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  • Prospective Students
    • Getting Started
    • Complete the FAFSA
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    • Next Steps
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    • Special Degrees and Populations
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Office of Financial Aid
  • About
  • Prospective Students
  • Undergraduate Aid
  • Graduate & Professional Aid
  • FAQs
  • References

< About

  • Contact
  • Our Mission
  • OFA Terms and Conditions

< Prospective Students

  • Getting Started
  • Complete the FAFSA
  • Estimate Your Costs
  • Next Steps
  • Spartan Tuition Advantage
  • Search For Scholarships
  • Loan Resources
  • Special Degrees and Populations
  • Manage Your Aid

< Undergraduate Aid

  • Spartan Tuition Advantage
  • Scholarships, Grants & Loans
  • Other Aid
  • Special Degrees and Populations
  • Manage Your Aid

< Graduate & Professional Aid

  • Gift Aid
  • Loans
  • Manage Your Aid
  • Other Types of Aid
  • College of Law
  • Medical Students
  • Grad FAQs
  • Special Degrees and Populations

< FAQs

  • FAFSA
  • Spartan Tuition Advantage
  • Aid Eligibility
  • Notification and Disbursement
  • Special Populations

< References

  • Advisors
  • Calendar of Financial Aid
  • CARES Act Reporting
  • Disbursement
  • Enrollment Chart
  • Federal Notices
  • Glossary
  • Grade Levels and Loan Limits
  • Institutional Award Policy
  • Loan Proration
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress
  • Professional Judgment
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Verification
  • Help

Spartan Tuition Advantage

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Spartan Tuition Advantage

What is the Spartan Tuition Advantage?

As the nation's premier land-grant university, we are dedicated to making an MSU education within reach for all Michigan residents. In support of this commitment, the Spartan Tuition Advantage is a financial aid program that covers up to 18 credits of tuition per semester for all qualifying full-time, in-state students through a combination of federal, state and institutional gift aid. For more details about the Spartan Tuition Advantage, visit our FAQ.

Spartan Tuition Advantage Criteria  

First-year student 

be an incoming first-year student

Michigan resident

or qualify for in-state tuition

Pell-eligible

be eligible for the Pell grant 

$75K or less 

total household income 

Apply for admission

Apply for admission to MSU.

Apply

Submit your FAFSA

Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

File FAFSA

For more info

Contact the Office of Financial Aid for further details about your financial aid package.

Contact

Resources

  • FAFSA
  • Federal Loans
  • SIS Help
  • Guest Access
  • MI Aid Programs
  • Admissions Scholarships
  • Tech Support

Enrollment Services

  • Office of the Registrar
  • Student Accounts
  • Office of Admissions

Reports

  • CARES Act Funding

Support Services

  • Disability Resources
  • Veterans Resources

Working at MSU

  • MSU Office of International Students and Scholars
  • MSU Graduate School
  • MSU Student Affairs and Services

Contact us

(517) 432-8000

Email

onestop@msu.edu

In-Person Financial Aid Assistance

Hannah Admininstration Building 426 Auditorium Rd, Rm 140 East Lansing, MI 48824

Financial Aid Mailing Address

Michigan State University Student Services Building 556 E. Circle Dr., Room 252 East Lansing, MI 48824

FAFSA/Federal School Code

002290

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