Mississippi State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Mississippi State University is a public research university in Mississippi State, MS (town setting), with 18,230 undergraduates (52% women). It admitted 76% of 20,877 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1110–1410 on the SAT and 21–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $46,219 a year for out-of-state students and $29,454 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,480 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 63% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 0.73 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Mississippi State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,815 in-state · $26,580 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 1 burglaries · 17 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Mississippi State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Mississippi State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southeastern Conference | 41 | 13 over | 5 | $3.1M | $74,588 | 985 | |
| Baseball | Southeastern Conference | 41 | 7 over | 4 | $7.6M | $185,028 | 969 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 18 | 3 over | 1 | $12M | $678,922 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 26 | 11 over | 6 | $6.3M | $243,277 | 978 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 979 | |
| Football | Southeastern Conference | 110 | 5 over | 16 | $38M | $341,596 | 984 | |
| Men's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 12 | 3 over | 2 | $1.3M | $111,190 | 980 | |
| Women's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $1.4M | $195,967 | 986 | |
| Softball | Southeastern Conference | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $3.3M | $149,526 | 995 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 10 | at cap | 3 | $1.5M | $154,273 | 974 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $1.3M | $144,945 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 57 | 12 over | 8 | $2.8M | $49,300 | 963 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 99 | 54 over | 8 | $3.2M | $32,169 | 986 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southeastern Conference | 19 | 1 over | 5 | $2.1M | $111,704 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.