Planning & Budgets

Current Documents

MSU 2021-22 Budget Development Guidelines

Budget Development Guidelines as approved by the Board of Trustees on June 18, 2021. Includes revenues, expenditures, and tuition and fee rates for the 2021-22 period. Also included are undergraduate Core/Professional tuition rates for 2022-23 and 2023-24.

2021-22 Budget Development Guidelines (PDF)

Academic Governance

Cash, Finances and Budget Update (PowerPoint)
Cash, Finances and Budget Update (PDF)

MSU 2020-21 Budget Development Guidelines and Implementation

Budget Development Guidelines as approved by the Board of Trustees on June 26, 2020. Includes revenue and expenditure totals for the 2020-21 period.

FY2020-21 Budget Development Guidelines (PDF)

MSU Fiscal Planning for FY 2020-2021

Fiscal Planning FY 2020-21 (PowerPoint)
Fiscal Planning FY 2020-21 (PDF)

MSU 2020-21 Tuition and Fee Rates

Tuition and Fee Rates for 2020-21 as passed by the Board of Trustees on May 15, 2020.

MSU General Fund, Ag Bio, MSUE, and Athletic Budget 2020-21

Detailed 2020-21 budgetary information for the General Fund (by function), MSU AgBioResearch, MSU Extension, and the Department of Athletics. For previous years, please refer to: 

Budget History

FY21 Budget (PDF)

MSU Administrative Budget 2020-21

2020-21 General Fund operating budget by Major Administrative Unit

2020-21 Administrative Budget (PDF)

Capital Outlay

Capital planning at Michigan State University occurs within the context of 2020 Vision: A Community Concept for the Michigan State University Campus. This comprehensive, multiyear master plan establishes the framework and direction for capital planning and will, with recurring updates, support the institution’s mission over the next 20 years.

2023 Capital Outlay (PDF)
2022 Capital Outlay (PDF)
2021 Capital Outlay (PDF)
2020 Capital Outlay (PDF)
2019 Capital Outlay (PDF)

Annual Capital Planning List

Annual capital planning list presented to Board of Trustees on September 5, 2019.

MSU Financial & Operational Health

Enrollment Report

Annual Fall Enrollment report for the MSU Board of Trustees.

State Transparency Report (Section 245)

Consistent with MSU's commitment to transparency, and in response to the Public Transparency Website Requirement (PDF), find comprehensive institutional information across a broad array of operational areas here.

Operating Data

Data Digest

The MSU Statements: Data Digest is designed to provide comprehensive quantitative information about Michigan State University (MSU).

Planning Profile Summary (PPS)

Aggregated data on faculty, staff, students, student credit hours, class size, research, budget, expenditure, and space metrics. Formatted to base year 1994 and includes the most recent four years of data in HTML version. Users can also select specific years, units, and variables using the University Metric Tools Excel workbook.

Prior Year Documents

Faculty Senate Follow-Up

Details on questions and issues raised during the January 14, 2020 Faculty Senate budget and planning presentation.

Faculty Senate Follow Up 3-12-2020 (PDF)

Faculty Senate Follow Up 3-12-2020 (PowerPoint)

2021 Faculty Senate Budget Presentation

A budget briefing detailing the FY21 MSU GF budget presented to the Faculty Senate on June 23, 2020.

Faculty Senate Budget Presentation (PDF)

Faculty Senate Budget Presentation (PPT)

Faculty Senate Presentation

Budget and planning discussion presented to Faculty Senate January 14, 2020.

Presidents Council Budget Briefing

A budget briefing presented to the President’s Council August 27, 2019

Faculty Senate Budget Briefing

A budget briefing presented to the Faculty Senate February 19, 2019.

FY19 Appropriation Request

Appropriation Request (PDF)
Board of Trustees resolution and associated appropriation request for 2019-20.

FY19 & FY20 Budget Overview and Guidelines

Introduction to the Budget Development Guidelines (PDF)
A presentation introducing the 2018-19 and 2019-20 MSU general fund budget as approved by the Board of Trustees on June 22, 2018

2018-19 & 2019-20 Budget Development Guidelines and Implementation (PDF)
Budget Development Guidelines as approved by the Board of Trustees on June 22, 2018. Includes revenue and expenditure totals and tuition and fee rates for 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Senate Fiscal Agency Conference Report

Summary analysis of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 higher education budget.