Facts About MSU

• Nearly half of MSU freshmen work for pay on campus.
• Nearly all incoming MSU students plan to use campus recreational facilities.
• Almost all of MSU?s incoming freshmen believe they will like college.
• Engineering is the most popular field of study among incoming students at MSU.
• Business is one of the most popular majors among incoming MSU students.
• A large percentage of MSU students (86%) think it is important to be involved in student organizations and activities.
• Top reasons to live on campus include meeting people & the convenience of being on campus.
• More than 75% of MSU students have never smoked cigarettes on a regular basis.
• MSU is the first college choice for most of our incoming freshmen.
• Over one-third of freshmen intend to earn a graduate degree.
• The most popular reason for attending MSU is training for a specific career.
• Becoming a medical professional is one of the top career choices for incoming freshmen.
• Frequent users of the Sanderson Center have higher GPAs than non-users.
• Students who use the Sanderson Center are more likely to continue in school than other students.
• Frequent users of the Sanderson Center have an average GPA of 3.00 or better.
• The number one expected career field among male MSU freshmen: Engineering.
• The number one expected career field among female MSU freshmen: Business.
• Nearly 90% of incoming MSU students choose to live in campus housing.
• The MSU website is freshmen students? favorite source of MSU information.
• Nearly 80% of MSU freshmen report that they use cell phones while driving.
• Female students are more likely to be involved in student organizations than males.
• Male students more often live off-campus than female students.
• About 95% of entering freshmen expect to earn good grades at MSU