Michigan State University Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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
• By Locality

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.