Sociology	111	5	7
  Urban Studies/Affairs	0	0	1
  Visual and Performing Arts	Bachelor	Master	Doctorate
  Art History, Criticism and Conservation	11	0	0
  Art/Art Studies, General	55	5	0
  Conducting	0	10	5
  Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	27	2	0
  Fashion/Apparel Design	42	0	0
  Interior Design	48	0	0
  Music Pedagogy	26	8	5
  Music Performance, General	23	26	17
  Music Theory and Composition	4	6	4
  Music, General	5	0	0
  Musicology and Ethnomusicology	0	2	0
  Piano and Organ	0	1	0

• Michigan State University Deadlines

  Early decision deadline

  -

  Early action deadline

  Oct 6th

  College will notify student of early decision by

  -

  College will notify student of early action by

  Nov 6th

  Priority application deadline

  -

  Financial aid priority deadline

  -

  Regular application deadline

  No closing date

  Fall application deadline

  No closing date

  SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due

  May 1st

  SAT Subject score report due

  -

  Financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer priority application deadline

  -

  Transfer priority financial aid deadline

  -

  Transfer application closing date

  Rolling admission

  Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms

  -

  College will notify student by

  -

  College will notify student of transfer decision by

  -

  College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about

  -

  Student must reply to acceptance by

  May 1st

  Student must reply to financial aid decision by

  -

  Deadline for housing deposit

  May 1st

• Michigan State University Admin Settings

  College Profile Override

  -

  Application Link

  www.admissions.msu.edu/apply.asp

  Scholarship Calculator Link

  -

  Facebook Link

  -

  Twitter Username

  -

  Virtual Tour Link

  http://360.msu.edu/

  Enable Regional Events

  -

  Next Connect Link Url

  -

  Next Connect Link Text

  -

  Next Connect Description

  -

  Michigan State University Sports

  National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership

  Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association

  Football program

  Yes

  Basketball program

  Yes

  Baseball program

  Yes

  Cross country/track program

  Yes

  Michigan State University Military Programs

  ROTC

  Yes

  Army

  Yes

  Navy

  No

  Air Force

  Yes

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  • University of California-Davis Davis, CA

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  • University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA

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