How Student Population Changes at MSU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 49,874 where 50,023 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

78.37% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.63% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,847 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 607 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in MSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Michigan State University since 2012.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	48,783	37,354	18,649	18,705	11,429	4,999	6,430
2013-14	49,317 534	37,985 631	18,922 273	19,063 358	11,332 -97	4,962 -37	6,370 -60
2014-15	50,081 764	38,786 801	19,318 396	19,468 405	11,295 -37	4,996 34	6,299 -71
2015-16	50,538 457	39,143 357	19,415 97	19,728 260	11,395 100	5,061 65	6,334 35
2016-17	50,340 -198	39,090 -53	19,312 -103	19,778 50	11,250 -145	4,992 -69	6,258 -76
2017-18	50,019 -321	38,996 -94	19,292 -20	19,704 -74	11,023 -227	4,901 -91	6,122 -136
2018-19	50,351 332	39,423 427	19,438 146	19,985 281	10,928 -95	4,799 -102	6,129 7
2019-20	49,809 -542	39,176 -247	19,352 -86	19,824 -161	10,633 -295	4,575 -224	6,058 -71
2020-21	49,695 -114	38,491 -685	18,731 -621	19,760 -64	11,204 571	4,819 244	6,385 327
2021-22	49,659 -36	38,574 83	18,668 -63	19,906 146	11,085 -119	4,698 -121	6,387 2
2022-23	50,023 364	39,201 627	18,944 276	20,257 351	10,822 -263	4,597 -101	6,225 -162
Average	49,874	38,747	19,095	19,653	11,127	4,854	6,272

Student Population Changes of Michigan State University

Michigan State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 12 years is 38,747 where 39,201 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Michigan State University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	37,354	34,196	16,910	17,286	3,158	1,739	1,419
2013-14	37,985	34,838	17,237	17,601	3,147	1,685	1,462
2014-15	38,786	35,341	17,432	17,909	3,445	1,886	1,559
2015-16	39,143	35,645	17,491	18,154	3,498	1,924	1,574
2016-17	39,090	35,447	17,315	18,132	3,643	1,997	1,646
2017-18	38,996	35,404	17,386	18,018	3,592	1,906	1,686
2018-19	39,423	35,744	17,431	18,313	3,679	2,007	1,672
2019-20	39,176	35,722	17,530	18,192	3,454	1,822	1,632
2020-21	38,491	34,588	16,639	17,949	3,903	2,092	1,811
2021-22	38,574	35,062	16,763	18,299	3,512	1,905	1,607
2022-23	39,201	35,982	17,245	18,737	3,219	1,699	1,520
Average	38,747	38,747	17,216	18,054	38,747	1,878	1,599

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes of Michigan State University

Michigan State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 12 years is 11,127 where 10,822 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Michigan State University since 2012.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	11,429	8,369	3,895	4,474	3,060	1,104	1,956
2013-14	11,332	8,438	3,947	4,491	2,894	1,015	1,879
2014-15	11,295	8,367	3,934	4,433	2,928	1,062	1,866
2015-16	11,395	8,381	3,920	4,461	3,014	1,141	1,873
2016-17	11,250	8,248	3,855	4,393	3,002	1,137	1,865
2017-18	11,023	8,103	3,780	4,323	2,920	1,121	1,799
2018-19	10,928	8,119	3,792	4,327	2,809	1,007	1,802
2019-20	10,633	7,971	3,637	4,334	2,662	938	1,724
2020-21	11,204	8,417	3,864	4,553	2,787	955	1,832
2021-22	11,085	8,080	3,598	4,482	3,005	1,100	1,905
2022-23	10,822	8,310	3,709	4,601	2,512	888	1,624
Average	11,127	11,127	3,812	4,443	11,127	1,043	1,830

Graduate Enrollment Changes of Michigan State University

Michigan State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.87%. The percentage was 68.84% 10 years ago and MSU still has a high percentage of white students. 7.56% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.45% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Michigan State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	136	2,080	3,037	1,678	32	33,582	928
2013-14	131	2,149	3,091	1,720	24	33,278	1,066
2014-15	127	2,214	3,196	1,878	46	33,115	1,217
2015-16	120	2,339	3,331	2,032	46	33,209	1,279
2016-17	127	2,491	3,340	2,076	57	33,058	1,348
2017-18	116	2,582	3,414	2,172	54	32,870	1,416
2018-19	104	2,826	3,505	2,388	52	33,210	1,484
2019-20	113	2,991	3,482	2,524	42	32,865	1,533
2020-21	125	3,244	3,572	2,783	28	33,051	1,662
2021-22	113	3,538	3,438	2,985	28	32,759	1,682
2022-23	130	3,781	3,228	3,061	30	32,451	1,935
Average	122	2,749	3,330	2,300	40	33,041	1,414

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Michigan State University

Michigan State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,728 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 32.75% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Michigan State University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	50,081	2,055	7,164	40,862
2015-16	50,538	2,217	7,684	40,637
2016-17	50,340	2,339	9,277	38,724
2017-18	50,019	2,243	9,759	38,017
2018-19	50,351	2,196	9,273	38,882
2019-20	49,809	2,223	10,940	36,646
2020-21	49,695	40,974	4,614	4,107
2021-22	49,659	3,988	33,526	12,145
2022-23	50,023	2,728	23,498	23,797
Average	50,057	6,774	12,859	30,424

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes of Michigan State University

Enrollment Trends at MSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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