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Michigan State tuition and net price

Michigan State University · East Lansing, Michigan · Public · 40,922 undergraduates

$17,256
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$44,640
out-of-state tuition and fees
$33,710
full cost of attendance a year
$21,322
average net price after aid

Michigan residents pay $17,256 in tuition and fees for 2025-26; students from other states pay $44,640. After grants and scholarships, the average in-state student receiving aid paid $21,322, 63% of the full $33,710 cost of attendance. Texas State University has the lowest average net price among the schools closest to Michigan State in size and selectivity ($16,660), and Cincinnati the highest ($24,917).

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $11,741Income under $30,000$11,741Income $30,001 to $48,000: $11,883Income $30,001 to $48,000$11,883Income $48,001 to $75,000: $14,300Income $48,001 to $75,000$14,300Income $75,001 to $110,000: $22,082Income $75,001 to $110,000$22,082Income over $110,000: $30,356Income over $110,000$30,356
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use Michigan State's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$20k$40k$60k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $36k In-state: $14k2015-16 Out-of-state: $37k In-state: $14k2016-17 Out-of-state: $38k In-state: $15k2017-18 Out-of-state: $40k In-state: $15k2018-19 Out-of-state: $40k In-state: $16k2019-20 Out-of-state: $40k In-state: $16k2020-21 Out-of-state: $40k In-state: $16k2021-22 Out-of-state: $41k In-state: $16k2022-23 Out-of-state: $43k In-state: $17k2023-24 Out-of-state: $44k In-state: $17k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $45k In-state: $17k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$17,256$44,640
2023-24$17,270$44,040
2022-23$16,617$42,607
2021-22$15,966$41,290
2020-21$15,555$40,384
2019-20$15,555$40,384
2018-19$15,555$40,384
2017-18$15,375$40,024
2016-17$14,880$38,486
2015-16$14,333$36,934
2014-15$13,954$35,516

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$17,256 in-state, $44,640 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$12,928
Books and supplies
$1,420
Full cost of attendance
$33,710 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
24%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
37%
Median federal debt at graduation
$20,000

Colleges similar to Michigan State

The six public four-year colleges closest to Michigan State in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ		86%42,537$17,125$67,414
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH		85%29,882$24,917$60,832
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX		89%36,177$16,660$60,523
Iowa
Iowa City, IA		84%22,264$22,508$70,727
Ohio University
Athens, OH		85%19,633$20,666$61,938
Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO		89%25,538$22,247$66,947

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · Michigan State on College Scorecard