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Mississippi State University is one of the leading colleges in Mississippi with the acceptance rate of 76%. Deadlines for application are . For more information, call (662) 325-2224 or send email at admit@msstate.edu.

17707 Enrolled 76% Acceptance Rate 21 - 30 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 17,707
    • Average HS GPA: 3.58
    • Acceptance Rate: 76%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 21% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 16% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 11% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 9% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 10% — 2.50 - 2.99
    • 4% — 2.00 - 2.49

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    520 - 640
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    510 - 640
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    21 - 30

Academics

  • Majors

    AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES.
    Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations.
    Agricultural Business and Management, General.
    Agricultural Economics.
    Agriculture, General.
    Agronomy and Crop Science.
    Animal Sciences, General.
    Food Science.
    Horticultural Science.
    Landscaping and Groundskeeping.
    Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management.
    Poultry Science.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Entomology.
    Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology.
    Microbiology, General.
    Molecular Biology.
    Toxicology.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business/Commerce, General.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Construction Management.
    Finance, General.
    Insurance.
    Management Information Systems, General.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    Real Estate.
    Taxation.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    EDUCATION.
    Agricultural Teacher Education.
    Business Teacher Education.
    College Student Counseling and Personnel Services.
    Community College Education.
    Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
    Curriculum and Instruction.
    Education, General.
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
    Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship.
    Elementary Education and Teaching.
    Music Teacher Education.
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
    Secondary Education and Teaching.
    Special Education and Teaching, General.
    Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other.
    Technical Teacher Education.
    Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education.
    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
    Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other.
    Industrial Technology/Technician.
    ENGINEERING.
    Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering.
    Agricultural Engineering.
    Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
    Chemical Engineering.
    Civil Engineering, General.
    Computer Engineering, General.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Engineering Mechanics.
    Engineering, General.
    Engineering, Other.
    Industrial Engineering.
    Mechanical Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
    Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.
    Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other.
    Health/Health Care Administration/Management.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Applied Mathematics, General.
    Mathematics, General.
    Statistics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Biological and Physical Sciences.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
    Systems Science and Theory.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Forestry, General.
    Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management.
    Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Philosophy.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Counseling Psychology.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Public Administration.
    Social Work.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Economics, General.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other.
    Music, General.
    Visual and Performing Arts, General.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Doctoral
    • Doctoral/Professional
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate
    • Post-Master's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Renel Brooks-Moon
    First African American woman announcer for a professional sports team
    Trisha Brown
    First woman choreographer to receive a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Award”
    Congresswoman Barbara Lee
    US Congresswoman representing California’s Ninth Congressional District
    Rebeca Mauleón
    Acclaimed pianist, composer, educator, and musical innovator
    Meredith May
    San Francisco Chronicle journalist; recipient of PEN USA Literary Award
    Thoraya Ahmed Obaid
    First Saudi Arabian woman to head a UN agency; human rights activist
    Susan Perrine
    Developer of sickle cell disease treatment; noted medical researcher

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Dec 1

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA
    • State Aid

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $9110
    Required Fees
    $110
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1200
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    $4200
    Transportation for Commuters
    $2504
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $10812

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    • Need-Based United Negro College Fund
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • College/university loans from institutional funds
    • Federal Perkins Loans
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 85/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    18584
    Foreign Countries Represented
    60

  • Demographics

    • Asian 1.61%
    • African-American 16.47%
    • Hispanic 3.66%
    • Caucasian 73.47%
    • Male 50%
    • Female 50%
    • Аre out of state 32

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    32%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    No
    Quality of life rating 97/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    N/A
    Campus Environment
    Suburban
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    No
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    380
    Number of Honor Societies
    18
    Number of Social Sororities
    14

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (8)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (9)
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    LGBT Support Groups: www.health.msstate.edu/scs/whatwedo/groups.php
    Minority Support Groups
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus Air Force ROTC Offered on-campus

  • Sustainability

    N/A

    Green rating
    60

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    40%
    Graduate in 5 years
    60%
    Graduate in 6 years
    64%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Coop
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • M-F
      • 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
      • (662) 325-2224
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Varies
      • Average Length: 1 hour

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Not Available
      Times
      N/A
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