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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?

4,145 Undergraduate Awards
$30,040 Avg Cost After Aid
80% 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 2017-2018, 85% of the faculty were full-time.

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Mississippi State University Rankings

Out of the 30 colleges in Mississippi, Mississippi State is ranked at #2.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Mississippi State.

Rank Ranking Name Share
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#10 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
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#42 Most Popular Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#47 Most Popular Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#47 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Mississippi State has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Other Zoology/Animal Biology Schools College Factual
#12 Best Industrial Technology Schools College Factual
#24 Best Instructional Media Design Schools College Factual
#24 Best Educational/Instructional Technology Schools College Factual
#25 Best Industrial Production Technology Schools College Factual
#77 Best Engineering Technologies Schools College Factual

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
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/msstate
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/msstate

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 required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mississippi State?

80% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
6% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Mississippi State University is 80%. 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 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 6% 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 520 and 630. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Mississippi State University  ( 520 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Mississippi State University  ( 530 to 640 )
200
800
Mississippi State received ACT scores from 93% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 32. Math scores were between 20 and 28. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

ACT English Scores for Mississippi State University  ( 22 to 32 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Mississippi State University  ( 20 to 28 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Mississippi State University  ( 22 to 30 )
1
36

Can I Afford Mississippi State University?

$30,040 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
8.3% Loan Default Rate
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 $7,327 a year. That adds up to $29,308 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mississippi State is 8.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Mississippi State University

4,762 Took All Classes Online
20,306 Took At Least One Class Online
39.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 1 master’s degree programs available online at Mississippi State. In 2019-2020, 20,306 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mississippi State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 13th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Mississippi State

The following table shows how Mississippi State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Forestry #4 #1
Other Engineering #6 #7
General Engineering #7 #20
Electrical Engineering #7 #13
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering #10 #7
Management Information Systems #13 #26
Civil Engineering #13 #10
Industrial Engineering #13 #10
Natural Resources & Conservation #13 #19
Mechanical Engineering #16 #10
Teacher Education Grade Specific #55 #118

Online Growth Rankings of Mississippi State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mississippi State University was 39.7%. This is the #767 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mississippi State regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Mississippi State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Education 8%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 3%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Mississippi State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Mississippi State.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Teacher Education Grade Specific #154
Education #417

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 301 0 125 4 430
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 284 0 0 0 284
Health & Physical Education 244 0 26 0 270
Teacher Education Grade Specific 205 0 42 0 247
Mechanical Engineering 192 0 24 0 216
Accounting 143 0 31 0 174
Marketing 171 0 0 0 171
General Biology 147 0 19 4 170
General Psychology 155 0 7 1 163
Communication & Media Studies 146 0 0 0 146
Geological & Earth Sciences 63 0 74 6 143
Finance & Financial Management 117 0 0 0 117
Animal Science 107 0 0 0 107
Civil Engineering 90 0 17 0 107
Chemical Engineering 104 0 1 0 105
Computer Information Systems 69 0 21 4 94
Educational Administration 0 0 75 14 89
Industrial Production Technology 89 0 0 0 89
Electrical Engineering 64 0 14 7 85
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 82 0 0 0 82
Industrial Engineering 55 0 15 10 80
Biomedical Engineering 73 0 5 1 79
Liberal Arts General Studies 70 0 0 0 70
History 53 0 12 4 69
Criminology 67 0 0 0 67
Wildlife Management 55 0 10 0 65
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 44 0 18 0 62
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43 0 14 4 61
Forestry 48 0 13 0 61
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 48 0 8 5 61
Political Science & Government 58 0 1 1 60
Human Development & Family Studies 48 0 7 3 58
Management Information Systems 46 0 2 0 48
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 42 0 5 0 47
Special Education 25 0 17 0 42
Textile & Apparel Studies 39 0 3 0 42
Agricultural Production 15 0 14 10 39
General Engineering 0 0 14 24 38
Social Work 38 0 0 0 38
Other Engineering 33 0 2 1 36
General English Literature 28 0 8 0 36
General Visual & Performing Arts 36 0 0 0 36
Plant Sciences 35 0 0 0 35
Agricultural Economics & Business 33 0 1 0 34
Nutrition Science 0 0 32 0 32
Chemistry 12 0 8 12 32
Food Science Technology 31 0 0 0 31
Computer Engineering 28 0 0 0 28
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 27 0 0 0 27
Construction Management 27 0 0 0 27
Student Counseling 0 0 24 2 26
Sociology 19 0 5 2 26
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 15 10 25
Instructional Media Design 25 0 0 0 25
General Architecture 22 0 0 0 22
General Education 0 22 0 0 22
Mathematics 18 0 4 0 22
Anthropology 13 0 9 0 22
Interior Architecture 21 0 0 0 21
Landscape Architecture 15 0 3 0 18
Natural Resources Conservation 6 0 0 10 16
Taxation 0 0 14 0 14
Horticulture 13 0 0 0 13
Business/Managerial Economics 12 0 0 0 12
Philosophy 11 0 0 0 11
Zoology 0 0 4 6 10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 10 0 0 0 10
Public Administration 0 0 10 0 10
Petroleum Engineering 7 0 0 0 7
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7 0 0 0 7
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 6 6
Physics 0 0 6 0 6
Music 6 0 0 0 6
Economics 5 0 0 0 5
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 3 3
Statistics 0 0 3 0 3
Culinary Arts 3 0 0 0 3
Information Technology 0 0 2 0 2
Biological & Physical Science 2 0 0 0 2
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 1 1
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Systems Theory 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4,145 22 784 155 5,106

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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