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Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University
75 B.S. Hood Drive
Mississippi State, MS 39762


Fax number: (662) 325-1678
Website: https://www.msstate.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 18,305
Full-time undergraduates: 16,621
Part-time undergraduates: 1,684
Total graduate students: 4,344
Full-time graduate students: 2,141
Part-time graduate students: 2,203
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
15.2% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
74.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Nonresident Alien
0.7% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 4,200 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 89%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 32%
Percent of students who live off campus: 68%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Association; Black Student Alliance; Residence Hall Association; Fashion Board; Campus Activities Board

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cheerleading NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 
Intramural/Recreational sports:
archery; badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; equestrian sports; fencing; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; racquetball; riflery; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; weight lifting; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Golden Triangle Regional

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 52% within six months of graduation

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