Division I · Southeastern Conference
Mississippi State University · Campus
Mississippi State, MS · Town · Public · Research university · the Bulldogs · Website ↗
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.
Remote town
Setting
Mississippi State, MS
18,230
Undergraduates
+ 4,427 graduate students
16:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
83%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
40%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$12k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingRemote town Mississippi State, MS
- TypePublic · Research university
- Part ofMississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
- CalendarSemester
- DesignationsLand-grant
- MedicalGrants medical degrees
- Admissions76% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
18,2304,427
Undergraduates 18,230Graduate students 4,427
Where first-years come from
59%40%
In state 59%Other states 40%Abroad 1%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
74%15%
White 74%Hispanic 4%Black 15%Asian 2%Two or more 3%International 1%Not reported 1%
- Women52%
- Full-time91% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class3,751 entered last fall
- Transfers in1,748 10% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online31% take some classes online 10% fully online
- Registered with disability services8.7% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $12,293 | $6,146 | $18,439 |
| Off campus | $12,516 | $6,146 | $18,662 |
| With family | — | $6,146 | $6,146 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.73 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page upper half for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Mississippi State University is on.
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