Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 40,922 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.53
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
9,804 first-time students
19% came from other states and 4.5% from abroad; 77% are from Michigan. Fewer from other states than at 58% of colleges.
- In-state (Michigan)77%
- Other states19%
- Abroad4.5%
Top home states
- Michigan(home state)77% 7,506
- Illinois6.2% 610
- California1.2% 122
- New Jersey1.2% 116
- New York1.2% 114
From 49 states (counting DC) and 5 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,326
new transfer students, 12% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 19% of colleges.
1,217 full-time, 109 part-time.
Going on to another college
12%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,201 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
6.2% of undergrads study part-time.
52% women
Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 17,503 students.
Housing
Beds
17,503
About 43 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Big Ten Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Big Ten Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 6% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 2
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Delta-Psi
Alpha Theta
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 1993
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Gender unknown: 11
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Michigan State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)