MEMORANDUM TO: Board of Trustees Budget and Finance …

1 MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. OFFICE OF THE PROVOST Michigan State University Hannah Administration Building 426 Auditorium Road, Room 430 East Lansing, Michigan 48824 Phone: 517-355-6550 Fax: 517-355-9601 October 21, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO: Board of Trustees Budget and Finance Committee FROM: Teresa K. Woodruff, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs SUBJECT: Fall 2021 enrollment report Enclosed is the Fall 2021 enrollment report . These data reflect university enrollments as of September 27, 2021 . This year, total university enrollment is 49,659. This fall we welcome 9,065 new undergraduates. This is our largest entering class to date and includes 4,852 women and 2,328 students of color.

2 Total enrollment includes international students from 126 countries, domestic students from all 50 states, and Michigan students from 82 of 83 counties. Enclosure Cc: Board of Trustees Samuel L. Stanley Jr., , President John Ambrose, , Executive Director of Admissions Lisa Frace, MBA, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Vennie Gore, Senior Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises Thomas Jeitschko, , Senior Associate Provost, Associate Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Dean of the Graduate School Mark Largent, , Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Undergraduate Studies Brian Quinn, , Acting Secretary of the Board of Trustees , Vice President and general Counsel Dave Weatherspoon, , Associate Provost of enrollment and Academic Strategic Planning 1 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY enrollment report for the Board of Trustees October 21.

3 2021 This year s total enrollment for Fall 2021 is 49,659 students. This fall we welcome 9,065 new undergraduates. This is our largest entering class to date and includes 4,852 women and 2,328 students of color. Total enrollment includes international students from 126 countries, domestic students from all 50 states, and Michigan students from 82 of 83 counties. Undergraduate Entering Class MSU received 50,629 applications, exceeding last year s 45,426 by First time Honors College enrollment is 678 students, comprising percent ofthe entering class. This year s entering class includes 2,328 students of color, which is of the domestic total. Domestic students from outside of Michigan total 1,689 and make up of the entering class.

4 New transfers total 1,276 students, similar to the last two years. Total entering class and transfer enrollment , inclusive of summer admits, is10,341 students, percent of which are from and Graduate Students Total undergraduate enrollment is 38,574 students, up from 38,491 last year. Women make up percent of the total undergraduate enrollment , higherthan recent years. There are 1,836 new degree-seeking graduate students at the master s anddoctoral levels, consistent with the recent historical range. New graduate professional enrollment totals 842 students, up from 794 lastyear. Total graduate enrollment , including graduate professional students, is 11,085students, down from 11,204 last University Total university enrollment for students of color is 11,784 students andaccounts for percent of the domestic student total.

5 This is MSU s mostdiverse student body to date. The enrollment mix between undergraduate, graduate and graduateprofessional students is percent, percent, and percent,respectively. The Broad College of Business and the colleges of Social Science,Engineering and Natural Science have the largest enrollments among attachment provides the detailed enrollment statistics. Fall Semester 2021 enrollment report *Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers inthis report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical of of University enrollment Time Undergraduate Apps, Admits College Fall Semester Class by Class Students Source of Undergraduate enrollment by Graduate Graduate Professional Professional enrollment by by Student by College1 Fall enrollment ReportPreface*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020.

6 Numbers inthis report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical equivalents. This report provides historical enrollment related data forthe latest term. Official enrollment counts for the Fall semester are takenat the quarter of the term. Residency in this report is by citizenship and geographicorigin at the time of admission. MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as ofFall 2020^. Numbers in this report for terms prior to Fall2020 were adjusted to reflect historical enrollment Report2^ Note: See University enrollment TrendTermMSUFall 201148,933 Fall 201249,928 Fall 201350,335 Fall 201450,977 Fall 201551,428 Fall 201651,195 Fall 201750,871 Fall 201851,127 Fall 201950,578 Fall 2020*49,695 Fall 202149,659*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020.

7 Numbers inthis report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical enrollment ReportFirst Time Undergraduate Apps, Admits and EnrollmentsFall enrollment Report4 Type201120122013201420152016201720182019 2020*2021 Applications** 28,416 30,340 31,479 33,211 35,303 37,480 36,143 33,129 44,321 45,426 50,629 Admits 20,728 21,340 21,610 21,950 23,400 24,641 25,860 25,733 31,522 34,663 42,150 Enrollments** 7,782 8,154 7,842 7,842 7,929 7,911 8,066 8,395 8,527 8,192 9,028 Entering Class** 7,824 8,201 7,887 7,883 7,967 7,950 8,108 8,442 8,570 8,228 9,065 Admit ** Note: Applications beginning in 2019 reflect first time use of the Common App (see ).

8 ** Note: Enrollments are First Time in the Fall semester.**Note: Entering Class are First Time in the Fall semester plus those that began in the preceding Summer session.*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers inthis report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical CollegeFall Semester EnrollmentFall enrollment Report5 Group20112012201320142015201620172018201 92020*2021 New Honors483531528610648667641724678606678% of Entering Honors2,7232,7932,9123,1743,6393,6863,75 74,0023,9474,2304,363 % of Academic Scholars**155166186198199186941481761591 47% of Entering Class7,8248,2017,8877,8837,9677,9508,108 8,4428,5708,2289,065 Undergraduate** 36,67537,45437,98838,78639,14339,08538,9 9639,4 23 39,17638,49138,090** Note: The criteria for inclusion in the Academic Scholars Program was changed in 2017 resulting in a short-term decrease in the number of new members.

9 ** Note: Data includes only degree-seeking Bachelor s students.*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers inthis report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical Class by Race/EthnicityGroup201120122013201420152 0162017201820192020*2021 Hispanic/Latinx (of any race)286290304355373341399480515525600 Two or more races213199213256238266252276317324326 African American/Black55851159060865661963469961 0601571 Asian 308335380369417451451560608685810 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander68393743337 American Indian/Alaska Native1412131618161114141714 Total Students of color1,3851,3551,5031,6131,7051,7001,751 2,0322,0672,1552,328 Other/Unknown/Blank738958424240324117017 5368 White 5,3415,5095,0225,0435,2045,1305,3445,655 5,6775,5245,945 Domestic Total6,7996,9536,5836,6986,9516,8707,127 7,7287,9147,85 48,641 International 1,0251,24 81,3041,1851,0161,080981714656374424 Total 7,8248,2017,8877,8837,9677,9508,1088,442 8,5708,2289.

10 065 PERCENT BY DOMESTICT otal Students of BY TOTALT otal Students of 7%*Note: MSU and the MSU College of Law fully integrated as of Fall 2020. Numbers inthis report for terms prior to Fall 2020 were adjusted to reflect historical enrollment Report6 Entering Class** EnrollmentGroup2011201220132014201520162 017201820192020*2021 Female4,1044,2364,0824,1484,2654,1794,19 54,4154,4284,4534,852% of ,9145,9905,6225,5935,7425,5265,8596,5086 ,4356,5286,952% of Non-Mich8859639611,1051,2091,3441,2681,2 201,4791,3261,689% of ,0251,2481,3041,1851,0161,08098171465637 4424% of Class Total7,8248,2017,8877,8837,9677,9508,108 8,4428,5708,2289,065** Note: Entering Class are First Time in the Fall semester plus those that began in the preceding Summer session.