Global Rankings

Times Higher Education World University Ranking (London)

N/R = Not Ranked

 202320242025
Overall World Rank106116122
U.S.-only Rank373942

MSU's Highest-Ranked Subject Areas (Overall Global Ranking)

 202320242025
Education Studies91315
Business and Economics465053
Psychology101-1258161
Social Sciences708673
Computer Science808893
Life Sciences989694
Physical Sciences126-1509994

Times Higher Education World University Rankings Website

 

Times Higher Education Sustainability IMPACT Ranking (London)

 US Rank 
2023
US Rank
2024
US Rank
2025
Global Rank
2023
Global Rank
2024
Global Rank
2025
Overall Ranking232262561

U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (MSU's Highest-Ranked SDGs)

 US Rank 
2023
US Rank
2024
US Rank
2025
Global Rank
2023
Global Rank
2024
Global Rank
2025
#17 Partnership for the Goals121342384
#2 Zero Hunger52219828
#11 Sustainable Cities and Communities22414526
#15 Life on Land24793387

N/A = Not Applicable as MSU did not send data to Times Higher Ed for the given SDG for the given year.

 

US News & World Report Best Global Universities

 20232024-20252025-2026
Overall World Rank116123133
U.S.-only Rank454547

MSU's Highest-Ranked Subject Areas (Overall Global Ranking)

 20232024-20252025-2026
Education and Education Research259
Plant and Animal Science111820
Arts and Humanities383932
Environment/Ecology505141
Agricultural Sciences273444
Social Sciences and Public Health494957
Economics and Business364962
Ecology 7670
Computer Science737982
Psychiatry/Psychology878884
Physics1007886
Artificial Intelligence569792
Microbiology979397

 US News & World Report Ranking Website

 

Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

MSU's Highest-Ranked Subject Areas (Overall Global Ranking)

 202220232024
Education243
Communication355
Environmental Science & Engineering71016
Management213319
Agricultural Sciences123727
Ecology323227
Law242528
Remote Sensing4951-7536
Biotechnology51-7576-10048

Shanghai Rankings Website

 

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (London)

N/R = Not Ranked

 202320242025
Overall World Rank159136152
U.S.-only Rank383332 

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject

MSU's Highest-Ranked Subject Areas (Overall Global Ranking)

Subject202320242025
Agriculture and Forestry141411
Communication and Media Studies91316
Veterinary Science292916
Education161718
Hospitality and Leisure Mgmt323634
Psychology455441
Linguistics333543
Environmental Sciences595569
Business Management638378
Economics and Econometrics10010888
Physics and Astronomy818896
Mathematics8210197

 

QS World University Rankings website