Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

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Acceptance rate

85%

Average SAT

1,269

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

40,922

In-state tuition

$16,458

Out-of-state tuition

$43,842

Avg net price

$19,680

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1180 and 1360 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 26

Popular programs at Michigan State University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.	552	$45,158	$69,300
2	Biology, General.	521	$26,435	$64,018
3	Psychology, General.	476	$30,164	$56,040
4	Communication and Media Studies.	441	$36,390	$60,807
5	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	425	$71,253	$91,187
6	Finance and Financial Management Services.	361	$68,103	$102,017
7	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	312	$28,045	$67,290
8	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	290	$86,192	$116,905
9	Mechanical Engineering.	277	$80,259	$97,946
10	Economics.	275	$54,013	$79,428
11	Neurobiology and Neurosciences.	255	$27,183	$58,046
12	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	202	$40,390	$62,715
13	Marketing.	185	$57,275	$90,453
14	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	183	$75,081	$80,129
15	Engineering-Related Fields.	172	$76,563	$94,143
16	Accounting and Related Services.	164	$65,965	$96,093
17	Hospitality Administration/Management.	154	$41,069	$69,651
18	Human Resources Management and Services.	147	$56,501	$85,886
19	Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.	137	$29,642	$61,309
20	Political Science and Government.	137	$39,514	$67,032