Michigan State University welcomes 8,000 new students this fall
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Administrators at Michigan State University are expecting 8,000 first-year students to arrive on campus next week. The class of 2021 is considered one of the largest in the school's history. Overall, MSU received 36 ,000 applications from prospective students, but only 8,000 were admitted. They will move onto campus Monday, with classes scheduled to begin Wednesday. Nearly 16,000 students will be living on the East Lansing campus this academic year in residence halls and on- campus apartments . As in past years, a number of volunteers will be pitching in to help with move in, including other students, faculty, staff, alumni and community volunteers, according to a news released from the university. More than 72 percent of new students are from Michigan, which the university said reflects its long- standing land grant tradition . MSU enrolls the most Michigan students of any university in the state. According to the school, it will be enrolling the large...