Michigan State University Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance rate

83.2%

52,411 of 62,965

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1100–1310

ACT middle 50%

25–31

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Admissions

AppliedC1	62,965
AdmittedC1	52,411
EnrolledC1	9,355
YieldC1	17.8%
Early decisionC21	Not offered
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	4,241
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	2,254
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	51.5%
Submitted ACTC9	6.8%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	550–660
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	530–660
Average high school GPAC12	3.74
GPA of 4.0C11	24.4%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	28.1%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	23.8%
GPA below 3.50C11	23.7%

Cost and financial aid

Tuition, in-stateG1	$16,916
Tuition, out-of-stateG1	$44,300
Required feesG1	$340
Food and housingG1	$12,928
Need fully met (first-years)H2	13.6%
Average % of need metH2	61%
Average need-based packageH2	$18,115
Average need-based grantH2	$13,950

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordImportant
Class rankNot considered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Not considered
InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityConsidered
Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceNot considered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	41,415
First-year retentionB22	91%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	81%

Notes on this filing

Applied, admitted and enrolled are the C1 sums of men, women and unknown (62965, 52411, 9355); they match the residency table totals in C2.
C2: 'Number accepting a place on the waiting list' is blank, so waitlist_accepted_place is null. Waitlist counts map by position: offered 4241, admitted 2254.
C21: early decision not offered (No). C22: early action offered, but no early action applicant or admit counts are printed.
C8A: SAT or ACT is 'not required, but consider if submitted'. C8F is blank, so the policy is taken from C8A alone.
C7: Rigor and essay are 'important'; GPA is 'very important'; class rank and recommendations are 'not considered'.
B4-B11: the Fall 2019 cohort was used (the most recent). The 6-year rate of 80.99 is printed (H). The 4-year rate is not printed; D/C would be 5250/8470 but was not reported, so it is null.
B22: retention rate is printed as 91 (percent of Fall 2024 entering cohort still enrolled as of Fall 2025).
G1: in-district tuition is blank. The 16916 in-state figure is labeled 'In-state (out-of-district)', so it is used as in-state. Tuition is null because the school is public.
G1 costs are the 2026-27 first-year figures; the form marks the final costs as available 07/01.
H2 line c/d: pct_with_need_awarded_aid = line d (3881) / line c (4007) = 96.9. pct_need_fully_met = line h (529) / line d (3881) = 13.6. Both use the first-time, first-year column.
H2 line J (18115) is the average financial aid package for all awarded students, so it is used as avg_need_based_package. It is not strictly need-based.
Form header on C-section/I-3 reads 'Common Data Set 2024-2025' while other sections read 2025-2026. Year is taken as 2025-26 from the cover and most sections.

Source: Michigan State University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.