Michigan State University

Academics

Accomplishments

MSU continued its excellent record of students earning prestigious scholarships with the naming of Truman and Goldwater winners in 2003. The scholarship count now stands at: Rhodes, 16; Churchill, 14; Truman, 13; Goldwater, 11; Marshall, seven; and Mitchell and Gates, one each. The university has had more Rhodes Scholars than any other Big Ten Conference university in the past generation.

Related Topics:
Rhodes Scholars - Big Ten Conference

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U.S. News & World Report ranks 10 of MSU?s graduate departments in the top 10 in their field nationally. The College of Education?s elementary and secondary education graduate programs have been ranked No. 1 for eleven consecutive years, and eight of the College of Education's programs rank in the top ten nationwide. A leader in research and headquarters for several international programs, the College of Education is considered one of the world's best.

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The criminal justice program is the largest such program in the nation. Established in 1935 as a school of police administration, it is a world leader in cyber security, forensic science, and the study of youth violence.

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The university's Study Abroad program is the largest of any single-campus university in the nation; 1,819 MSU students studied abroad in 2001-02. Study Abroad offers more than 190 programs in more than 60 countries on all continents, including Antarctica.

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MSU is home to a world-class particle accelerator, the National Superconducting Cyclotron. In 2004 a new isotope of the element germanium was produced and observed at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. The new germanium isotope is Ge-60.

Related Topics:
Particle accelerator - Germanium

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Michigan State University is also credited with developing cisplatin, a leading cancer fighting drug, and homogenization of milk amongst many other recent innovations.

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Academic programs

Bachelors, master's, and doctoral programs are offered through MSU's colleges:

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• The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• The College of Arts and Letters
• The Eli Broad College of Business and The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management
• The College of Communication Arts and Sciences, which includes the student run television station WKAR-TV (channel 23), and radio stations WKAR-AM and WKAR-FM
• The MSU College of Law (formerly the Detroit College of Law)
• The College of Education
• The College of Engineering
• The College of Human Ecology
• The College of Human Medicine
• The Lyman Briggs School of Natural Science
• The James Madison College (which offers Public Affairs degrees for undergraduates only)
• The College of Natural Science
• The College of Nursing
• The College of Osteopathic Medicine
• The College of Social Science
• The College of Veterinary Medicine.