Michigan State University Scholarships and Merit Aid
East Lansing, Michigan
8 scholarships Michigan State University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.
40,243Undergraduates
83%Admit rate
Merit awarded on published numbers (1)
These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.
MSU Non-resident Scholarship
$7,000
Published requirement
3.4 GPA (scale as the school published it)
Who it is for
Out-of-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Students with a GPA of 3.4 or higher on a 4.0 scale are guaranteed a minimum of $7,000.admissions.msu.edu (read 2026-07-07)
Awards that take an application (4)
The school publishes an amount for these, and also publishes that something beyond the admission file decides them.
Agriculture and Natural Resources Distinguished Scholarship (ANRDS)
$20,000
Department
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR)
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$20,000 per year for eight semesters (fall and spring)canr.msu.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.
MSU Scholarships (AcademicWorks) — university-wide scholarship application system used by essentially every MSU college/department (Broad College of Business, College of Natural Science, College of Nursing, etc.) to post and process departmental award applications.
Every amount on this page was read off a Michigan State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.