Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI - MSU
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 37,480 |
| Admitted | 24,641 |
| Acceptance rate | 65.7% |
| Yield rate | 33.2% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Michigan State University.
Michigan State University's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 450 and 590
- Math: 540 and 670
- Writing: 24 and 29
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Michigan State University.
Michigan State University's average composite ACT score falls between 23 and 30.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Accounting | 131 | 113 | 244 |
| Actuarial Science | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| Advertising | 192 | 280 | 472 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Agricultural Business & Management, General | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| Agricultural Economics | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Agricultural/Biological Engineering & Bioengineering | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 19 | 105 | 124 |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry & Production | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Anthropology | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| Applied Mathematics | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Arabic Language & Literature | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Art Teacher Education | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 9 | 37 | 46 |
| Astrophysics | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 1 | 29 | 30 |
| Biochemistry | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Biochemistry/Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 33 | 22 | 55 |
| Biological & Physical Sciences | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 182 | 214 | 396 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biostatistics | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Business Administration/Management | 90 | 68 | 158 |
| Business Statistics | 16 | 7 | 23 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 89 | 33 | 122 |
| Cartography | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | 80 | 22 | 102 |
| Chemical Physics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chemistry, General | 29 | 25 | 54 |
| Child Development | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Chinese Language & Literature | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| City/Urban, Community & Regional Planning | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 66 | 11 | 77 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 21 | 48 | 69 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science & Allied Professions, Other | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Clinical/Medical Social Work | 29 | 202 | 231 |
| Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric | 95 | 206 | 301 |
| Communications Technology/Technician | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Computational Mathematics | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Computer & Information Sciences, General | 104 | 21 | 125 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 38 | 5 | 43 |
| Conducting | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 30 | 6 | 36 |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 93 | 87 | 180 |
| Crop Production | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 23 | 124 | 147 |
| Dairy Science | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Dietetics/Dietician (RD) | 2 | 59 | 61 |
| Digital Communications & Media/Multimedia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Economics, General | 277 | 96 | 373 |
| Education, General | 14 | 166 | 180 |
| Education, Other | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities | 4 | 58 | 62 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 76 | 15 | 91 |
| Electrician | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering, General | 54 | 13 | 67 |
| Engineering, Other | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 31 | 74 | 105 |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Entomology | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Environmental Biology | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Environmental Design/Architecture | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Environmental Health | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental Science | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Environmental Studies | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Environmental Toxicology | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Epidemiology | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Family & Community Services | 6 | 93 | 99 |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | 2 | 28 | 30 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Finance, General | 243 | 104 | 347 |
| Food Science | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Forensic Science & Technology | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Forestry, General | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Forestry, Other | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| French Language & Literature | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Genetics, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geography | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| German Language & Literature | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Graphic Design | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Health Communications | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, & Mexican-American/Chicano | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| History Teacher Education | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| History, General | 31 | 10 | 41 |
| Horse Husbandry/Equine Science & Management | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Horticultural Science | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 99 | 171 | 270 |
| Human Development & Family Studies, General | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Human Nutrition | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 6 | 27 | 33 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 12 | 25 | 37 |
| Information Resources Management/CIO Training | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Interior Design | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| International/Global Studies | 6 | 33 | 39 |
| Japanese Language & Literature | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Journalism | 37 | 69 | 106 |
| Kinesiology & Exercise Science | 132 | 183 | 315 |
| Labor & Industrial Relations | 23 | 34 | 57 |
| Labor Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Landscaping & Groundskeeping | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Large Animal/Food Animal & Equine Surgery & Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Legal Studies, General | 36 | 40 | 76 |
| Linguistics | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Logistics & Materials Management | 236 | 130 | 366 |
| Marketing Research | 10 | 23 | 33 |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 74 | 90 | 164 |
| Mass Communications/Media Studies | 161 | 90 | 251 |
| Materials Engineering | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics, General | 39 | 38 | 77 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 190 | 30 | 220 |
| Medical Informatics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Medicine (MD) | 97 | 107 | 204 |
| Merchandising & Buying Operations | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Microbiology, General | 34 | 26 | 60 |
| Molecular Genetics | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| Music Pedagogy | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Music Performance, General | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Music, General | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Musicology & Ethnomusicology | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Natural Resource Economics | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Natural Resources Management & Policy, General | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 12 | 31 | 43 |
| Operations Management & Supervision | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO) | 166 | 135 | 301 |
| Parasitology | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 18 | 32 | 50 |
| Philosophy | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Physical Education Teaching & Coaching | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Physical Sciences | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Physics, General | 21 | 4 | 25 |
| Physiology, General | 48 | 25 | 73 |
| Piano & Organ | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Plant Genetics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Plant Sciences, General | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 90 | 41 | 131 |
| Protective Services, Other | 19 | 12 | 31 |
| Psychology, General | 97 | 262 | 359 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Restaurant/Food Services Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Small/Companion Animal Surgery & Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Sciences, General | 66 | 156 | 222 |
| Social Work | 4 | 60 | 64 |
| Sociology | 39 | 67 | 106 |
| Soil Science & Agronomy, General | 49 | 38 | 87 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 11 | 27 | 38 |
| Special Education, General | 2 | 37 | 39 |
| Statistics, General | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Turf & Turfgrass Management | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| Urban Education & Leadership | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Veterinary Medicine (DVM) | 14 | 96 | 110 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician & Veterinary Assistant | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wildlife & Wildlands Science & Management | 27 | 38 | 65 |
| Women's Studies | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 32 | 71 | 103 |
| Total | 4599 | 5275 | 9874 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 10058 |
| Reported Results | 4086 |
| Accepted | 3775 (92%) 92,8 |
| Rejected | 311 |
| Attending | 1737 |
| Yield Rate | 46% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.60 | ||
| SAT I | 600 | 600 | 1785 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 75 | 88 | 630 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 2.80 | ||
| SAT I | 600 | 600 | 1425 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 25 | 88 | 403 |
Stats last calculated: Sunday 19th of August 2012 01:00:07 PM
Newest applicant: 9 days, 13 hours, and 16 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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