Student Population at MSU

How many students at MSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Michigan State University has a total enrollment of 52,089 students, including 41,234 undergraduate and 10,855 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 24,439 male students (46.9%) and 27,650 female students (53.1%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 33,416 White students (64.2%) and 4,087 Asian students (7.8%).
Class Level Breakdown: 41,234 undergraduate students (79.2%) and 10,855 graduate students (20.8%).
Class Delivery: 2,681 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 24,643 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - MSU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 24,439 male (46.92%) and 27,650 female (53.08%) students are attending Michigan State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 88.39.

By class level, 41,234 (79.16%) are undergraduate students and 10,855 (20.84%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.31% are male and 51.69% are female, while among graduate students, 41.62% are male and 58.38% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	52,089	41,234	10,855
Men	24,439	19,921	4,518
Women	27,650	21,313	6,337

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 33,416 White, 3,364 Black, and 4,087 Asian students out of a total of 52,089 are attending at Michigan State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Michigan State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	144	64	80
Asian	4,087	1,998	2,089
Black	3,364	1,349	2,015
Hispanic	3,477	1,527	1,950
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	32	20	12
White	33,416	15,351	18,065
Two or more races	2,158	985	1,173
Race Unknown	992	520	472

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	112	54	58
Asian	3,260	1,682	1,578
Black	2,730	1,138	1,592
Hispanic	2,766	1,258	1,508
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	29	19	10
White	27,569	13,068	14,501
Two or more races	1,826	866	960
Race Unknown	760	404	356

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	32	10	22
Asian	827	316	511
Black	634	211	423
Hispanic	711	269	442
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	3	1	2
White	5,847	2,283	3,564
Two or more races	332	119	213
Race Unknown	232	116	116

Student Age Distribution

By age, MSU has 1,034 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 43,775 students under 25 years old, and 8,314 students over 25 years old out of 52,089 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,034 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. MSU has 40,448 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 786 students aged 25 and over.

It has 3,327 graduate students aged under 25 and 7,528 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,034	636	398
18-19	17,864	9,578	8,286
20-21	17,684	9,218	8,466
22-24	7,193	3,630	3,563
25-29	4,780	2,578	2,202
30-34	1,746	948	798
35-39	786	452	334
40-49	758	461	297
50-64	233	145	88
Over 65	11	4	7

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	1,034	636	398
18-19	17,859	9,574	8,285
20-21	17,481	9,079	8,402
22-24	4,074	1,674	2,400
25-29	491	196	295
30-34	149	77	72
35-39	58	30	28
40-49	59	33	26
50-64	28	14	14
Over 65	1	0	1

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	5	4	1
20-21	203	139	64
22-24	3,119	1,956	1,163
25-29	4,289	2,382	1,907
30-34	1,597	871	726
35-39	728	422	306
40-49	699	428	271
50-64	205	131	74
Over 65	10	4	6

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Michigan State University, 2,681 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 24,643 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,746 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 935 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	52,089	2,681	24,643
Undergraduate	41,234	439	23,373
Graduate	10,855	2,242	1,270

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Michigan Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,746	861	74
Undergraduate	394	41	4
Graduate	1,352	820	70

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 41,234 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,326 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.22%.1,217 students have transferred in as full-time status and 109 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	37,329
Transfer-in Full-time	1,217
Regular Part-time	2,579
Transfer-in Part-time	109

MSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend MSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 52,089 students are enrolled at MSU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at MSU?

41,234 undergraduate and 10,855 graduate students are enrolled at MSU.

What is the gender breakdown at MSU?

24,439 male (46.92%) and 27,650 female (53.08%) students are attending MSU.

What is the international student enrollment at MSU?

4,419 international students (8.48%) are enrolled at MSU, including 2,182 undergraduate and 2,237 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at MSU?

MSU has a student population that is predominantly White: 33,416 White (64.15%), 3,364 Black (6.46%), and 4,087 Asian (7.85%) students are enrolled.

How many students at MSU are under 18 or over 65?

1,034 students are under 18 and 11 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at MSU take online courses?

2,681 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 24,643 students take some online courses.

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