Each year, thousands of students at Michigan State University are transformed by their educational experiences outside of the United States and can be found in classrooms, research labs, field stations, and internship sites throughout the world.

2024-25 Academic Year

More than 2,400 students participated in education abroad.

• 4% increase compared to last year
• 64 students studied abroad more than once

The top ten destinations included:

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. United Kingdom
4. Japan
5. Mexico
6. South Africa
7. Ireland
8. France
9. Australia
10. India

Top three undergrad majors served:

1. Finance
2. Human Biology
3. Psychology

Top three graduate/professional programs served:

1. Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM)
2. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
3. Juris Doctor (JD)

Top three sending MSU Colleges:

1. Eli Broad College of Business
2. College of Social Science
3. College of Communication Arts and Sciences

Students from more than 200 distinct programs/tracks were represented on education abroad programs.

Approximately 15% of MSU students graduated with education abroad experience.