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Mississippi State University Overview

Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The location of Mississippi State is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Mississippi State University Known For?

4,629 Undergraduate Awards
$30,040 Avg Cost After Aid
75% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Mississippi State.
  • In a recent academic period84% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Mississippi State makes roughly $51,513 a year. This is 26% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Mississippi State University?

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Contact details for Mississippi State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Lee Boulevard, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: 662-325-2323
Website: www.msstate.edu

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How Do I Get Into Mississippi State?

You can apply to Mississippi State online at: https://www.msstate.edu/future-students/apply

Admission Requirements for Mississippi State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mississippi State?

75% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
7% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Mississippi State University is 75%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Mississippi State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Mississippi State University  ( 540 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Mississippi State University  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800
Mississippi State received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Mississippi State University  ( 21 to 31 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Mississippi State University  ( 21 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Mississippi State University?

$30,040 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Mississippi State is $30,040. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mississippi State, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,253 a year. That adds up to $29,012 over four years for those students.

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Mississippi State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

17,089 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 18,803 undergraduate students at Mississippi State, with 17,089 being full-time and 1,714 being part-time.

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There are also 4,183 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,089 full-time undergraduates at Mississippi State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mississippi State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 263
Black or African American 2,954
Hispanic or Latino 552
White 12,502
International Students 203
Other Races/Ethnicities 615

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Mississippi State University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at Mississippi State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Mississippi State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 379 0 256 9 644
Teacher Education Grade Specific 279 0 122 0 401
Health & Physical Education 268 0 20 2 290
General Psychology 258 0 6 5 269
Mechanical Engineering 193 0 38 0 231
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 227 0 0 0 227
Marketing 205 0 0 0 205
Geological & Earth Sciences 70 0 87 7 164
General Biology 143 0 15 5 163
Accounting 110 0 38 0 148
Communication & Media Studies 143 0 2 0 145
Civil Engineering 120 0 16 0 136
Computer Information Systems 99 0 16 4 119
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 106 0 0 0 106
Finance & Financial Management 106 0 0 0 106
Industrial Engineering 71 0 21 10 102
Electrical Engineering 83 0 8 10 101
Animal Science 95 0 0 0 95
Veterinary Medicine 0 0 0 93 93
Chemical Engineering 89 0 3 0 92
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 57 0 20 5 82
Industrial Production Technology 76 0 0 0 76
Teacher Education Subject Specific 48 0 26 1 75
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 68 0 7 0 75
Educational Administration 0 0 70 4 74
Interdisciplinary Studies 70 0 0 0 70
Wildlife Management 58 0 12 0 70
Biomedical Engineering 60 0 6 2 68
Political Science & Government 61 0 0 1 62
Management Information Systems 39 0 22 0 61
Agricultural Production 32 0 21 7 60
Special Education 25 0 35 0 60
Liberal Arts General Studies 59 0 0 0 59
Forestry 37 0 22 0 59
Human Development & Family Studies 44 0 11 2 57
Agricultural Economics & Business 34 0 15 0 49
General Architecture 49 0 0 0 49
Textile & Apparel Studies 44 0 5 0 49
General Visual & Performing Arts 48 0 0 0 48
Criminology 47 0 0 0 47
Architectural Sciences & Technology 46 0 0 0 46
Student Counseling 0 0 42 2 44
Mathematics 41 0 3 0 44
Food Science Technology 43 0 0 0 43
History 34 0 5 3 42
General Education 0 39 0 0 39
Natural Resources Conservation 22 0 4 13 39
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 30 0 7 0 37
Social Work 37 0 0 0 37
Other Engineering 32 0 2 2 36
Computer Engineering 35 0 0 0 35
Plant Sciences 34 0 0 0 34
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 34 0 0 0 34
General English Literature 21 0 11 0 32
General Engineering 0 0 9 22 31
Nutrition Science 0 0 27 2 29
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 20 6 26
Instructional Media Design 26 0 0 0 26
Interior Architecture 25 0 0 0 25
Sociology 14 0 7 4 25
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 24 0 0 0 24
Anthropology 19 0 5 0 24
Petroleum Engineering 20 0 0 0 20
Chemistry 11 0 2 6 19
Allied Health Professions 0 0 18 0 18
Physics 8 0 5 4 17
Horticulture 14 0 0 0 14
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 0 0 9 5 14
Philosophy 14 0 0 0 14
Taxation 0 0 12 0 12
Economics 12 0 0 0 12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 11 0 0 0 11
Zoology 0 0 7 3 10
Public Administration 0 0 10 0 10
Business/Managerial Economics 9 0 0 0 9
Music 8 0 0 0 8
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 4 0 4
Information Technology 1 0 2 0 3
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 3 3
Statistics 0 0 3 0 3
Biological & Physical Science 2 0 0 0 2
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1 0 0 0 1
Natural Resource Management 1 0 0 0 1
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 0
Biological Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0 0
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 0
Culinary Arts 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4,629 39 1,134 242 6,044

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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