Michigan State University

Michigan State University ranked at #151 in Shanghai rankings 2025. In the previous year, this university was placed in the same position. This shows that there is no change in the Shanghai rankings. Parameters used to calculate these rankings are quality of education, quality of faculty, research output, and per capita performance. Law, Sociology, and Political Sciences courses of this university also rank well in the Shanghai 2025 rankings. 

The UG Business course of Michigan State University has been ranked at #24 in 2026 rankings by U.S. News & World Report. In the previous year, this course ranked at #27. Also, for a lot of courses, this ranking publisher ranked Michigan State in 2025 such as Supply Chain Management MBA at #3, UG Mechanical Engineering at #26, Chemical Engineering PG at #53, Civil Engineering PG at #31, Graduate Business School at #35, etc.

Michigan State University has been included in the QS subject rankings for Global MBA and Masters in Business Analytics in 2025. For the Global MBA course, this university ranks at #80 in 2025. In the previous year, this university ranked at #72. This shows that in the Global MBA rankings, MSU's ranking has declined. On the other hand, this university's ranking has declined slightly for Masters in Business Analytics course. MSU rank at #37 in 2025 and #34 in 2024 for Masters in Business Analytics course.

According to QS World University Rankings, MSU ranking is #161 in 2026. In 2025, MSU ranked at #152. A decline in the university's QS rankings can be observed, but, even then, this university has managed to stay among the Top 200 Universities in the world in 2025. Subject rankings for the Global MBA course is #80 and for the Masters in Business Analytics course is #37 in 2026.

Michigan State University ranks quite well for some of its courses in Times Higher Education rankings 2025. The subject-wise rankings are given below:

Michigan State University world ranking as per Times Higher Education ranking is #105 in 2026. This university's rank got better from 2025. In the previous year's ranking, this university ranked at #122 in THE rankings. It can be concluded that in the world rankings, this university ranks among the Top 200 Universities worldwide. The university has achieved a great score in the Research Quality parameter i.e. 82.7. A few courses of this university that have been ranked well in the subject rankings of THE are Business and Economics, Social Sciences, Psychology, Physical Sciences, and Life Sciences.

MSU is located in East Lansing, a vibrant college town just 3 miles from Michigan's capital, Lansing. The campus size of this university is 5,200 acres. To enjoy the campus life, students can take part in any one the 1,000+ student organizations. A few of the events conducted by this university for international students are Spring Career Fair, OPT Webinar, Tax Clinic, etc.  

As per the facts available online at the official website, the total number of students at MSU is 51,000+. Out of this, 40,000+ are UG students and 10,000+ are Graduate and Professional students. 8.7% are international students. As per 2024 Spring enrollment report for international students, the total active international students at this university are 4,900+. Out of this, 4,400+ are F-1 students. The total number of Indian students at this university 1,000+.

International students can work on-campus up to 20 hours a week during Fall and Spring semesters and full-time during the holidays and summer breaks. Students can find on-campus job via Handshake, job posting system. Top 10 Part-Time jobs in USA for Indian students are:

• Teaching Assistant
• Campus Tech Support
• Barista
• Catering Assistant
• Academic Department Assistant

At the time of MSU admission, international students are required to submit an IELTS score. Minimum score required in IELTS is 6.5 or higher. TOEFL / PTE / Duolingo scores are also accepted.

The minimum or sub-score is different for graduate courses. So, check with the official website to know the details.