Mississippi State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 90,000

Weather

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

Honors College

Name Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College
Students 1,500 (9%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,475
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 55%
From Region 27%
Athletes 386 (2.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Black 16%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 320 33% 88% 0% 6% 3% 1% $63,968 23 +0.21 60 96%
Biological Engineering 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,262 23 -0.42 89 — — — — —
Agribusiness 43 — 63% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,302 51 +0.11 78 100% — — — —
Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communications 18 — 28% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,049 13 -1.35 47 98% — — — —
Agronomy 36 — 72% 89% 0% 8% 3% 0% $80,706 99 +1.78 83 95% — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 20 — 85% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,444 40 -0.28 46 82% — — — —
Animal and Dairy Sciences 78 — 13% 86% 0% 5% 4% 1% $70,243 95 +1.68 71 99% — — — —
Culinology 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,143 26 -0.46 48 — — — — —
Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion 29 — 14% 76% 3% 3% 7% 3% $53,084 11 -1.04 31 96% — — — —
Horticulture 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,444 40 -0.28 46 82% — — — —
Poultry Science 10 +2 60% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $70,243 95 +1.68 71 99% — — — —
Veterinary Medical Technology 39 — 0% 79% 0% 18% 0% 0% $42,772 6 -1.30 9 100% — — — —
Human Development and Family Science 26 — 0% 85% 0% 12% 4% 0% $45,434 11 -0.93 14 89% — — — —
Landscape Contracting and Management 7 — 86% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $83,570 7 -1.50 86 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Architecture, Art, and Design 199 43% 83% 2% 7% 4% 0% $72,137 50 -0.01 74 98%
Architecture 45 — 56% 69% 7% 13% 4% 0% $85,786 98 +2.03 87 100% — — — —
Art 30 — 27% 80% 0% 3% 10% 0% $49,305 64 +0.27 22 89% — — — —
Fashion Design and Merchandising 34 — 0% 82% 3% 15% 0% 0% $51,961 16 -0.96 28 100% — — — —
Interior Design 31 — 3% 87% 0% 3% 3% 0% $69,187 56 +0.13 70 100% — — — —
Building Construction Science 59 — 86% 93% 0% 0% 3% 0% $86,514 11 -1.24 88 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 1,442 38% 69% 1% 20% 4% 2% $63,675 22 -0.13 59 96% 9.1%
Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $102,868 6 -1.20 96 100% 5.2% — — —
Computer Science 106 — 84% 62% 7% 18% 6% 5% $102,868 27 -0.65 96 100% 5.2% — — —
Cybersecurity 11 — 73% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $99,727 69 +0.32 95 — — — — —
Chemistry 13 — 38% 69% 0% 15% 8% 0% $67,720 31 -0.37 67 100% — — — —
Geosciences 85 — 59% 79% 1% 5% 7% 2% $74,200 86 +0.82 77 94% 6.5% — — —
Mathematics 14 +3 57% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $64,272 18 -0.80 60 90% — — — —
Physics 4 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,291 24 -0.53 79 — — — — —
Biochemistry 82 +2 33% 79% 0% 13% 1% 1% $78,536 76 +0.63 81 98% — — — —
Biological Sciences 127 +1 32% 76% 2% 16% 2% 0% $64,831 42 -0.19 62 100% 14.1% — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,446 56 +0.12 66 — — — — —
Microbiology 22 +3 9% 73% 5% 14% 9% 0% $76,460 82 +0.83 79 89% — — — —
Environmental Science 12 — 50% 83% 0% 8% 8% 0% $58,875 56 +0.03 47 — — — — —
Medical Technology 8 +2 12% 62% 12% 25% 0% 0% $69,430 56 +0.07 70 — — — — —
English 14 — 29% 79% 0% 21% 0% 0% $43,468 8 -1.09 10 90% — — — —
Foreign Languages 17 — 12% 12% 0% 6% 0% 76% $69,108 87 +0.99 69 100% — — — —
General Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,463 16 -0.75 22 — 7.6% — — —
General Liberal Arts 84 — 43% 55% 4% 30% 8% 1% $70,857 94 +1.30 72 — — — — —
History 14 +1 50% 86% 0% 7% 0% 0% $41,334 1 -1.52 8 85% 8.8% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 56 — 46% 52% 0% 41% 2% 0% $46,686 7 -1.02 16 100% 7.6% — — —
Multidisciplinary Studies 242 — 41% 64% 1% 30% 2% 2% $51,995 26 -0.51 28 92% 7.9% — — —
Philosophy 7 — 57% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $55,174 36 -0.47 37 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,726 3 -1.10 12 100% — — — —
Communication 119 — 28% 83% 0% 10% 3% 1% $57,385 37 -0.42 43 99% — — — —
Political Science 57 +3 46% 74% 0% 12% 9% 2% $78,018 73 +0.43 81 92% — — — —
Psychology 236 +9 18% 71% 1% 21% 6% 1% $54,175 48 -0.13 34 96% 10.8% — — —
Social Work 23 — 22% 43% 0% 43% 9% 0% $46,307 13 -0.82 15 92% — — — —
Sociology 14 +3 14% 50% 0% 43% 7% 0% $50,496 25 -0.58 25 — — — — —
Music 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,214 60 +0.27 21 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,572 61 +0.30 22 — — — — —
