East Lansing, Michigan · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 52,089 students in fall 2024, including 41,234 undergraduates and 10,855 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Michigan State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 268 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Biology, Psychology, General, and Advertising. It awarded 13,223 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 48 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
90% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
Key figures
52,089
Students enrolled
90%
First-year retention
13,223
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
268
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 268
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
90%
First-year retention, part-time students
65%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
9,286
Master's degrees
2,038
Doctoral degrees (research)
542
Professional doctorates
879
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
125
Postbaccalaureate certificates
350
Post-master's certificates
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
52,089
Undergraduates, fall 2024
41,234
Graduate students, fall 2024
10,855
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
56,166
Undergraduates, 2024-25
43,792
Graduate students, 2024-25
12,374
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
48
Programs with a fully online option
14
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
65%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Ten Conference
President
Kevin M Guskiewicz
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit