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Acceptance Rate

77.6%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

1100–1350

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$9,815

Out-of-State Tuition

$26,580

Undergrad Enrollment

18,092

Applicants

20,877

Yield Rate

23.5%

Endowment / Student

$39,211

Student:Faculty

16:1

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What you pay

$17,595/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $70,380 over four years.

What grads earn

$55,993/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$64,395 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 13% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.3 years of pay.

75% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

8.7%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

20%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Mississippi State University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$14,332
$30–48k$14,372
$48–75k$18,671
$75–110k$20,704
Over $110k$22,987

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

61%

Completion · all

62%

Completion · Pell

53%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

63%

Median debt

$22,142

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, large, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
20,877
Admitted
15,93476.3%
Enrolled
3,75124% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling9
Motor Vehicle Theft4
Rape7

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation53% / 47%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball41Basketball18Football110Golf12Tennis10Track & Field57

Women's

Basketball26Golf7Soccer41Softball22Tennis9Track & Field99Volleyball19
Research Activity
FY 2024
$342Mtotal R&D expenditure#102 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General377 grads
Psychology, General264 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science243 grads
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other233 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching214 grads
Mechanical Engineering176 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General154 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric134 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General119 grads
Accounting110 grads

4yr Grad Rate

36%

6yr Grad Rate

60%

Retention Rate

83%

Median Earnings

$51,513