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Mississippi State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Mississippi State, MS
Population 90,000
Website http://www.msstate.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,092
Men / Women 49% / 51%
White 67%
Black 18%
Hispanic 6%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%
From State 55%
From Region 27%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 20%
Engineering 15%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Education 7%
Health Sciences 6%
Arts 4%
Computer Science 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,202
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,637
Est. In-State Cost $13,197
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,751
10-Year ROI $154,000
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 46%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,683 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (68%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $34M #46
Engineering, Computing & Math $84M #77
Life & Natural Sciences $202M #83
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 63 #85
Life & Natural Sciences 150 #158
Humanities & Social Sciences 49 #252

Honors College

Name Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College
Students 1,500 (8%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 91%
SAT Range 1140 – 1300
SAT Math Range 540 – 680
SAT RW Range 560 – 670
ACT Range 21 – 29

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 335 34% / 66% 0% $57,001 95%
Biological Engineering 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $76,196 85 —
Agronomy 19 — 89% / 11% 0% $58,091 56 96%
Agronomy and Crop Science 28 — 79% / 21% 0% $47,207 26 89%
Animal and Dairy Sciences 92 — 15% / 85% 0% $71,455 80 94%
Culinology 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,460 41 —
Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion 30 +1 13% / 87% 0% $46,183 23 96%
Horticulture 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $47,207 26 89%
Poultry Science 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $71,455 80 94%
Veterinary Medical Technology 22 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,212 7 100%
Agribusiness 39 — 69% / 31% 0% $61,250 63 97%
Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communications 11 +1 36% / 64% 0% $49,074 31 96%
Human Development and Family Science 45 — 4% / 96% 0% $40,610 11 100%
Landscape Contracting and Management 18 — 78% / 22% 0% $73,450 82 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Architecture, Art, and Design 178 35% / 65% 1% $59,221 97%
Architecture 37 — 49% / 51% 0% $70,060 78 100%
Art 46 — 26% / 74% 0% $46,246 23 91%
Fashion Design and Merchandising 31 — 10% / 90% 0% $45,206 20 100%
Interior Design 30 — 0% / 100% 3% $60,193 61 100%
Building Construction Science 34 — 88% / 12% 0% $76,902 85 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 1,520 38% / 62% 1% $52,860 93%
Artificial Intelligence — — — — $83,231 90 97%
Computer Science 103 — 85% / 15% 6% $83,231 90 97%
Cybersecurity 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $83,031 90 —
Chemistry 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $58,593 58 —
Geosciences 79 — 61% / 39% 0% $54,013 45 96%
Mathematics 28 +2 64% / 36% 4% $68,391 76 94%
Physics 4 +1 75% / 25% 0% $65,396 71 —
Biochemistry 71 — 27% / 73% 1% $56,867 53 95%
Biological Sciences 119 — 19% / 81% 0% $65,609 72 95%
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $57,973 56 —
Environmental Science 22 — 77% / 23% 0% $52,863 42 —
Microbiology 34 +2 32% / 68% 0% $58,885 58 —
Medical Technology 9 +2 22% / 78% 0% $57,852 56 —
Anthropology 20 +1 40% / 60% 0% $38,912 8 100%
Communication 134 — 33% / 67% 0% $50,575 35 92%
Criminology 48 +1 31% / 69% 0% $45,871 22 96%
English 22 +1 18% / 82% 0% $42,693 14 89%
Foreign Languages 27 +1 33% / 67% 0% $74,778 83 85%
General Liberal Arts 92 — 49% / 51% 0% $44,924 19 —
History 38 +3 61% / 39% 0% $36,014 6 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 64 — 42% / 58% 0% $40,617 11 100%
Multidisciplinary Studies 233 — 35% / 65% 0% $45,314 20 89%
Philosophy 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $48,377 29 —
Political Science 45 +5 36% / 64% 2% $60,348 62 94%
Psychology 264 +2 19% / 81% 1% $47,631 27 90%
Social Work 25 — 20% / 80% 0% $39,512 9 96%
Sociology 8 +1 25% / 75% 0% $41,693 13 —
Music 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $42,916 15 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 853 59% / 41% 1% $61,173 94%
Information Systems 46 — 85% / 15% 0% $69,612 78 97%
Accounting 110 — 54% / 46% 1% $71,913 81 97%
Business Administration 377 +6 57% / 43% 1% $54,081 46 93%
Business Economics 15 +2 80% / 20% 0% $65,916 72 —
Economics 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,560 70 —
Finance 100 +4 82% / 18% 2% $69,553 78 92%
Marketing 154 +23 40% / 60% 1% $64,519 70 97%
Supply Chain Logistics 47 +5 68% / 32% 0% $54,081 46 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 609 24% / 76% 0% $45,039 95%
Health Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,086 49 —
Kinesiology 243 — 42% / 58% 0% $51,438 38 98%
Educational Psychology 53 — 2% / 98% 0% $36,197 6 90%
Educational Technology 15 — 93% / 7% 0% $59,140 59 96%
Elementary Education 214 — 4% / 96% 0% $40,048 10 94%
Secondary Education 43 — 30% / 70% 0% $40,048 10 94%
Special Education 21 — 14% / 86% 0% $40,198 10 100%
Music Education 19 — 37% / 63% 0% $49,074 31 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Forest Resources 92 59% / 41% 0% $55,848 96%
Forestry 31 — 90% / 10% 0% $65,848 72 94%
Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture 53 — 43% / 57% 0% $50,619 35 97%
Environmental Economics and Management 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,251 40 —
Natural Resources and Conservation 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $51,449 38 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering 750 81% / 19% 1% $89,706 98%
Aerospace Engineering 64 — 84% / 16% 0% $94,025 95 89%
Biomedical Engineering 53 — 47% / 53% 2% $75,267 84 100%
Chemical Engineering 49 — 67% / 33% 0% $104,589 98 100%
Civil Engineering 105 — 77% / 23% 2% $84,639 91 99%
Computer Engineering 22 — 95% / 5% 5% $83,570 90 95%
Electrical Engineering 85 — 91% / 9% 1% $98,845 97 100%
Engineering 46 — 83% / 17% 0% $89,302 93 100%
Industrial Engineering 64 — 73% / 27% 0% $89,777 94 100%
Mechanical Engineering 176 — 84% / 16% 2% $96,021 96 98%
Petroleum Engineering 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $86,580 92 —
Data Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $74,876 83 —
Industrial Production 24 +1 96% / 4% 0% $72,000 81 98%
Industrial Technology 56 — 98% / 2% 0% $72,000 81 98%

Rankings

Engineering

Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Growing Strong

Computer Science

Hoodie Not Included Cybersecurity
Capture-the-Flag Club President

Life & Natural Sciences

Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Back 40
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Aggies with Stethoscopes (Veterinary Sciences)

Business & Economics

Show Me the Bushels Agribusiness & Economics
Pork Belly Portfolios