Campus is home to 51,316 students, 5,696 faculty and academic staff, 565 buildings, 124 miles of sidewalk, 115 miles of storm sewers, nine bridges, 32,163 parking spaces, 21,710 trees, 1,477 streetlights … you get the idea.
There are many ways to measure the size of Michigan State University.
It can be hard to grasp, especially when the forces that make life at MSU possible — that feed it, power it, sustain it, protect it, heal it — often work behind the scenes.
In an attempt to better illustrate the magnitude of the university, The State News spent weeks collecting data from MSU spokespeople, organizations, annual reports, university webpages and previous reporting.
The result is a collection of over 100 statistics showing what happens during an average week on campus, from the number of blueberry bagels delivered to dining halls to the number of students reported for academic misconduct.
The State News calculated nearly every statistic from the most recent annual information, meaning the statistics listed don’t account for variations between fall, spring and summer semesters.
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A week in dining
