Michigan State University rankings have always been recorded within the top 150 in the world by popular agencies such as QS, U.S. News and THE. As per QS World Rankings 2025, it ranks #=152 while in U.S. News it ranks on #123rd position among Best Global Universities for 2024-25. MSU ranks the highest in Times Higher Education World Rankings 2025 by occupying #122 spot. The university has however witnessed a slight drop in its global ranking compared to previous year’s. In QS, Michigan State University dropped from #136 in 2024 to #=152 in 2025 and #116 to in 2024 to #122 in 2025 in the Times Higher Education.

According to QS, MSU ranking has been influenced by factors like international research network (97.5), sustainability (96.3), academic reputation (59.5), and employment outcomes (57.1). Meanwhile in THE, Michigan State University obtains an overall score of 64.7 based on factors like research environment, teaching, research quality, international outlook and industry.

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Michigan State University World Rankings

The 5 year trend for Michigan State University rankings in the world by esteemed ranking agencies are as follows:

Agency 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
QS World University Rankings #=152 #136 #159 #157 #157
U.S. News and World Report - #123 #116 -
Times Higher Education #122 #116 #106 #93 #105

Michigan State University National Rankings

Apart from global rankings, MSU also ranks nationwide across various categories by U.S. News and Forbes. The university ranks #30 among public colleges by U.S. News and #34 by Forbes

Agency Ranking Category Rankings
U.S. News and World Report Rankings Top Public Schools #30
Best Colleges for Veterans #37
Most Innovative Schools #53
National Universities #63
Best Value Schools #165
Top Performers on Social Mobility #274
Forbes Public Colleges #34
Top Colleges #90
Research Universities #67
In South #12

Michigan State University Rankings by Subjects

Michigan State University has been ranked among 150 universities in the world for subjects like Computer Science, Engineering, Business and Life Sciences as per THE and QS Rankings in 2025. Given below is the detailed ranking report of these subjects with 5 year trend between 2021 to 2025:

Michigan State University Computer Science Rankings

The Michigan State University computer science program ranks #93 in THE and #136 in QS as per 2025 Rankings. MSU has witnessed a slight drop in THE for computer science program from #88 in 2024 to #93 in 2025. Meanwhile, in QS, MSU jumped from #161 in 2024 to #136 in 2025 for computer science and information systems.

Agency/Subject 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
THE Computer Science #93 #88 #80 #100 #91
QS Computer Science and Information Systems #=136 #161 #148 #126 #=132

Michigan State University Engineering Rankings

The engineering program at Michigan State University is ranked for various disciplines in QS WUR by Subject Rankings 2025. For Mechanical Engineering, the university ranks #105 and #101-150 for Civil Engineering & Structural Engineering by QS. Check out the more ranking for engineering program earned by MSU:

Agency/Subject 2025 2024 2021 2022 2021
THE Engineering #151-175 #176-200 #176-200 #151-175 #151-175
QS Mechanical Engineering #105 #=106 #90 #93 #91
QS Civil and Structural Engineering #101-150 #151-200 #101-150 #101-150 #101-150
QS Engineering and Technology #=137 #=114 #153 #=163 #141
QS Chemical Engineering #151-200 #151-200 #101-150 #101-150 #101-150

Michigan State University Business Rankings

Michigan State University ranks among the top 100 universities for business courses by QS and Times Higher Education in 2025. MSU’ ranking has slightly improved in QS for Business and management studies from #83 in 2024 to #78 in 2025. Meanwhile, it witnessed a drop of 3 positions in THE for Business and Economics from #50 in 2024 to #53 in 2025. Check out the previous rankings of the Business courses offered by MSU:

Agency/Subject 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
QS Business and Management Studies #=78 #83 #63 #=60 #=66
QS Accounting and Finance #101-150 #101-150 #101-150 #101-150 #=99
THE Business and Economics #53 #50 46 #52 #50

Michigan State University Medical Rankings

MSU ranks #94 for Life Sciences in THE Rankings 2025 and #=128 in QS Rankings 2025. It has dropped to dropped by 12 position for QS Life Science from #116 in 2024 to #128 in 2025. On the other, MSU slightly improved by 2 position in THE for Life Sciences from #96 in 2024 to #94 in 2025. The detailed ranking for other medical courses at MSU along with Life Sciences are as follows:

Agency/Subject 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
THE Medical and Health #201-250 #176-200 #201-250 #176-200 #151-175
THE Life Sciences #94 #96 #98 #75 #67
QS Medicine #201-250 #201-250 #151-200 #151-200 #151-200
QS Life Sciences and Medicine #=128 #116 #132 #=127 #=133

Michigan State University US News Rankings by Subject

Around 37 courses offered by Michigan State University were ranked in the latest U.S. News and World Rankings. All of these courses were ranked among the top 550 subjects globally, while 13 of them were listed in the top 100 subjects worldwide. Check out the list of top 100 ranked subjects of MSU by U.S. News and World Rankings

Subject Rankings
Education and Educational Research #5
Plant and Animal Science #18
Agricultural Sciences #34
Arts and Humanities #39
Economics and Business #49
Social Sciences and Public Health (tie) #49
Environment/Ecology #51
Ecology #76
Physics #78
Computer Science #79
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology #86
Psychiatry/Psychology #88
Artificial Intelligence #97

Michigan State University is one of the top 150 university worldwide according to popular rankings agencies. Though, MSU’s global ranking has slightly dropped to #152 in the 2025 QS WUR Rankings, it still ranks below 150 in the U.S. News and THE World Rankings.