East Lansing, MI · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 41,415 | |
| Total all graduate | 10,423 | |
| Grand total all students | 51,838 |
| Total applicants | 62,965 | |
| Total admitted | 52,411 | |
| Total enrolled | 9,355 | |
| Overall admit rate | 83.2% | |
| Admit rate — women | 83.5% | |
| Admit rate — men | 82.9% | |
| Yield rate | 17.9% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | Yes | |
| EA closing date | 11/1 | |
| EA notification date | 1/15 | |
| Restrictive Early Action? | No |
| % submitting SAT | 51.5% | |
| % submitting ACT | 6.8% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 550 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 660 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 530 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 660 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 25 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 31 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 20.2% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 52.8% |
| Tuition — in-state | $16,916 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $44,300 | |
| Required fees | $340 | |
| Room and board | $12,928 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $30,184 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $57,568 |
| Avg need-based grant | $13,954 | |
| Avg % of need met | 60.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $6,189 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $19,585 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 4,241 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 2,254 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | — | — |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 3,315 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 79.0% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 17:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | 86.2% |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 84.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $19,680 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 83.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 72.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 90.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $74,093 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 20.2% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 33.7% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 15.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 31.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 25.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 3.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 6.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 67.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 6.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 6.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 7.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 4.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 5.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 1.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 49.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 50.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 65.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 4.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 11.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 0.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 12.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 15.4% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 12.8% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 10.9% |
| Engineering | 8.1% |
| Social Sciences | 7.9% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 5.5% |
| Psychology | 5.3% |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences | 4.5% |