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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
EAST LANSING, MI 48824--1042
General info:(517) 355-8332
Financial aid office:(517) 353-5940
Admissions office:(517) 355-8332
University FAQ
University Homepage

Tuition + Room (2011)
Instate: $12,769
Out-of-State: $31,639
Room & Board(on-campus): $8,154

UGrad Application Fee: $50
Grad Application Fee: $50

Tuition Payment Plan: Yes
Campus Housing Capacity:16367
Freshman Must Live on Campus: No

University Makeup (2011)
# of Undergrads: 39,282
# of Grad students: 13,285
# of Part time: 157
Total Students: 52,567
47% Male, 53% Female

International: 11%
African-American: 7%
American Indian: 0%
Asian: 4%
Hispanic: 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 27%
Caucasian (non-hispan): 70%
Unknown: 2%

Financial Aid
93% First time, full time students receive federal aid and the average amount is $2,313

24% of students receive State/Local grants and the average amount is $2,332

34% receive instiutional grants and the average institutional award is $2,143

45% receive student loans and the average amount is $2,844
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Public 4 year or above Institution
Research Universities (very high research activity)
Doctoral/Research Universities--Extensive

Special Programs
MD Medical Program
Osteopathic Medical Program

Admissions Requirements
Secondary School Record Required
Secondary School GPA Required
Secondary School Rank Recommended
Test Scores Required
Competencies Neither required nor recommended
Test EOFL Required

Special Credits
HS College Credit: Yes
AP Credit: Yes
Life Experience Credit: No
Special Credits(other): No

Applicants Admitted %
70% men vs 75% women admitted

Applicants vs Admissions
Number of Men Applicants: 13,534
Number of Women Applicants: 14,882
Number of Men Admitted: 9,522
Number of Women Admitted: 11,206

Student Services
Library On Campus
Remedial Services
Counseling Services
Employment Services
Placement Services
Day Care On Campus

Majors  Hide Majors
• Accounting
• Accounting Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Advertising
• African-American/Black Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Agricultural Business and Management General
• Agricultural Communication/Journalism
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Economics Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Agricultural Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Agricultural Teacher Education Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• American/United States Studies/Civilization Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Animal Sciences General
• Animal Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Anthropology
• Anthropology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Applied Mathematics General
• Applied Mathematics General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Art History Criticism and Conservation
• Art Teacher Education
• Art/Art Studies General
• Astrophysics
• Astrophysics Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Biochemistry
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences General
• Biomedical Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Botany/Plant Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Business Administration and Management General
• Business/Commerce General
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry General
• Chemistry General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Child Development
• Chinese Language and Literature
• City/Urban Community and Regional Planning
• Civil Engineering General
• Civil Engineering General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Classical Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Clinical/Medical Social Work
• Communications Technology/Technician
• Computational Mathematics
• Computer Engineering General
• Computer and Information Sciences General
• Computer and Information Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Conducting
• Conducting Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Crop Production Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Curriculum and Instruction Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Curriculum and Instruction Post-master's certificate
• Dairy Science Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Dietetics/Dietitian
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts General
• East Asian Languages Literatures and Linguistics Other
• Economics General
• Economics General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Education General
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
• Educational Evaluation and Research Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Educational Leadership and Administration General
• Educational Leadership and Administration General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Educational Leadership and Administration General Post-master's certificate
• Educational Psychology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Educational/Instructional Technology
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Electrician Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Engineering General
• Engineering Mechanics
• English Language and Literature General
• English Language and Literature General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Entomology
• Entomology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Environmental Biology
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Environmental Toxicology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Epidemiology
• Epidemiology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Family Systems
• Family and Community Services
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Finance General
• Food Science
• Forensic Science and Technology
• Forestry General
• Forestry General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• French Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Genetics General
• Genetics General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Geographic Information Science and Cartography
• Geography
• Geography Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Geology/Earth Science General
• Geology/Earth Science General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• German Language and Literature
• Health Communication
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Hispanic and Latin American Languages Literatures and Linguistics General
• Hispanic-American Puerto Rican and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• History General
• History General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Homeland Security Law Enforcement Firefighting and Related Protective Services Other
• Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Horticultural Science
• Horticultural Science Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Hospitality Administration/Management General
• Human Development and Family Studies General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Human Nutrition
• Human Nutrition Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration General
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Information Resources Management Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Information Science/Studies
• Interior Design
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Journalism
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Labor Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Landscape Architecture
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
• Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Linguistics
• Linguistics Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Logistics Materials and Supply Chain Management
• Logistics Materials and Supply Chain Management Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Marketing/Marketing Management General
• Marketing/Marketing Management General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mass Communication/Media Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Materials Engineering
• Materials Science
• Materials Science Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Mathematics General
• Mathematics General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Mathematics Teacher Education Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Medicine Phd(Professional practice)
• Merchandising and Buying Operations
• Microbiology General
• Microbiology General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Molecular Genetics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
• Music General
• Music Pedagogy
• Music Pedagogy Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Music Performance General
• Music Performance General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music Theory and Composition Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology
• Natural Resource Economics
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Natural Resources Management and Policy Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Nursing Science Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Nutrition Sciences
• Operations Management and Supervision Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Organizational Behavior Studies Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy Phd(Professional practice)
• Packaging Science
• Packaging Science Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management General
• Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Pharmacology and Toxicology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Philosophy
• Philosophy Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Physical Sciences
• Physics General
• Physics General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Physiology General
• Plant Genetics
• Plant Genetics Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Plant Sciences General Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Political Science and Government General
• Political Science and Government General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Pre-Law Studies
• Pre-Veterinary Studies
• Professional Technical Business and Scientific Writing
• Psychology General
• Psychology General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Public Administration
• Public Health General
• Public Policy Analysis General
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television
• Reading Teacher Education
• Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Other Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Rhetoric and Composition
• Rhetoric and Composition Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Russian Language and Literature
• School Psychology
• School Psychology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• School Psychology Post-master's certificate
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
• Social Sciences General
• Social Work
• Social Work Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Sociology
• Sociology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Soil Science and Agronomy General
• Soil Science and Agronomy General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Soil Sciences Other Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Special Education and Teaching General
• Special Education and Teaching General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Speech Communication and Rhetoric Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Statistics General
• Statistics General Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Turf and Turfgrass Management Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Veterinary Medicine Phd(Professional practice)
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
• Wildlife Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
• Wildlife Fish and Wildlands Science and Management Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Women's Studies
• Zoology/Animal Biology
• Zoology/Animal Biology Phd(Research / Scholarship)
• Agricultural Business and Management General Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years

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