Affordability
The Strategic Retention unit aligns academic coaching, financial support, and individual case management across all areas of student success and wellbeing to ensure every student can successfully learn, thrive, and graduate. The unit also works to support students who have left higher education and seek to return.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University has joined the National Student Success Project.
Joined October 2026
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Affordability
That means full transparency about college costs; policies welcoming transfer students and credits they have already earned; and financial aid and other support for those in need.
The programs below are the ones the institution put forward against this commitment, with the outcomes it reports against each.
Academic Excellence
Academic ExcellenceThat means many things, including courses that challenge and inspire; continuous assessment of teaching tools and methods; student participation in cutting-edge research and discovery; close faculty engagement with students; and timely academic help for those who need it.
The programs below are the ones the institution put forward against this commitment, with the outcomes it reports against each.
Leinweber Center for Engineering and Digital Innovation
This cutting edge educational space prepares students for interdisciplinary challenges of the future through innovative teaching and educational programs tailored to student’s unique missions and career paths.
Career Pathways
Career PathwaysCareer preparation runs through the institution's advising, its employer relationships and its funding for work-based learning.
The programs below are the ones the institution put forward against this commitment, with the outcomes it reports against each.
Career Connected Spartans
This initiative aligns academic, co-curricular, and experiential learning into an integrated experience where students engage with meaningful career resources and opportunities from orientation through graduation.