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.

2023-24 Academic Year

More than 2,400 students participated in education abroad.

• 10% increase compared to last year
• 70 students studied abroad more than once

MSU exceeded national participation in the following categories:

• Graduate/Professional students (+2.3%)
• Males (+2%)
• Short-term programs (+22.3%)
• Programming in the following regions: Sub-Saharan Africa (+4.4%), Asia (+3.7%), Latin America & the Caribbean (+9.6%), and Oceania (+1.9%)
• Students in the following academic fields: STEM (+11.1%), Social Sciences (+1.3%), Communications/Journalism (+1.6%), & Legal Studies & Law Enforcement (+1.6%)

Participation increased in every racial/ethnic category compared to last year

• Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (+16%)
• Black or African American (+5%)
• Hispanic or Latino (+16%)
• White (+11%)

Colleges with the most participants were the Eli Broad College of Business, College of Social Science and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

The top five majors/fields of study represented were Psychology, Osteopathic Medicine,

Integrative Management (MBA), Human Biology, and Finance.

Students from more than 160 major degree programs were represented on education abroad programs from all academic colleges.

Engagement in research abroad increased approximately 60% between academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

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

The Office for Education Abroad awarded scholarships to more than 750 students exceeding $586,000, which represents a $50K increase in scholarships awarded from the previous academic year.

 For further details and statistics can be found in the Annual Report on Education Abroad - 2022-24 Participation Overview.