Starkville, MS · CDS 2024–2025 · Town: Remote · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 18,567 | |
| Total all graduate | 4,583 | |
| Grand total all students | 23,150 |
| Total applicants | 23,346 | |
| Total admitted | 18,125 | |
| Total enrolled | 3,596 | |
| Overall admit rate | 77.6% | |
| Admit rate — women | 77.1% | |
| Admit rate — men | 78.5% | |
| Yield rate | 19.8% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | No | |
| EA closing date | — | — |
| EA notification date | — | — |
| Restrictive Early Action? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 6.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 85.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 560 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 670 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 540 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 680 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 21 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 29 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 24.9% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 50.5% |
| Tuition — in-state | $10,052 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $27,487 | |
| Required fees | $150 | |
| Room and board | $12,902 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $23,104 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $40,539 |
| Avg need-based grant | $9,258 | |
| Avg % of need met | 53.3% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $6,022 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $18,922 |
| # offered place on waitlist | — | — |
| # admitted from waitlist | — | — |
| Waitlist admit rate | — | — |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 4,364 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 132.9% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 16:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | 73.1% |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 77.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $17,595 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 62.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 49.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 82.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $59,311 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 29.1% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 39.1% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 8.0% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 22.4% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 27.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 6.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 8.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 72.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 15.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 1.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 2.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 1.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 0.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 44.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 55.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 71.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 5.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 3.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 11.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 0.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 7.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 18.5% |
| Engineering | 17.9% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 7.8% |
| Education | 6.7% |
| Psychology | 6.6% |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences | 6.3% |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | 5.5% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 5.4% |