Student Information System - How to Find Your APID / Student Number

Tags how-to public

Objective

Following the steps below will help you locate your APID / Student Number in Student Information System, which you may need for verification or registration purposes.

Environment

Student Information System (student.msu.edu)
Students that graduated after Fall Semester 2021

Before You Begin

You will need your NetID password to log in to the Student Information System. See KB 1085 (link) for instructions to reset the password if needed.

You will also need a multi-factor authentication (MFA) credential registered to your account. See KB 957 (link) for instructions.

Steps

  1. Navigate to student.msu.edu (link).
  2. Select Login near the top-left.
  3. Log in using your MSU email address and password.
  4. Verify your login with your MFA credential of choice.
  5. Your Student Number will be displayed in the My Profile tile in the format "1########".
  6. You're done! You've successfully located your Student Number.

Additional Info

Student Numbers, which begin with a '1' instead of 'A' replaced the older APID identifier. Existing APIDs are converted by simply changing the leading 'A' to a '1'.

Related Topics

If you are an employee looking to find your ZPID, it is written on your Spartan Card, or see KB 1693 (link) to look it up in EBS

If you are an associate looking to find your FPID, please contact the ID Office (link)

Print Article

Related Services / Offerings (2)

NetID Services
MSU NetIDs are assigned to all current faculty, staff, students and retirees. A NetID is a unique alphanumeric identifier auto-generated from the user's name. Your NetID is your personal identifier at MSU and serves as your login to many university computing and networking services. Your NetID also determines your MSU email address which is netid@msu.edu (e.g. the NetID msuspartan would have the email address msuspartan@msu.edu).
Student Information System
Student Information System (SIS) supports administrative processes critical to the matriculation and graduation of Spartans every year. The Student Information System is comprised of Oracle’s PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and Oracle’s Student Financial Planning which is supported by technical developers and PeopleSoft.