Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Public research
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Acceptance rate
77.6%
18,125 admitted
SAT · 50th
1200
Range 1100–1340
6-yr grad
62.9%
Retention 83.0%
Undergrads
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16:1 S-F
Admissions
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78.4% / 79.8%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications23,346
Overall admit rate77.6%
In-state admit rate78.4%
Out-of-state admit rate79.8%
Enrolled3,596 · 19.8% yield
Test scores
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1200
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1100–1340 · 6.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W560620670
Math540590680
Comp110012001340
ACT
255075
Comp212529
Cost & aid
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$10,052
in-state tuition
out-of-state $27,487
Tuition (in-state)$10,052
Tuition (out-of-state)$27,487
Fees$150
Room & board$12,902
Books$1,200
Avg need-based grant$9,660
% need met55.0%
Academics
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16 : 1
student-faculty ratio
83.0% retention
Student-faculty16 : 1
Retention83.0%
4-year graduation42.8%
6-year graduation62.9%
Enrollment
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undergraduates
32.7% out-of-state · 38 intl freshmen
First-year3,596
Transfer1,909
Full-time92%
Female51%
Out-of-state32.7%
International (freshmen)38
Rankings
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#131
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#13126
NicheBest Colleges in America#14726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#15426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#20826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#29226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#46526
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#51826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceSoutheastern Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingMississippi colleges2
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$40
application fee
waivable
Regular decision15-Aug → 1-Apr
Rolling admissionsYes
Test policyConsidered if submitted
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 SciLab, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.admissions.msstate.edu/
Admissions emailadmit@msstate.edu
Admissions phone662-325-2224
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Miss…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Mississippi MS · Public96.6%1090—
University of Alabama AL · Public71.2%121035K
Auburn University AL · Public45.9%132027K
Louisiana State University LA · Public73.3%125030K
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN · Public43.6%133032K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Mississippi State University

7 years of Mississippi State University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.