Rankings
Michigan State University's position among popular rankings appear below, by edition of the source in which the ranking was published. This site is updated as the latest version of each ranking is released.
Undergraduate Rankings
N/R = Not Ranked
Source: US News & World Report
America's Best Colleges
| Category |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
| National Universities |
85 |
75 |
82 |
| Top Public Universities |
35 |
29 |
33 |
| |
| Best Undergraduate Business Programs |
21 |
22 |
23 |
| Supply Chain Management |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Production/Operations Management |
11 |
8 |
7 |
| Quantitative Analysis |
N/R |
N/R |
13 |
| Management |
18 |
20 |
14 |
| Accounting |
14 |
12 |
19 |
| Marketing |
21 |
N/R |
21 |
| Finance |
22 |
29 |
22 |
| International Business |
22 |
17 |
23 |
| |
| Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs |
48 |
46 |
50 |
| Biological/Agricultural Engineering |
12 |
12 |
N/R |
| |
Source: Washington Monthly
| Category |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
| National Universities |
29 |
33 |
38 |
| Top Public Universities |
21 |
23 |
21 |
Source: Kiplinger's Best Value Colleges
| Category |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
| In-State Public Universities |
50 |
40 |
38 |
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Graduate Rankings
N/R = Not Ranked
Source: US News & World Report
America's Best Graduate Schools
| Program |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
| Best Education Schools |
13 |
15 |
21 |
| Elementary Teacher Education |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Secondary Teacher Education |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Curriculum and Instruction |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| Higher Education Administration |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision |
8 |
7 |
4 |
| Educational Psychology |
4 |
5 |
5 |
| Education Policy |
11 |
11 |
9 |
| Special Education |
12 |
13 |
12 |
| |
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| Best Business Schools |
36 |
35 |
37 |
| Supply Chain/Logistics |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Production/Operations |
12 |
11 |
8 |
| International Business |
21 |
N/R |
19 |
| Marketing |
N/R |
18 |
21 |
| Management |
N/R |
23 |
22 |
| Accounting |
N/R |
22 |
24 |
| |
| Best Engineering Schools |
49 |
48 |
56 |
| Biological/Agricultural Engineering |
11 |
13 |
14 |
| Civil Engineering |
43 |
39 |
36 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
37 |
38 |
42 |
| Chemical Engineering |
39 |
44 |
44 |
| Materials Engineering |
47 |
39 |
46 |
| Electrical Engineering |
48 |
43 |
48 |
| Environmental Engineering |
38 |
45 |
54 |
| Computer Engineering |
46 |
42 |
N/R |
| |
| Best Medical Schools-Primary Care: |
|
|
|
| MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine |
12 |
15 |
33 |
| MSU College of Human Medicine |
70 |
71 |
60 |
| |
| Best Medical Schools-Research: |
|
|
|
| MSU College of Human Medicine |
88 |
87 |
N/R |
| |
| Best Nursing Schools (Master's programs) |
61 |
58 |
63 |
| Nursing Anesthesia |
|
29 |
N/R |
| Doctor of Nursing Practice |
|
|
62 |
| |
| Best Law Schools |
94 |
100 |
96 |
| Part-time Law |
48 |
44 |
38 |
| Intellectual Property Law |
32 |
N/R |
N/R |
| |
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| Best Online Graduate Programs: |
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| Online Grad Education Programs |
11 |
8 |
|
| Online Grad Criminal Justice Programs |
16 |
10 |
|
| Online Grad Business Programs (excludes MBA) |
26 |
16 |
|
| Online Grad Nursing Programs |
31 |
26 |
|
Source: US News & World Report (Grad programs ranked every few years)
| Program |
Most Recent Rank |
Edition |
| African History |
1 |
2018 |
| Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
1 |
2018 |
| Nuclear Physics |
1 |
2015 |
| Rehabilitation Counseling |
1 |
2016 |
| Criminology |
7 |
2009 |
| Econometrics |
12 |
2018 |
| Veterinary Medicine |
12 |
2016 |
| Economics |
29 |
2018 |
| Physics |
29 |
2015 |
| Political Science |
29 |
2018 |
| Social Work |
32 |
2017 |
| Clinical Psychology |
41 |
2017 |
| Sociology |
42 |
2018 |
| History |
44 |
2018 |
| Chemistry |
45 |
2015 |
| Psychology |
45 |
2018 |
| Mathematics |
46 |
2015 |
| Speech-Language Pathology |
46 |
2017 |
| Statistics |
47 |
2015 |
| Biological Sciences |
50 |
2015 |
| Computer Science |
56 |
2015 |
| English |
60 |
2018 |
| Earth Sciences |
77 |
2015 |
| Fine Arts |
82 |
2017 |
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Global Rankings
N/R = Not Ranked
Source: US News & World Report Best Global Universities
