MSU has been accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) since 1932. Eligible professional academic and service programs within the University are accredited by the following agencies:
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
- Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
- American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
- American Dietetics Association (ADA)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB)
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)
- National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD)
- National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- American Psychological Association (for PhD level Internships in Counseling and Psychological Services) (APA)
- Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (for Student Health Service)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (for Intercollegiate Athletics) (NCAA)
