Michigan State University
MI · Public · Midwest · National university · Top 100 tier · 41,197 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Does not superscore (highest single sitting)
- ACT
- Does not superscore (highest single sitting)
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional. Considers highest total SAT or composite ACT on file; lower scores disregarded.
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “Admitted students who chose to apply with self-reported test scores will be required to provide official test results to the university before they attend New Student Orientation.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 31,522 | 71.1% | Not reported | 100% | 78% | 38% | 1120-1310 | 23-29 | |
| 2020-21 | 34,663 | 76.3% | Not reported | 100% | 80% | 36% | 1110-1280 | 23-29 | |
| 2021-22 | 42,150 | 83.3% | Not reported | 64% | 48% | 16% | 1110-1310 | 23-29 | |
| 2022-23 | 46,914 | 88% | Not reported | 65% | 51% | 14% | 1110-1320 | 24-30 | |
| 2023-24 | 49,414 | 87% | Not reported | 63.6% | 54.8% | 8.8% | 1100-1300 | 24-30 | |
| 2024-25 | 52,690 | 84.8% | Not reported | 60% | 52% | 8% | 1100-1310 | 24-30 | |
| 2025-26 | 52,411 | 83.2% | Not reported | 58.3% | 51.5% | 6.8% | 1100-1310 | 25-31 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2024: 87%
- 2023: 97%
- 2022: 0.6%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Recommended2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Recommended2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Required2020-21 CDSAs the school reported it. Not borne out: in the class that entered Fall 2022, 51% submitted SAT and 14% ACT (2022-23 CDS).
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDSAs the school reported it. Not borne out: in the class that entered Fall 2021, 48% submitted SAT and 16% ACT (2021-22 CDS).