Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community.

HISTORY
-Founded in 1855
-Prototype for 69 land-grant institutions established under the Morrill Act of 1862
-First institution of higher learning in the United States to teach scientific agriculture
OFFICIAL NAME CHANGES
-February 12, 1855 – Agricultural College of the State of Michigan
-March 15, 1861 – State Agricultural College
-June 2, 1909 – Michigan Agricultural College
-May 1, 1925 – Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
-July 1, 1955 – Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science
-January 1, 1964 – Michigan State University
PRESIDENTS
1. Joseph R. Williams (1857–1859)
2. Lewis R. Fisk (1859–1862)
3. Theophilus C. Abbot (1862–1884)
4. Edwin Willits (1885–1889)
5. Oscar Clute (1889–1893)
6. Lewis B. Gorton (1893–1895)
7. Jonathan L. Snyder (1896–1915)
8. Frank S. Kedzie (1915–1921)
9. David Friday (1921–1923)
10. Kenyon L. Butterfield (1924–1928)
11. Robert S. Shaw (1928–1941)
12. John A. Hannah (1941–1969)
13. Walter Adams (1969–1970)
14. Clifton R. Wharton Jr. (1970–1978)
15. Edgar L. Harden (1978–1979)
16. Cecil Mackey (1979–1985)
17. John DiBiaggio (1985–1992)
18. Gordon Guyer (1992–1993)
19. M. Peter McPherson (1993–2004)
20. Lou Anna K. Simon (2005 –2018)
TRADITION
-Nickname: Spartans
-Colors: Green and white
-Mascot: Sparty
-Conference: Big Ten
CAMPUS PROFILE
-Located in East Lansing, three miles east of Michigan’s capitol in Lansing
-5,200-acre campus
-566 buildings, including 110 with academic or instructional space
-Approximately 19,600 acres throughout Michigan used for agricultural and natural resources research and education
SPARTAN COMMUNITY
-Students (fall 2018)
-Approximately 50,351 total: from all 83 counties in Michigan, all 50 states in the United States and Washington, D.C. and 141 other countries
-39,423 undergraduate, 10,928 graduate and professional
-51.9 percent women, 48.1 percent men
-20.6 percent students of color, 12.4 percent international students
FACULTY AND ACADEMIC STAFF
-Approximately 5,722
-Support staff employees
-Approximately 7,201
LIVING ALUMNI
-Approximately 576,000 worldwide
ACADEMICS
-More than 200 programs of undergraduate, graduate, and professional study Outstanding record of students earning prestigious national and international scholarships: Goldwater, 44; Rhodes, 19; Churchill, 18; Truman, 16; Marshall, 16; Udall, 12; Hollings, 7; Gates, 4; and Mitchell, 4
-Freshman class profile (middle 50 percent of fall 2018 entering class): high school GPA, 3.5–3.9; SAT combined score (math and critical reading), 1130–1300; ACT composite score, 23–29
More than 275 education abroad programs in more than 60 countries on all continents
DEGREE GRANTING COLLEGES
• College of Agriculture and Natural Resources • Dean Ronald L. Hendrick
• Residential College in Arts and Humanities • Dean: Stephen L. Esquith
• College of Arts and Letters • Dean: Christopher P. Long
• Eli Broad College of Business/Eli Broad Graduate School of Management • Dean: Sanjay Gupta
• College of Communication Arts and Sciences • Dean: Prabu David
• College of Education • Dean: Robert Floden
• College of Engineering • Dean: Leo Kempel
• College of Human Medicine • Dean: Norman J. Beauchamp Jr.
