MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Enrollment Report
September 27, 2023

This year’s total enrollment for Fall 2023 is 51,316 students. This fall we
welcomed 10,917 new undergraduates (entering class and transfers). When
added to our returning students, for a total of 40,483, it is our largest number of
undergraduates to date. This includes 10,285 students of color. At 26.9% of the
domestic class, it is also the most diverse undergraduate body to date.

Total enrollment includes international students from 132 countries, domestic

students from all 50 states, and Michigan students from all 83 counties. Students
of color make up 27.2% of the domestic class, making it MSU’s most diverse
student body.

New Undergraduates

• MSU received 58,879 applications for the entering class, exceeding last year’s
55,525 by 6.0 percent.

• First time Honors College enrollment is 624 students, comprising 6.7 percent of
the entering class.

• Domestic students from outside of Michigan total 1,748 and make up 18.7
percent of the entering class.

• New transfers total 1,546 students.

• Total entering class and new transfer enrollment, inclusive of summer admits,
is 10,917 students, 78.0 percent of which are from Michigan.

Undergraduate and Graduate Students

• Total undergraduate enrollment is 40,483 students, up from 39,201 last year.

• Women make up 51.4 percent of the total undergraduate enrollment.

• There are 1,844 new degree-seeking graduate students at the master’s and
doctoral levels.

• New graduate professional enrollment totals 802 students.

• Total graduate enrollment, including graduate professional students, is 10,833

students.

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University

• Total university enrollment for students of color is 12,728 students and

accounts for 27.2 percent of the domestic student total. This is MSU’s most
diverse student body to date.

• The enrollment mix between undergraduate, graduate, and graduate

professional students is 78.9 percent, 15.2 percent, and 5.9 percent,
respectively.

• The Broad College of Business and the colleges of Social Science,

Engineering and Natural Science have the largest enrollments among MSU
colleges and collectively account for 54.8 percent of the total enrollment.

The attachment provides detailed enrollment statistics.

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Fall Semester 2023
Enrollment Report
 Table of Contents
1. Table of Contents 11. Undergraduate Enrollment
2. Preface 12. New Graduate Enrollment
3. Total University Enrollment Trend 13. New Graduate Professional Enrollment
4. First Time Undergraduate Apps, Admits and 14. Graduate Enrollment
Enrollments
15. Graduate Enrollment by Level
5. Honors College Enrollment
16. Graduate Professional Enrollment
6. Entering Class by Race/Ethnicity
17. Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
7. Entering Class Enrollment
18. Enrollment by Student Level
8. New Transfer Enrollment
19. Enrollment by Degree-Granting College
9. Entering Undergraduate Enrollment
10. Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents. 1
Preface
• This report provides historical enrollment related data for
the latest term.
• Official enrollment counts for the Fall semester are taken
at the quarter of the term.
• Residency in this report is by citizenship and geographic
origin at the time of admission.
• MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of
Fall 2020^. Numbers in this report for terms prior to Fall
2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
^ Note: See https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2020/college-of-law-completes-full-integration.

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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Total University Enrollment Trend
Term MSU
Fall 2013 50,335
Fall 2014 50,977
Fall 2015 51,428
Fall 2016 51,195
Fall 2017 50,871
Fall 2018 51,127
Fall 2019 50,578
Fall 2020* 49,695
Fall 2021 49,659
Fall 2022 50,023
Fall 2023 51,316

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 First Time Undergraduate
Apps, Admits and Enrollments
Type 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Applications** 31,479 33,211 35,303 37,480 36,143 33,129 44,321 45,426 50,629 55,525 58,879

Admits 21,610 21,950 23,400 24,641 25,860 25,733 31,522 34,663 42,150 47,034 49,414

Enrollments*** 7,842 7,842 7,929 7,911 8,066 8,395 8,527 8,192 9,028 9,620 9,335

Entering Class**** 7,887 7,883 7,967 7,950 8,108 8,442 8,570 8,228 9,065 9,676 9,371

