Michigan State University

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Michigan State University
Former names
Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (1855–1861)
State Agricultural College (1861–1909)
Michigan Agricultural College (1909–1925)
Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science (1925–1955)
Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science (1955–1964)
Motto
  • "Spartans Will."[1][2]
  • "Advancing Knowledge. Transforming Lives.[3]
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedFebruary 12, 1855; 169 years ago (1855-02-12)
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$4.4 billion (2023)[4]
PresidentKevin Guskiewicz
Academic staff
5,703 (fall 2023)[5]
Administrative staff
7,365 (2023)[5]
Students52,089 (fall 2024)[5]
Undergraduates41,234 (fall 2024)[5]
Postgraduates10,855 (fall 2024)[5]
Location
East Lansing
,
Michigan
,
United States

42°43′30″N 84°28′48″W / 42.72500°N 84.48000°W / 42.72500; -84.48000
CampusSmall city[6], 5,300 acres (21 km2)[5]
ColorsGreen and white[7]
   
NicknameSpartans
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten
MascotSparty
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Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the country.[8][9][10] After the introduction of the Morrill Act in 1862, the state designated the college a land-grant institution in 1863, making it the first of the land-grant colleges in the United States. The college became coeducational in 1870. Today, Michigan State has facilities all across the state and over 634,000 alumni.

Michigan State is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[11][12] The university's campus houses the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, the W. J. Beal Botanical Garden, the Abrams Planetarium, the Wharton Center for Performing Arts, the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, and the country's largest residence hall system.[13]

The university's six professional schools include the College of Law (founded in Detroit, in 1891, as the Detroit College of Law and moved to East Lansing in 1995), Eli Broad College of Business; the College of Nursing, the College of Osteopathic Medicine (the world's first state-funded osteopathic college),[14] the College of Human Medicine, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. The university pioneered the studies of music therapy,[15] packaging, hospitality business, supply chain management, and communication sciences.

University faculty, alumni, and affiliates include 2 Nobel Prize laureates, 20 Rhodes Scholars, 20 Marshall Scholars, and 8 Pulitzer Prize winners. The Michigan State Spartans compete in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. Spartan teams have won national championships in many sports, including football, men's basketball, ice hockey, and women's cross-country.

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