Why is Michigan State so popular?
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MSU is America's nation premier land-grant university and one of the top research universities in the world. Its campus is one of the biggest and greenest in the nation. Top-ranked courses, high-quality opportunities, and a diverse and inclusive community makes MSU a great university to study. The university offers 400+ courses. Furthermore, the university is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, a group of 71 Universities widely regarded as among the top research intensive-universities in North America. Also, according to a top-ranking publisher, this university ranks at No. 63 overall and at No. 30 among p
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Yes, Michigan State University can live on-campus. First-year students can live in the residence halls. A few of the residence halls at this university are Deluxe Double, Standard, Brody Triple, Permanent Single, etc. Graduate students at this university can live in Owen Hall or the university's two on-campus apartment communities. The price for Owen Hall may range between USD 3,800 - USD 4,500.
Michigan State University have 501,000 alumni worldwide. The popular personalities who have studied at this university are James Caan (Actor), Richard Ford (Pulitzer prize-winning novelist), Anthony Heald (actor), Jackie Martling, Sam Raimi (Film director), Tom Gores, Robert Urich (Actor), etc.
The famous personalities who have studied at Michigan State University are James Caan, Magic Johnson, Gretchen Whitmer, Chris Hansen. Others are listed below:
- Tim Johnson
- Richard Ford
- Eli Broad
- Tom Gores
- Robert Urich
- Sam Raimi
- Jeff Katz
The international UG students of MSU have to pay around USD 45,000 for the tuition fees for the academic year 2025-26. This includes USD 44,300 for tuition (Around INR 39.2 lakh) and USD 1,907 (Around INR 2 lakh) as fees and taxes. The total Undergraduate Michigan State University cost is USD 67,854. For Postgraduate courses of MSU, the tuition fee can range between INR 12.3 Lacs - INR 66 lakh.
The living expenses are given as follows:
UG
- Food and Housing: USD 13,243
- Books and supplies: USD 1,420
- Personal / misc.: USD 3,930
Michigan State has been consistently ranked by ARWU Shanghai ranking body over the years. In the past 3 years, its MSU's ARWU ranking has witnessed a dropping trend. In the 2024 ranking, the university was ranked at #136 globally, however, this ranking dropped to #161 in 2026.
It also ranked university's courses in the field of Law (#28), Sociology (#76) and Political Science (#51) in 2024.
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