N/R = Not Ranked
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Overall World Rank | 116 | 122 | 105 |
| U.S.-only Rank | 39 | 42 | 38 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Education Studies | 9 | 13 | 15 |
| Business and Economics | 46 | 50 | 53 |
| Psychology | 101-125 | 81 | 61 |
| Social Sciences | 70 | 86 | 73 |
| Computer Science | 80 | 88 | 93 |
| Life Sciences | 98 | 96 | 94 |
| Physical Sciences | 126-150 | 99 | 94 |
| US Rank 2023 | US Rank 2024 | US Rank 2025 | Global Rank 2023 | Global Rank 2024 | Global Rank 2025 | |
| Overall Ranking | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 61 |
| US Rank 2023 | US Rank 2024 | US Rank 2025 | Global Rank 2023 | Global Rank 2024 | Global Rank 2025 | |
| #17 Partnership for the Goals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 84 |
| #2 Zero Hunger | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 28 |
| #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 26 |
| #15 Life on Land | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 87 |
N/A = Not Applicable as MSU did not send data to Times Higher Ed for the given SDG for the given year.
| 2023 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
| Overall World Rank | 116 | 123 | 133 |
| U.S.-only Rank | 45 | 45 | 47 |
| 2023 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | |
| Education and Education Research | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 11 | 18 | 20 |
| Arts and Humanities | 38 | 39 | 32 |
| Environment/Ecology | 50 | 51 | 41 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 27 | 34 | 44 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | 49 | 49 | 57 |
| Economics and Business | 36 | 49 | 62 |
| Ecology | 76 | 70 | |
| Computer Science | 73 | 79 | 82 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | 87 | 88 | 84 |
| Physics | 100 | 78 | 86 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 56 | 97 | 92 |
| Microbiology | 97 | 93 | 97 |
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Education | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Communication | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| Management | 21 | 33 | 19 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 12 | 37 | 27 |
| Ecology | 32 | 32 | 27 |
| Law | 24 | 25 | 28 |
| Remote Sensing | 49 | 51-75 | 36 |
| Biotechnology | 51-75 | 76-100 | 48 |
N/R = Not Ranked
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Overall World Rank | 136 | 152 | 161 |
| U.S.-only Rank | 33 | 32 | 34 |
| Subject | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Veterinary Science | 29 | 29 | 16 |
| Education | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Hospitality and Leisure Mgmt | 32 | 36 | 34 |
| Psychology | 45 | 54 | 41 |
| Linguistics | 33 | 35 | 43 |
| Environmental Sciences | 59 | 55 | 69 |
| Business Management | 63 | 83 | 78 |
| Economics and Econometrics | 100 | 108 | 88 |
| Physics and Astronomy | 81 | 88 | 96 |
| Mathematics | 82 | 101 | 97 |
QS World University Rankings website