The average composite SAT score for admitted Michigan State University freshman is 1250 out of 1600. Michigan State students have the 277th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1250 is in the 82nd percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1150 to 1350. The 75th percentile score is 1350 while the 25th percentile score is 1150.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by Michigan State but we estimate it to be around a 1050 total composite SAT score.
The average score for Michigan State students on the math portion of the SAT is 625 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 570 and the 75th percentile score 680.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 580 to 670 and the average score for Michigan State University students is 625.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at Michigan State University based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 83.9%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.72.
An SAT score of 1350 or higher is very competitive at Michigan State and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. You have an almost certain chance of acceptance with the probability 91% or higher.
Scores between 1250 to 1340 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. Your chance of acceptance is very high, estimated about 84% to 90%.
SAT scores between 1150 to 1240 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 73% to 83% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1050 to 1140 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 72% chance of admission to Michigan State. SAT scores below 1050 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2023 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 98% |
1590 | 98% |
1580 | 98% |
1570 | 98% |
1560 | 97% |
1550 | 97% |
1540 | 97% |
1530 | 97% |
1520 | 97% |
1510 | 97% |
1500 | 96% |
1490 | 96% |
1480 | 96% |
1470 | 96% |
1460 | 95% |
1450 | 95% |
1440 | 95% |
1430 | 94% |
1420 | 94% |
1410 | 94% |
1400 | 93% |
1390 | 93% |
1380 | 92% |
1370 | 92% |
1360 | 91% |
1350 | 91% |
1340 | 90% |
1330 | 90% |
1320 | 89% |
1310 | 89% |
1300 | 88% |
1290 | 87% |
1280 | 86% |
1270 | 86% |
1260 | 85% |
1250 | 84% |
1240 | 83% |
1230 | 82% |
1220 | 81% |
1210 | 80% |
1200 | 79% |
1190 | 78% |
1180 | 77% |
1170 | 76% |
1160 | 75% |
1150 | 73% |
1140 | 72% |
1130 | 71% |
1120 | 70% |
1110 | 68% |
1100 | 67% |
1090 | 65% |
1080 | 64% |
1070 | 62% |
1060 | 61% |
1050 | 59% |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=171100 IPEDS survey data for Michigan State University.