Criminology 59 — 32% 64% 2% 22% 7% 0% $54,762 22 -0.71 36 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 797 52% 80% 2% 11% 3% 2% $75,303 58 -0.40 78 97% 7.2%
Information Systems 27 — 85% 70% 0% 19% 7% 0% $96,431 53 -0.09 93 100% 7.5% — — —
Management Information Systems 2 — 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $87,945 30 -0.50 89 — — — — —
Accounting 108 — 47% 85% 2% 6% 3% 2% $87,259 55 +0.02 88 96% — — — —
Business Administration 324 — 57% 80% 2% 12% 3% 2% $69,185 35 -0.44 70 96% 7.2% — — —
Business Economics 22 +1 50% 77% 5% 9% 5% 0% $79,199 25 -0.71 82 — — — — —
Economics 5 +2 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $76,789 19 -0.80 80 — — — — —
Finance 88 +7 61% 75% 5% 9% 7% 2% $79,040 17 -0.69 82 99% — — — —
Marketing 177 +12 31% 83% 1% 8% 2% 2% $74,980 46 -0.20 78 96% — — — —
Supply Chain Logistics 44 +16 66% 77% 0% 16% 2% 5% $69,185 6 -1.33 70 96% 7.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 555 29% 77% 1% 16% 3% 1% $57,978 6 +0.07 45 96% 7.8%
Health Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $67,134 62 +0.19 66 — — — — —
Kinesiology 236 — 39% 75% 1% 18% 3% 1% $67,171 75 +0.63 66 98% — — — —
Educational Psychology 47 — 13% 68% 0% 21% 4% 0% $54,552 51 -0.08 35 96% 10.5% — — —
Educational Technology 24 — 83% 62% 0% 29% 4% 0% $67,977 95 +1.51 67 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 160 — 2% 81% 0% 14% 1% 1% $47,337 19 -0.74 17 94% 7.2% — — —
Secondary Education 47 — 34% 94% 0% 4% 0% 0% $47,337 14 -0.91 17 94% 7.2% — — —
Special Education 16 — 19% 81% 0% 6% 6% 0% $51,602 29 -0.65 27 86% — — — —
Music Education 22 — 73% 64% 5% 18% 14% 0% $59,049 96 +1.32 47 98% — — — —
Emergency Management 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $72,798 44 -0.18 75 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Forest Resources 112 54% 89% 2% 3% 5% 1% $60,897 12 +0.33 52 96% 6.0%
Forestry 36 — 86% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,738 80 +0.86 72 97% 6.0% — — —
Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture 67 — 39% 84% 3% 4% 7% 1% $55,818 54 +0.12 39 95% — — — —
Environmental Economics and Management 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,840 46 -0.13 50 — — — — —
Natural Resources and Conservation 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,209 44 -0.19 48 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering 846 76% 81% 3% 7% 4% 2% $106,650 97 +0.69 97 99% 4.1%
Aerospace Engineering 66 — 80% 73% 6% 8% 8% 5% $105,745 75 +0.41 97 98% 3.2% — — —
Biomedical Engineering 54 — 39% 80% 2% 7% 4% 2% $84,886 11 -1.18 87 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 69 — 55% 75% 7% 6% 7% 0% $120,839 95 +1.57 99 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 117 — 79% 83% 3% 4% 4% 3% $99,768 88 +1.06 95 100% 4.0% — — —
Computer Engineering 43 — 91% 70% 2% 7% 7% 7% $96,057 6 -0.99 93 95% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 95 — 83% 82% 2% 12% 1% 0% $113,513 51 -0.17 98 100% 3.9% — — —
Engineering 35 +1 74% 66% 11% 17% 6% 0% $112,692 92 +1.08 98 100% 3.5% — — —
Industrial Engineering 83 — 63% 82% 2% 7% 4% 0% $106,254 34 -0.48 97 100% 4.9% — — —
Mechanical Engineering 196 — 83% 87% 2% 3% 3% 2% $116,239 97 +2.14 98 99% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 2 +2 100% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $105,590 48 -0.39 97 — — — — —
Computer Systems Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,800 36 -0.36 90 — — — — —
Data Science 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,470 15 -1.03 89 — — — — —
Industrial Production 32 — 94% 91% 0% 3% 0% 3% $92,987 65 +0.35 92 99% 4.8% — — —
Industrial Technology 50 — 92% 80% 4% 8% 4% 0% $92,987 65 +0.35 92 99% 4.8% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,715
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,485
Est. In-State Cost $13,861
Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,142
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 18.0% 768 51% 81% 2% 10% 3% 2% $74,528 39 -0.41 77 96% 7.2%
Engineering 17.9% 764 74% 80% 4% 7% 4% 2% $108,113 74 +0.72 97 99% 4.0%
Social Sciences 12.5% 534 22% 73% 0% 18% 5% 1% $56,642 43 -0.22 41 96% 10.8%
Humanities 10.2% 436 41% 60% 1% 29% 3% 5% $55,038 50 -0.22 37 93% 7.9%
Agriculture & Food Science 9.3% 398 40% 88% 1% 5% 4% 1% $63,677 65 +0.36 59 97% 6.0%
Education 5.8% 247 17% 81% 0% 13% 1% 0% $49,619 23 -0.54 22 93% 7.2%
Health Sciences 5.8% 246 38% 74% 2% 18% 3% 1% $67,244 14 +0.61 66 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 235 30% 76% 2% 14% 3% 0% $70,746 67 +0.20 72 98% 14.1%
Professional 4.9% 208 74% 81% 1% 10% 4% 0% $79,894 76 -0.46 83 99% 4.8%
Arts 4.0% 169 32% 78% 3% 10% 5% 0% $64,469 93 +0.60 61 98% —
Computer Science 3.5% 150 82% 67% 5% 17% 5% 3% $100,912 34 -0.48 95 100% 5.7%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 116 58% 79% 1% 5% 8% 2% $72,348 33 +0.45 74 94% 6.5%

