Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at MSU is slightly skewed towards women students, with 51.6% of undergraduate students being women and 48.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 38,574, with 19,906 women and 18,668 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at MSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.6% of undergraduate students being women and 42.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 11,085, with 6,387 women and 4,698 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 48.4% 18,668 students
- women 51.6% 19,906 students
Graduate Students
- men 42.4% 4,698 students
- women 57.6% 6,387 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 67.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 26,078 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 7.3% of the student body, with 2,818 students. African American students represent 7.3% of the population, with 2,802 students, while Hispanic students account for 6.1%, with 2,352 students. Mixed race students account for 3.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,417 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 23 students.
International students make up 5.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 2,220 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.1% of the population, totaling 797 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within MSU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 67.7% 26,078 students
- Asian 7.3% 2,818 students
- African American 7.3% 2,802 students
- Hispanic 6.1% 2,352 students
- International students 5.8% 2,220 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 1,417 students
- Unknown race 2.1% 797 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 23 students
Graduate Students
- White 60.5% 6,681 students
- International students 17.1% 1,886 students
- Asian 6.5% 720 students
- African American 5.8% 636 students
- Hispanic 5.7% 633 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 265 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 213 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 5 students
Transfer Students
- White 75.1% 956 students
- Hispanic 6.4% 82 students
- African American 6.2% 79 students
- Asian 5.1% 65 students
- Mixed race 4.9% 63 students
- International students 1.3% 17 students
- Unknown race 0.6% 8 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 3 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 43% 16,448 students
- 20-21 42% 16,390 students
- 22-24 11% 4,126 students
- 25-29 1% 570 students
- 30-34 0% 128 students
- 35-39 0% 66 students
- 40-49 0% 57 students
- 50-64 0% 19 students
- 25-29 39% 4,292 students
- 22-24 29% 3,201 students
- 30-34 16% 1,752 students
- 35-39 7% 740 students
- 40-49 6% 657 students
- 50-64 2% 236 students
- 20-21 2% 197 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Michigan State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7,104 | 81.77% | |
| Illinois | 461 | 5.31% | |
| California | 147 | 1.69% | |
| Ohio | 123 | 1.42% | |
| New York | 111 | 1.28% | |
| New Jersey | 84 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 80 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 64 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 61 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 56 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 42 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 34 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 28 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 27 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 24 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 23 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 23 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 21 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 11 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 10 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 8 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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