Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University admitted 78% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1100–1350 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $18,781 a year. Within six years, 69% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 78%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1100–1350
- ACT middle 50%
- 21–29
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $30,713 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $18,781 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $17,042 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $10,604 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $28,736 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 69%
- Students who return for a second year
- 83%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $54,296 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 18,397
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 33%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 19%
- Engineering
- 18%
- Multi/interdisciplinary studies
- 8%
- Education
- 7%
- Psychology
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Juniata College PA · 79% admitted
- Rowan University NJ · 78% admitted
- University of Illinois Chicago IL · 77% admitted
- Goucher College MD · 78% admitted
- Elmira College NY · 77% admitted
- Saint Mary's College IN · 76% admitted
More colleges in Mississippi
- University of Mississippi MS · 97% admitted
- University of Southern Mississippi MS · 99% admitted
- Jackson State University MS · 93% admitted
- Mississippi Christian University MS · 29% admitted
- Alcorn State University MS · 45% admitted
- William Carey University MS · 60% admitted
- Delta State University MS · 100% admitted
- Mississippi University for Women MS · 90% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.