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $142M #14 33% $1.3M 23 #27 174 24
Engineering $68.7M #75 66% $0.6M 53 #69 377 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $39.5M #56 42% $0 24 #168 142 1
Physical Sciences & Math $31.4M #99 61% $0.1M 24 #111 178 9
Health Sciences $18.0M #107 76% $0.0M 2 #219 22 —
Computer Science $13.0M #70 64% $0.0M 6 #124 84 —
Life & Natural Sciences $12.2M #147 51% $0.3M 11 #146 58 5
Business & Economics $7.5M #81 42% $0 1 #242 — —
Education $3.8M #126 3% $0 24 #172 — —
Total $336M #89 48% $2.4M 168 #127 1,035 40

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $37.6M $37.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 57 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Baseball 41 $7.6M $7.6M $0
Basketball 18 $12.2M $12.2M $0
Golf 12 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Tennis 10 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Total 221 $63.1M $63.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 99 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Soccer 41 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Basketball 26 $6.3M $6.3M $0
Softball 22 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Volleyball 19 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Tennis 9 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Golf 7 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Total 165 $20.7M $20.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 156 $6.0M $6.0M $0
Football 110 $37.6M $37.6M $0
Basketball 44 $18.5M $18.5M $0
Baseball 41 $7.6M $7.6M $0
Soccer 41 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Softball 22 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Golf 19 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Tennis 19 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Volleyball 19 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Total 386 $157.3M $157.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 86% 85% 62%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 88%
SAT Range 1000 – 1230
SAT Math Range 490 – 620
SAT RW Range 510 – 620