Quick Madison Facts

• Madison has about 1150 students, with each freshman class numbering approximately 320.
• First year Madison students follow a common curriculum including two Madison courses: a yearlong Writing course and a yearlong introductory course on Public Affairs.
• Madison has four majors:
  • International Relations
  • Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy
  • Social Relations
  • Comparative Cultures and Politics
• Course sizes range from 8-35 students with most sections averaging about 25 students
• Madison's faculty are PhD's and occasionally PhD candidates. Graduate students, upperclassmen and alumni are used to support the programs as tutors, mentors, and guest speakers.
• MSU accepts Advanced Placement and credit from other institutions under MSU's General Guidelines
• Madison boasts numerous Major Award Recipients:
  • Students:
    • 5 Rhodes Scholars
    • 11 Truman Scholars
    • 13 Fulbright Scholars
    • 7 Marshall Scholars
    • 5 National Science Foundation Fellows
    • 1 George Mitchell Fellow
  • Faculty:
    • 10 MSU Teacher Scholars
    • 4 Distinguished University Professors
    • 2 University Distinguished Professors
    • 6 State of Michigan Awardees
• 35% of the 2004 Phi Beta Kappa class at MSU were Madison students
• 15% of Madison students are in the Honors College
• Madison Alumni have attended numerous Graduate & Law Schools including (but not limited to):
  • Harvard, Yale, the University of Chicago, Stanford, Georgetown, Cornell, Columbia, the University of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin, the University of Minnesota, as well as the University of Michigan, Detroit-Mercy, Wayne State, Vanderbilt, George Washington, Duke, London School of Economics, and MSU.
    
• Madison students must fulfill a Field Experience requirement by completing an internship and/or a study abroad program
• Madison has numerous study abroad programs, including programs in - Brussels, Budapest/Prague, the Caribbean and Cambridge
• Dual Majors are possible within Madison and with other Colleges
• Admissions procedures and costs are the same as MSU. Madison students are eligible for financial aid and scholarships from MSU.