• James Madison College • Dean: Sherman W. Garnett
• College of Law • Dean: Lawrence Ponoroff
• Lyman Briggs College • Dean: Michele Jackson
• College of Music • Dean: James Forger
• College of Natural Science • Dean: Phillip M. Duxbury
• College of Nursing • Dean: Randolph Rasch
• College of Osteopathic Medicine • Dean: Andrea Amalfitano
• College of Social Science • Dean: Rachel Croson
• College of Veterinary Medicine • Dean: Birgit Puschner
RESEARCH
-Total research expenditures totaled $695 million in 2017
-Top federal funding agencies: Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, U.S. Agency for International Development, Department of Defense and Department of Education
-Global Impact Initiative is recruiting more than 100 new faculty members in research areas in which MSU can make the most impact while expanding human knowledge, including genomics, environmental science, precision medicine, advanced physical sciences and computation
-Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, a $730 million scientific user facility funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, MSU and the State of Michigan, will advance understanding of rare isotopes and provide research opportunities for scientists and students from around the globe
-Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering aims to foster collaboration among the sciences on campus and beyond, creating endless possibilities for transforming patient care with new biomedical discoveries
-Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering brings together algorithm development and analysis, data science, high-performance computing and applications across disciplines in science and engineering
-Home of AgBioResearch, which funds the research of more than 325 scientists who conduct research in on-campus facilities and at 14 outlying research centers across the state
GLOBAL
-Average annual funding of $77 million for international work over past five years
-Ranks No. 8 in the nation for education abroad participation and No. 18 for international student enrollment
-Approximately 1,400 faculty and staff members engaged in international research and teaching
-More than 325 international institutional partnership agreements in 80 countries
-More than 30 internationally focused centers, institutes and offices
ENGAGEMENT
-Reaches into all 83 counties in Michigan through MSU Extension to share resources with individuals, communities and businesses
-Offers academic and professional degree and certificate programs extended to off-campus learners, with more than 40,000 enrollments in 140 online, blended and off-campus programs
-Music education, music therapy and performance opportunities offered to residents of all ages, backgrounds and abilities in Greater Lansing and Detroit by MSU’s Community Music School
-Offers expanding community connections and opportunities for community-based scholarly work in Southeast Michigan through the MSU Detroit Center
-For the 2017-18 academic year, 32,241 students participated in community-engaged learning and/or community service opportunities
TOP DISTINCTIONS
U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU
• 85th among the world’s top 100 universities
• 35th among the nation’s public universities
• First in the nation for 24 straight years for graduate programs in elementary and secondary education
• First in the nation for graduate programs in African history, higher education administration, nuclear physics, organizational psychology, rehabilitation counseling and supply chain management
• First in the nation for undergraduate program in supply chain
-One of the top 70 universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2018
-Ranks 40th among public universities for in-state students in Kiplinger’s 2018 edition of Best Values in Public Colleges
-Ranks in the top 30 in the world in plant and animal science at No. 9, agricultural sciences at No. 18, economics and business at No. 28 and environment/ecology at No. 34
-Member of the prestigious 62-member Association of American Universities
-Among the largest single-campus housing systems in the country, with 27 residence halls in five neighborhoods and three apartment communities
FINANCES
-General fund budgeted revenues (2018–19): $1,391,500,000
• Tuition and fees: 72.1 percent
• State appropriations: 20.6 percent
• Other university funds: 7.3 percent
• General fund budgeted expenditures (2018–19): $1,391,500,000
• Labor: 2.7 percent
• Supplies, services and equipment: 32.3 percent
• Academic and related services: 65 percent
CAMPUS LIFE
ATHLETICS
-25 varsity squads: 12 intercollegiate sports for men and 13 intercollegiate sports for women
-Women’s golf team named 2018 Big Ten Champions, its second straight Big Ten Championship title
-In spring 2018, 157 student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. MSU led the conference with eight student-athletes posting a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA on the spring Academic All-Big Ten Team.
-21 straight NCAA appearances by men’s basketball team, including nine Final Fours
-One of the largest intramural sports programs in the nation
Facilities: Spartan Stadium, Breslin Student Events Center, Daugherty Football Building/Skandalaris Football Center, Berkowitz Basketball Complex, Munn Ice Arena, Jenison Field House, McLane Baseball Stadium (Kobs Field), DeMartin Stadium (soccer), Forest Akers Golf Courses, McCaffree Pool, Ralph Young Field (field hockey/track), Old College Field, MSU Tennis Facility, and three intramural facilities
CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
-Broad Art Museum: committed to exploring global contemporary culture and ideas through art
-Wharton Center for Performing Arts: four venues–Cobb Great Hall, Pasant Theatre, MSU Auditorium and Fairchild Theatre–host a variety of cultural events
-Breslin Student Events Center: state-of-the-art arena hosts special events such as concerts, commencements, ice shows, sporting events, banquets, conventions and trade shows
-MSU Museum: offers anthropological, biological, folklife, geological and historical exhibits and programs
-Abrams Planetarium: houses a Digistar 5 computer graphics planetarium projector and a 150-seat Sky Theater
-Horticulture Gardens: six distinct gardens over 7.5 acres provide a living laboratory where plants and people grow together
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
-Registered student groups: more than 900
-Student media: The State News and Impact 89 FM radio
-Greek-letter community: more than 50 nationally affiliated organizations
PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities provides disability-related information and referrals