Admit Ratio 68.6% 66.1% 66.3% 65.7% 71.5% 77.7% 71.1% 76.3% 83.3% 84.7% 83.9%

Yield 36.3% 35.7% 33.9% 32.1% 31.2% 32.6% 27.1% 23.6% 21.4% 20.5% 18.9%

** Note: Applications beginning in 2019 reflect first time use of the Common App (see https://www.commonapp.org).

*** Note: Enrollments are First Time in the Fall semester.

****Note: Entering Class are First Time in the Fall semester plus those that began in the preceding Summer session.

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Honors College Enrollment
Degree-seeking Undergraduates***
Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

New Honors 528 610 648 667 641 724 678 606 678 815 624

% of Entering Class 6.7% 7.7% 8.1% 8.4% 7.9% 8.6% 7.9% 7.4% 7.5% 8.4% 6.7%

Total Honors 2,912 3,174 3,639 3,686 3,757 4,002 3,947 4,230 4,363 4,458 4,700

% of Undergraduate 7.7% 8.2% 9.3% 9.4% 9.6% 10.2% 10.1% 11.0% 11.5% 11.5% 11.8%
New Academic
Scholars** 186 198 199 186 94 148 176 159 147 152 182

% of Entering Class 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% 2.3% 1.2% 1.8% 2.1% 1.9% 1.6% 1.6% 1.9%

Entering Class 7,887 7,883 7,967 7,950 8,108 8,442 8,570 8,228 9,065 9,676 9,371

Undergraduate 37,988 38,786 39,143 39,085 38,996 39,423 39,176 38,491 38,090 38,700 39,904

** Note: The criteria for inclusion in the Academic Scholars Program was changed in 2017 resulting in a short-term decrease in the
number of new members.
*** Note: Data includes only degree-seeking Bachelor’s students.

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Entering Class** by Race/Ethnicity
Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023
Hispanic/Latinx (of any race) 304 355 373 341 399 480 515 525 600 600 656
Two or more races 213 256 238 266 252 276 317 324 326 478 427
African American/Black 590 608 656 619 634 699 610 601 571 549 612
Asian 380 369 417 451 451 560 608 685 810 826 810
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3 9 3 7 4 3 3 3 7 4 6
American Indian/Alaska Native 13 16 18 16 11 14 14 17 14 29 26
Total Students of color 1,503 1,613 1,705 1,700 1,751 2,032 2,067 2,155 2,328 2,486 2,537
Other/Unknown/Blank 58 42 42 40 32 41 170 175 368 138 98
White 5,022 5,043 5,204 5,130 5,344 5,655 5,677 5,524 5,945 6,350 6,182
Domestic Total 6,583 6,698 6,951 6,870 7,127 7,728 7,914 7,854 8,641 8,974 8,817
International 1,304 1,185 1,016 1,080 981 714 656 374 424 702 554
Total 7,887 7,883 7,967 7,950 8,108 8,442 8,570 8,228 9,065 9,676 9,371
PERCENT BY DOMESTIC
Total Students of Color 22.8% 24.1% 24.5% 24.7% 24.6% 26.3% 26.1% 27.4% 26.9% 27.7% 28.8%
Other/Unknown/Blank 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.4% 0.5% 2.1% 2.2% 4.3% 1.5% 1.1%
White 76.3% 75.3% 74.9% 74.7% 75.0% 73.2% 71.7% 70.3% 68.8% 70.8% 70.1%
PERCENT BY TOTAL
Total Students of Color 19.1% 20.5% 21.4% 21.4% 21.6% 24.1% 24.1% 26.2% 25.7% 25.7% 27.1%
Other/Unknown/Blank 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2.0% 2.1% 4.1% 1.4% 1.0%
White 63.7% 64.0% 65.3% 64.5% 65.9% 67.0% 66.2% 67.1% 65.6% 65.6% 66.0%
International 16.5% 15.0% 12.8% 13.6% 12.1% 8.5% 7.7% 4.5% 4.7% 7.3% 5.9%

** Note: Entering Class are First Time in the Fall semester plus those that began in the preceding Summer session.

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Entering Class** Enrollment

Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Female 4,082 4,148 4,265 4,179 4,195 4,415 4,428 4,453 4,852 5,036 4,874

