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Michigan State College
Smokestack of the Shaw Lane Physical Plant

Photo by Justin Rumao. Used under Creative Commons

General Information

Address:

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824

Control:

Public

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Religious Affiliation:

None

Founded:

1855

Web Site:

www.msu.edu

Main Phone:

(517) 355-1855

Admissions Phone:

(517) 355-8332

Student Body

Full–TimeUndergraduates:

31,698

Part–Time Undergraduates:

3,710

Total Male Undergraduates:

16,612

Total Female Undergraduates:

18,796

Admissions

Overall Acceptance rate:

79%

Total Applicants:

21,834

Total Acceptances:

17,343

Freshman Enrollment:

7,412

Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):

42.7%

Early Decision Available?

No

Early Action Available?

No

Regular Decision Deadline:

August 1

Regular Decision Notification:

September 1

Must–Reply–By Date:

30 days later

Transfer Applications received:

4,230

Transfer Applications Accepted:

2,402

Transfer Students Enrolled:

1,682

Transfer Application Acceptance rate:

56.8%

Common Application Accepted?

Yes

Supplemental Forms?

No

Admissions E–Mail:

admis@msu.edu

Admissions Web Site:

www.admis.msu.edu

SAT I or ACT required?

Either

First–year Students Submitting SAT Scores:

77%

SAT I range (25th–75th Percentile):

1005–1270

SAT I verbal range (25th–75th Percentile):

490–620

SAT I Math range (25th–75th Percentile):

515–650

Top 10% of High School Class:

24%

Freshmen retention rate:

90%

Application Fee:

$35

Financial Information

In–State Tuition:

$7,396

Out–of–State Tuition:

$18,192

Room and Board:

$5,502

Books and Supplies:

$826

Average Need–BasedFinancial Aid Package (including loans, work–study, grants, and other sources):

$8,778

Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:

59%

Students Who received Aid:

41%

Financial Aid Forms Deadline:

February 21

Financial Aid Phone:

(517) 353-5940

Financial Aid E–Mail:

fnaid@msu.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

http://fnaid.msu.edu