Michigan State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, MI (city setting), with 40,483 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 84% of 58,879 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1150–1350 on the SAT and 26–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $60,052 a year for out-of-state students and $32,668 in-state; aided first-year students paid $24,630 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 83% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, biological sciences, communication & journalism. The campus reported 1.46 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Michigan State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,270 in-state · $44,040 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 52 burglaries · 109 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 59 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Michigan State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Michigan State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 32 | 4 over | 5 | $2.5M | $78,341 | 990 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $2.5M | $61,929 | 974 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 16 | 1 over | 8 | $21M | $1,285,420 | 995 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $7.2M | $452,938 | 953 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 6 | — | — | 990 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 997 | |
| Field Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 24 | room 3 | 1 | $1.7M | $72,090 | 986 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 119 | 14 over | 1 | $48M | $405,275 | 952 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 9 | at cap | 3 | $1.9M | $211,251 | 989 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $1.9M | $186,469 | 986 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big Ten Conference | 19 | room 1 | 3 | $2.2M | $116,752 | 1000 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 26 | at cap | 6 | $6.6M | $255,055 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big Ten Conference | 89 | 21 over | 5 | $3.3M | $37,320 | 999 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $1.8M | $64,164 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 24 | room 1 | 6 | $2.1M | $88,810 | 988 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $1.3M | $147,788 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $1.4M | $135,564 | 987 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 137 | 92 over | 1 | $2M | $14,439 | 972 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 199 | 154 over | 6 | $2.5M | $12,316 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 21 | 3 over | 5 | $4.2M | $197,734 | 990 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 38 | 8 over | 1 | $1.7M | $44,114 | 984 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.