All professional programs have national accreditation: ABET (engineering and computer science), AACSB (business), NAAB (architecture) and NLN (nursing).

MSU receives over US$103 million per year in grants to conduct research and creative activities. Undergraduate students in many field work directly with top researchers and professors, giving them valuable hands-on experience.

MSU ranks eighth in the country for universities with the most students who have received the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, given for excellence in math and science. MSU students have earned 41 Goldwater awards, more than students from Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Yale and other top schools.

MSU students pass the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam at a rate of 95%. The national average is 83%.

MSU's CPA (certified public accountant) students rank #1 in the nation for CPA pass rates!

MSU's Computer Science program is fully accredited--only 10% of the Computer Science programs in the country have this distinction. This means that students are in higher demand and receive better salaries.

MSU offered the first accredited 5-year Master's of Architecture program in the nation.

Our film school is one of the top film schools in the nation and offers the only Master's degree in Natural History Filmmaking in the country that is partially funded through the Discovery Channel.