Is Michigan State or University of Maryland larger in campus size?

Michigan State has the larger campus.

That matters most for students who want a true big-campus environment with lots of open space, a more self-contained college-town feel, and longer walks or bus rides between parts of campus. Michigan State is known for having a very large, park-like campus with the Red Cedar River running through it, which adds to that sense of scale.

Maryland is still a large university, but its campus footprint is smaller than Michigan State’s and often feels denser and more compact by comparison. For a student who wants a busy major university without quite as much physical sprawl, Maryland may feel easier to navigate day to day.

So if your question is strictly about campus size, Michigan State is larger. If you care about how that translates into everyday experience, Michigan State tends to feel broader and more spread out, while Maryland feels large but somewhat tighter and more concentrated.