Facts and Figures
Medical Education
Approximately 305 students graduate each year as part of MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine's mission to produce primary care physicians for the state.
37% of graduates from the Class of 2025 are entering primary care.
The college enrolls approximately 1,200 students statewide. Each year, 400 first- and second-year students are taking classes in East Lansing, and about 100 each at the Detroit Medical Center and Macomb University Center. Approximately 600 third- and fourth-year students are in clinical rotations at partner hospitals across the state.
Of our 2024 academic year entering class, 67% are Michigan residents from communities ranging from Detroit and West Michigan to the Upper Peninsula. Our students come from across the United States and from around the globe.
Of our 2024 academic year entering class, 13% of the class are from groups underrepresented in medicine, 48% are persons of color, 13% are first generation college students and 15% are non-traditional students.
7,117 persons applied for admission to the 2024 academic year class.
To provide high-quality pre- and post-doctoral medical education, the college collaborates with 27 hospitals and centers throughout our Graduate Medical Education Alliance (GME Alliance).
Match rate for the Class of 2025 was 98%. Our military student match rate was 100%. Our international student match rate was 100%.
Our third- and fourth-year students complete their clinical rotations across a network of 22 base hospitals, with hundreds of adjunct faculty and supervising clinicians.
In 2025, approximately 1,900 physicians-in-training across 20 specialties were enrolled in 250 GME Alliance residency and fellowship events. Of the Class of 2025, 42% entered GME Alliance programs.
Research
Our D.O.-Ph.D. program has 34 students enrolled in the 2025-2026 academic year. These are elite students who spend seven to eight years in both programs simultaneously and conduct basic science or social science research as part of their curriculum. After graduation, these physician-scientists bridge the gap between basic science, engineering, or social science and clinical practice in medical schools, universities or major medical research centers. To date, the D.O.-Ph.D. program has produced 89 dual-degree graduates.
MSUCOM has a highly distinguished cadre of researchers among its faculty, including four professors who hold endowed chairs, and one MSU University Distinguished Professors. MSUCOM receives more funding from the National Institutes of Health than any other osteopathic college -– a testament to the quality of our research.
Faculty
Our faculty is the largest single provider of pediatric care to underserved children in the Lansing area, and provides services at the Ingham County Health Department and at clinics serving the homeless, persons with substance abuse problems and the indigent.
Alumni
More than two-thirds of our graduates stay in the state to practice patient-centered care in almost all of Michigan’s 83 counties, and half practice primary care.