% of Total 51.8% 52.6% 53.5% 52.6% 51.7% 52.3% 51.7% 54.1% 53.5% 52.0% 52.0%

Michigan 5,622 5,593 5,742 5,526 5,859 6,508 6,435 6,528 6,952 6,782 7,069

% of Total 71.3% 71.0% 72.1% 69.5% 72.3% 77.1% 75.1% 79.3% 76.7% 70.1% 75.4%

U.S. Non-Mich 961 1,105 1,209 1,344 1,268 1,220 1,479 1,326 1,689 2,192 1,748

% of Total 12.2% 14.0% 15.2% 16.9% 15.6% 14.5% 17.3% 16.1% 18.6% 22.7% 18.7%

International 1,304 1,185 1,016 1,080 981 714 656 374 424 702 554

% of Total 16.5% 15.0% 12.8% 13.6% 12.1% 8.5% 7.7% 4.5% 4.7% 7.3% 5.9%

Total 7,887 7,883 7,967 7,950 8,108 8,442 8,570 8,228 9,065 9,676 9,371

** Note: Entering Class are First Time in the Fall semester plus those that began in the preceding Summer session.

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 New Transfer Enrollment

Group 2013 2014** 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Female 729 777 818 801 821 766 597 632 634 714 737

% of Total 48.2% 46.6% 49.0% 48.8% 49.2% 48.2% 47.2% 50.4% 49.7% 51.8% 47.7%

Michigan 1,319 1,495 1,532 1,509 1,505 1,480 1,161 1,165 1,152 1,253 1,447

% of Total 87.2% 89.6% 91.7% 92.0% 90.2% 93.1% 91.7% 93.0% 90.3% 90.9% 93.6%

U.S. Non-Mich 55 66 77 70 67 81 78 62 107 99 72

% of Total 3.6% 4.0% 4.6% 4.3% 4.0% 5.1% 6.2% 4.9% 8.4% 7.2% 4.7%

International 139 107 61 61 97 29 27 26 17 26 27

% of Total 9.2% 6.4% 3.7% 3.7% 5.8% 1.8% 2.1% 2.1% 1.3% 1.9% 1.7%

Total 1,513 1,668 1,670 1,640 1,669 1,590 1,266 1,253 1,276 1,378 1,546

** Note: Beginning Fall, 2014, the methodology for counting transfer students changed to better align with IPEDS federal reporting.
New transfer student headcounts will now include Fall semester plus the preceding Summer session.

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Entering Undergraduate** Enrollment

Group 2013 2014*** 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Female 4,811 4,925 5,083 4,980 5,016 5,131 5,025 5,085 5,486 5,750 5,611

% of Total 51.2% 51.6% 52.7% 51.9% 51.3% 51.1% 51.1% 53.6% 53.1% 52.0% 51.4%

Michigan 6,941 7,088 7,274 7,035 7,364 7,988 7,596 7,693 8,104 8,035 8,516

% of Total 73.8% 74.2% 75.5% 73.4% 75.3% 79.6% 77.2% 81.1% 78.4% 72.7% 78.0%

U.S. Non-Mich 1,016 1,171 1,286 1,414 1,335 1,301 1,557 1,388 1,796 2,291 1,820

% of Total 10.8% 12.3% 13.3% 14.7% 13.7% 13.0% 15.8% 14.6% 17.4% 20.7% 16.7%

International 1,443 1,292 1,077 1,141 1,078 743 683 400 441 728 581

% of Total 15.4% 13.5% 11.2% 11.9% 11.0% 7.4% 6.9% 4.2% 4.3% 6.6% 5.3%

Total 9,400 9,551 9,637 9,590 9,777 10,032 9,836 9,481 10,341 11,054 10,917

** Note: Entering Undergraduates include the Entering Class (Summer and First-Time Fall) and Transfers.
*** Note: Beginning Fall, 2014, the methodology for counting transfer students changed to better align with IPEDS federal reporting.
New transfer student headcounts will now include Fall semester plus the preceding Summer session.

