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Mississippi State University

Starkville, MS · CDS 20242025 · Town: Remote · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
77.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
19.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
53.3%
Total cost — out-of-state
$40,539
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
16:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,922

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates18,567
Total all graduate4,583
Grand total all students23,150

Admissions

Total applicants23,346
Total admitted18,125
Total enrolled3,596
Overall admit rate77.6%
Admit rate — women77.1%
Admit rate — men78.5%
Yield rate19.8%

Early Decision / Action

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?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT6.0%
% submitting ACT85.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile560
SAT EBRW 75th %ile670
SAT Math 25th %ile540
SAT Math 75th %ile680
ACT Comp 25th %ile21
ACT Comp 75th %ile29
% in top 10% of HS class24.9%
% in top 25% of HS class50.5%

Cost

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

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$9,258
Avg % of need met53.3%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$6,022
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,922

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)4,364
Transfer admit rate132.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio16:1
% faculty full-time73.1%

College Scorecard

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.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)77.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$17,595Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

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 rate82.7%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$59,311Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant29.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan39.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full8.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress22.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress27.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted6.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time8.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white72.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black15.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white71.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services18.5%
Engineering17.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies7.8%
Education6.7%
Psychology6.6%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences6.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies5.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.4%