| Category |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
| Overall Rank |
75 |
82 |
78 |
| U.S.-only Rank |
47 |
46 |
45 |
| |
| Subject Rankings: |
| Plant and Animal Science |
12 |
14 |
11 |
| Agricultural Sciences |
21 |
21 |
24 |
| Environment/Ecology |
27 |
24 |
24 |
| Economics and Business |
23 |
23 |
25 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health |
55 |
54 |
54 |
| Mathematics |
57 |
59 |
58 |
| Physics |
36 |
61 |
63 |
| Arts and Humanities |
N/R |
93 |
73 |
| Space Science |
N/R |
61 |
75 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology |
70 |
76 |
75 |
| Computer Science |
N/R |
N/R |
98 |
| Biology and Biochemistry |
N/R |
112 |
99 |
| Microbiology |
84 |
N/R |
104 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology |
N/R |
N/R |
126 |
| Engineering |
N/R |
148 |
135 |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics |
N/R |
N/R |
161 |
| Materials Science |
N/R |
219 |
215 |
| Chemistry |
N/R |
233 |
203 |
| Clinical Medicine |
N/R |
239 |
234 |
Source: Times Higher Ed World University Rankings (London)
| Category |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
| Overall Rank |
82 |
99 |
101 |
| U.S.-only Rank |
36 |
39 |
42 |
| |
| Overall Subject Rankings: |
| Social Sciences |
45 |
52 |
35 |
| Life Sciences |
51 |
51 |
47 |
| Engineering and Technology |
|
84 |
N/R |
| Physical Sciences |
|
86 |
N/R |
Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai)
| Category |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
| Overall Rank |
105 |
99 |
126 |
| U.S.-only Rank |
54 |
50 |
55 |
| |
| ARWU Field Rankings: |
| Social Sciences |
36 |
38 |
58 |
| Life and Agriculture |
51-75 |
51-75 |
62 |
| Natural Science and Mathematics |
101-150 |
101-150 |
98 |
| Engineering and Computer Science |
101-150 |
101-150 |
N/R |
| Clinical Medicine |
151-200 |
151-200 |
N/R |
| |
| ARWU Subject Rankings: |
| Economics and Business |
41 |
48 |
|
| Physics |
51-75 |
51-75 |
|
| Computer Science |
76-100 |
51-75 |
|
| Mathematics |
101-150 |
101-150 |
|
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| Shanghai Subject Rankings |
| Environmental Engineering |
|
|
56 |
| Electrical Engineering |
|
|
64 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
|
|
93 |
| Energy Science |
|
|
134 |
| Materials Science |
|
|
181 |
| Chemical Engineering |
|
|
270 |
Source: Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Universty Rankings (London)
| Category |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
| Overall Rank |
164 |
160 |
149 |
| U.S.-only Rank |
42 |
42 |
39 |
| |
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
| Subject Rankings: |
|
|
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| Accounting and Finance |
51-100 |
72 |
66 |
| Agriculture and Forestry |
17 |
8 |
7 |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
|
|
57 |
| Archaeology |
|
|
96 |
| Architecture |
|
|
141 |
| Biological sciences |
101-150 |
151 |
134 |
| Business Management |
51-100 |
69 |
61 |
| Chemistry |
151-200 |
176 |
192 |
| Communication and Media Studies |
6 |
9 |
12 |
| Computer Science |
151-200 |
153 |
160 |
| Development Studies |
|
64 |
39 |
| Earth and Marine Sciences |
151-200 |
166 |
170 |
| Economics |
51-100 |
88 |
76 |
| Education and Training |
19 |
25 |
21 |
| Engineering Chemical |
|
117 |
108 |
| Engineering Civil |
101-150 |
113 |
79 |
| Engineering Electrical |
101-150 |
149 |
132 |
| Engineering Mechanical |
51-100 |
87 |
82 |
| English Language and Literature |
201-250 |
163 |
197 |
| Environmental Studies |
51-100 |
75 |
68 |
| Geography |
51-100 |
126 |
96 |
| History |
151-200 |
116 |
89 |
| Hospitality and Leisure Management |
|
|
21 |
| Linguistics |
51-100 |
88 |
58 |
| Law |
|
|
217 |
| Materials Science |
|
110 |
104 |
| Mathematics |
151-200 |
154 |
169 |
| Modern Languages |
151-200 |
157 |
163 |
| Nursing |
|
76 |
85 |
| Performing Arts |
|
|
76 |
| Pharmacy and Pharmacology |
151-200 |
196 |
99 |
| Philosophy |
|
181 |
135 |
| Physics and Astronomy |
101-150 |
136 |
157 |
| Psychology |
51-100 |
86 |
71 |
| Sociology |
101-150 |
98 |
112 |
| Sports-related subjects |
|
|
23 |
| Statistics |
101-150 |
88 |
99 |
| Subject Policy |
|
75 |
N/R |
| Veterinary Science |
21 |
15 |
12 |
| |
| Subject Rankings for Faculty: |
| Social Sciences and Management |
123 |
89 |
|
| Life Sciences and Medicine |
215 |
157 |
|
| Arts and Humanities |
170 |
160 |
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| Engineering and Technology |
169 |
179 |
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| Natural Science |
157 |
180 |
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