Fall Enrollment Report *Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
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this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
 Undergraduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023
Hispanic/Latinx (of any race) 1,357 1,475 1,573 1,629 1,704 1,888 2,009 2,166 2,352 2,358 2,523
Two or more races 904 1,032 1,075 1,155 1,203 1,268 1,302 1,393 1,417 1,593 1,756
African American/Black 2,538 2,594 2,700 2,724 2,841 2,930 2,905 2,947 2,802 2,590 2,633
Asian 1,606 1,679 1,816 1,946 2,040 2,237 2,386 2,577 2,818 3,044 3,239
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 22 31 30 36 32 32 27 19 23 26 25
American Indian/Alaska Native 83 80 87 88 75 71 71 75 67 93 109
Total Students of color 6,510 6,891 7,281 7,578 7,895 8,426 8,700 9,177 9,479 9,704 10,285
Other/Unknown/Blank 418 382 363 330 284 266 373 479 797 857 819
White 26,262 26,207 26,231 26,169 26,201 26,714 26,502 26,179 26,078 26,300 27,082
Domestic Total 33,190 33,480 33,875 34,077 34,380 35,406 35,575 35,835 36,354 36,861 38,186
International 4,798 5,306 5,268 5,008 4,616 4,017 3,601 2,656 2,220 2,340 2,297
Total 37,988 38,786 39,143 39,085 38,996 39,423 39,176 38,491 38,574 39,201 40,483
PERCENT BY DOMESTIC
Total Students of Color 19.6% 20.6% 21.5% 22.2% 23.0% 23.8% 24.5% 25.6% 26.1% 26.3% 26.9%
Other/Unknown/Blank 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 1.3% 2.2% 2.3% 2.1%
White 79.1% 78.3% 77.4% 76.8% 76.2% 75.5% 74.5% 73.1% 71.7% 71.3% 70.9%
PERCENT BY TOTAL
Total Students of Color 17.1% 17.8% 18.6% 19.4% 20.2% 21.4% 22.2% 23.8% 24.6% 24.8% 25.4%
Other/Unknown/Blank 1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 1.0% 1.2% 2.1% 2.2% 2.0%
White 69.1% 67.6% 67.0% 67.0% 67.2% 67.8% 67.6% 68.0% 67.6% 67.1% 66.9%
International 12.6% 13.7% 13.5% 12.8% 11.8% 10.2% 9.2% 6.9% 5.8% 6.0% 5.7%

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Undergraduate Enrollment

Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Female 19,064 19,468 19,728 19,778 19,704 19,985 19,824 19,760 19,906 20,257 20,794

% of Total 50.2% 50.2% 50.4% 50.6% 50.5% 50.7% 50.6% 51.3% 51.6% 51.7% 51.4%

Michigan 29,864 29,768 29,751 29,509 29,546 30,521 30,464 30,799 30,786 30,491 31,724

% of Total 78.6% 76.7% 76.0% 75.5% 75.8% 77.4% 77.8% 80.0% 79.8% 77.8% 78.4%

U.S. Non-Mich 3,326 3,712 4,124 4,568 4,834 4,885 5,111 5,036 5,568 6,370 6,462

% of Total 8.8% 9.6% 10.5% 11.7% 12.4% 12.4% 13.0% 13.1% 14.4% 16.2% 16.0%

International 4,798 5,306 5,268 5,008 4,616 4,017 3,601 2,656 2,220 2,340 2,297

% of Total 12.6% 13.7% 13.5% 12.8% 11.8% 10.2% 9.2% 6.9% 5.8% 6.0% 5.7%

Total 37,988 38,786 39,143 39,085 38,996 39,423 39,176 38,491 38,574 39,201 40,483

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 New Graduate** Enrollment

Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Female 980 945 978 976 1,005 954 1,010 1,019 1,017 984 991

% of Total 55.1% 54.1% 54.9% 55.3% 54.2% 56.1% 54.7% 56.5% 55.4% 55.0% 53.7%

Michigan 779 755 742 748 772 705 846 919 879 851 845

% of Total 43.8% 43.2% 41.6% 42.4% 41.7% 41.4% 45.8% 51.0% 47.9% 47.6% 45.8%

U.S. Non-Mich 452 540 579 550 603 582 581 607 551 487 497

% of Total 25.4% 30.9% 32.5% 31.1% 32.5% 34.2% 31.4% 33.7% 30.0% 27.2% 27.0%

International 546 451 461 468 478 414 421 277 406 451 502

% of Total 30.7% 25.8% 25.9% 26.5% 25.8% 24.3% 22.8% 15.4% 22.1% 25.2% 27.2%

Total 1,777 1,746 1,782 1,766 1,853 1,701 1,848 1,803 1,836 1,789 1,844

** Note: Data includes only new degree-seeking Master’s and Doctoral students.

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 New Graduate Professional Enrollment

Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Female 461 458 478 470 479 472 486 447 498 469 471

% of Total 50.6% 51.2% 52.5% 53.5% 56.0% 57.6% 57.5% 56.3% 59.1% 60.7% 58.7%

Michigan 669 660 617 627 600 591 613 590 537 521 519

% of Total 73.4% 73.8% 67.7% 71.3% 70.1% 72.1% 72.5% 74.3% 63.8% 67.4% 64.7%

U.S. Non-Mich 204 184 241 214 217 198 211 188 278 222 250

% of Total 22.4% 20.6% 26.5% 24.3% 25.4% 24.1% 25.0% 23.7% 33.0% 28.7% 31.2%

International 38 50 53 38 39 31 21 16 27 30 33

% of Total 4.2% 5.6% 5.8% 4.3% 4.6% 3.8% 2.5% 2.0% 3.2% 3.9% 4.1%

Total 911 894 911 879 856 820 845 794 842 773 802

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Graduate** Enrollment

Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Female 5,067 4,968 5,027 4,970 4,836 4,780 4,670 4,610 4,560 4,431 4,408

% of Total 57.0% 56.4% 56.2% 56.5% 56.0% 56.4% 57.0% 56.9% 57.3% 57.0% 56.7%

Michigan 4,300 4,119 4,026 3,858 3,766 3,577 3,498 3,561 3,506 3,351 3,305

% of Total 48.4% 46.7% 45.0% 43.9% 43.6% 42.2% 42.7% 43.9% 44.1% 43.1% 42.5%

U.S. Non-Mich 2,226 2,400 2,652 2,730 2,710 2,743 2,712 2,759 2,652 2,474 2,397

% of Total 25.1% 27.2% 29.7% 31.1% 31.4% 32.3% 33.1% 34.0% 33.3% 31.9% 30.8%

International 2,359 2,294 2,260 2,203 2,156 2,161 1,984 1,787 1,798 1,942 2,078

% of Total 26.6% 26.0% 25.3% 25.1% 25.0% 25.5% 24.2% 22.0% 22.6% 25.0% 26.7%

Total 8,885 8,813 8,938 8,791 8,632 8,481 8,194 8,107 7,956 7,767 7,780

**Note: Data includes students at all graduate levels, degree and non-degree-seeking.

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Graduate Enrollment by Level
Degree-Seeking Graduate Students**
Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Master's 4,388 4,381 4,582 4,564 4,480 4,265 4,038 4,011 3,989 3,924 3,863

% of Total 56.0% 56.0% 58.1% 58.1% 57.2% 55.3% 53.6% 53.8% 53.7% 53.8% 53.4%

Doctoral 3,451 3,448 3,303 3,292 3,350 3,446 3,490 3,444 3,434 3,367 3,368

% of Total 44.0% 44.0% 41.9% 41.9% 42.8% 44.7% 46.4% 46.2% 46.3% 46.2% 46.6%

Total 7,839 7,829 7,885 7,856 7,830 7,711 7,528 7,455 7,423 7,291 7,231

** Note: Data includes only degree-seeking Master’s and Doctoral students.

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Graduate Professional Enrollment

Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Female 1,755 1,733 1,750 1,728 1,741 1,774 1,811 1,775 1,827 1,794 1,819

% of Total 50.7% 51.3% 52.3% 52.1% 53.7% 55.0% 56.5% 57.3% 58.4% 58.7% 59.6%

Michigan 2,546 2,537 2,482 2,460 2,364 2,356 2,360 2,300 2,231 2,134 2,077

% of Total 73.5% 75.1% 74.2% 74.1% 72.9% 73.1% 73.6% 74.3% 71.3% 69.9% 68.0%

U.S. Non-Mich 792 691 703 709 729 727 728 700 810 832 873

% of Total 22.9% 20.5% 21.0% 21.4% 22.5% 22.6% 22.7% 22.6% 25.9% 27.2% 28.6%

International 124 150 162 150 150 140 120 97 88 89 103

% of Total 3.6% 4.4% 4.8% 4.5% 4.6% 4.3% 3.7% 3.1% 2.8% 2.9% 3.4%

Total 3,462 3,378 3,347 3,319 3,243 3,223 3,208 3,097 3,129 3,055 3,053

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Group 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023
Hispanic/Latinx (of any race) 1,766 1,918 2,077 2,117 2,216 2,432 2,564 2,783 2,985 3,061 3,240
Two or more races 1,097 1,253 1,310 1,384 1,455 1,514 1,561 1,662 1,682 1,935 2,051
African American/Black 3,165 3,259 3,394 3,397 3,468 3,548 3,527 3,572 3,438 3,228 3,261
Asian 2,196 2,251 2,366 2,517 2,607 2,855 3,020 3,244 3,538 3,781 4,002
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 26 47 47 58 55 52 42 28 28 30 30
American Indian/Alaska Native 149 144 129 136 123 116 125 125 113 130 144
Total Students of color 8,399 8,872 9,323 9,609 9,924 10,517 10,839 11,414 11,784 12,165 12,728
Other/Unknown/Blank 772 692 665 626 587 551 620 690 1,010 1,036 1,044
White 33,883 33,663 33,750 33,599 33,438 33,741 33,414 33,051 32,759 32,451 33,066
Domestic Total 43,054 43,227 43,738 43,834 43,949 44,809 44,873 45,155 45,553 45,652 46,838
International 7,281 7,750 7,690 7,361 6,922 6,318 5,705 4,540 4,106 4,371 4,478
Total 50,335 50,977 51,428 51,195 50,871 51,127 50,578 49,695 49,659 50,023 51,316
PERCENT BY DOMESTIC
Total Students of Color 19.5% 20.5% 21.3% 21.9% 22.6% 23.5% 24.2% 25.3% 25.9% 26.6% 27.2%
Other/Unknown/Blank 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 1.5% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2%
White 78.7% 77.9% 77.2% 76.7% 76.1% 75.3% 74.5% 73.2% 71.9% 71.1% 70.6%
PERCENT BY TOTAL
Total Students of Color 16.7% 17.4% 18.1% 18.8% 19.5% 20.6% 21.4% 23.0% 23.7% 24.3% 24.8%
Other/Unknown/Blank 1.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 1.4% 2.0% 2.1% 2.0%
White 67.3% 66.0% 65.6% 65.6% 65.7% 66.0% 66.1% 66.5% 66.0% 64.9% 64.4%
International 14.5% 15.2% 15.0% 14.4% 13.6% 12.4% 11.3% 9.1% 8.3% 8.7% 8.7%

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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 Enrollment by Student Level

Level 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022 2023

Undergraduate 37,988 38,786 39,143 39,085 38,996 39,423 39,176 38,491 38,574 39,201 40,483

% of Total 75.5% 76.1% 76.1% 76.3% 76.7% 77.1% 77.5% 77.5% 77.7% 78.4% 78.9%

Graduate 8,885 8,813 8,938 8,791 8,632 8,481 8,194 8,107 7,956 7,767 7,780

% of Total 17.7% 17.3% 17.4% 17.2% 17.0% 16.6% 16.2% 16.3% 16.0% 15.5% 15.2%

Graduate Professional 3,462 3,378 3,347 3,319 3,243 3,223 3,208 3,097 3,129 3,055 3,053

% of Total 6.9% 6.6% 6.5% 6.5% 6.4% 6.3% 6.3% 6.2% 6.3% 6.1% 5.9%

Total 50,335 50,977 51,428 51,195 50,871 51,127 50,578 49,695 49,659 50,023 51,316

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents.
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Enrollment by Degree-Granting College
College Fall 2023 Headcount
Broad College of Business 7,890
Social Science 7,164
Engineering 6,999
Natural Science 6,091
Communication Arts and Sciences 4,131
Agriculture & Natural Resources 3,988
Education 3,224
Lyman Briggs 2,007
Arts and Letters 1,779
Osteopathic Medicine 1,378
Nursing 1,258
Human Medicine 998
James Madison 973
Veterinary Medicine 968
MSU College of Law 711
Music 547
Residential College in Arts & Humanities 144
**Note: Not included above are students in MSU Exploratory Preference (630) and Lifelong Education (436).

*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers in
Fall Enrollment Report this report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents. 19