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Mississippi State University, or MSU, is a land-grant university located in northeast central Mississippi, United States. It was founded by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878. The university offers an array of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. MSU is organized into the following schools and colleges:
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- College of Architecture Art and Design
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business and Industry
- College of Education
- College of Forest Resources
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering
- James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
- Richard Adkerson School of Accountancy
- Shackouls Honors College
MSU is home to several clubs and organizations that assist in the overall development of students. Some of these organizations are the Residence Hall Association, the Campus Activities Board, and the Engineering Student Council to name a few. The university has an active Greek life. There are more than 15 fraternities and over 10 sororities.
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Campus LocationMississippi State, MS 39762
USA
Main Tel: (662) 325-2323
Web Site The campus is in a self-contained town. |
Mississippi State University HighlightsWhere Mississippi State University stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in education and teaching, engineering, science, conservation and resource management, and real estate and construction management.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- High faculty salary.
- High male/female ratio.
- High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
- Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 2,588 | 73 | | Master | 778 | 58 | | Doctorale | 107 | 34 | | First-professional degree | 54 | 1 | | Post-master's certificate | 33 | 1 |
Mississippi State StudentsThe student enrollment at Mississippi State was 17,039 in 2007 (14,932 full-time equivalent). About 51% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 49% of the class. Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students, graduate students are 23%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 1%. About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 4,978 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 11,469 | | Room | $ 3,716 | | Board | $ 3,235 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,000 | | Other | $ 3,108 |
Financial Aid: Mississippi State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 418 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 248 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 384 |
Housing and MealsMississippi State provides on-campus housing for 3,737 of its 14,932 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
Mississippi State AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Mississippi State is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports. Mississippi State offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 193 male students received the aid (men were 64% of those receiving aid) and 110 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 36% of students receiving such aid) .
Mississippi State Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 67% | | Women | 61% | | All | 64% |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (81 awarded) - Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
- Agricultural Business and Management
- Agricultural Economics
- Agriculture
- Food Science
ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (54 awarded) - Animal Sciences
- Poultry Science
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (89 awarded) - Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- Interior Architecture
- Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
ART STUDIES (39 awarded) - Visual and Performing Arts
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (722 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business/Commerce
- Business/Managerial Economics
- Finance
- Insurance
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
- Operations Management and Supervision
- Taxation
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (72 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (64 awarded) - Forest Technology/Technician
- Forestry
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
- Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (750 awarded) - Agricultural Teacher Education
- Business Teacher Education
- College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
- Community College Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Education
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
- Music Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Special Education and Teaching
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
- Technical Teacher Education
- Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
ENGINEERING (365 awarded) - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (48 awarded) - Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
- Industrial Technology/Technician
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (132 awarded) - Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
- Public Administration
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (1 awarded) - Fine Arts and Art Studies
LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (40 awarded) - Agronomy and Crop Science
- Horticultural Science
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping
- Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
LIBERAL ARTS (335 awarded) - Anthropology
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- History
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
MATHEMATICS (25 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Systems Science and Theory
MEDIA (120 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (4 awarded) - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
MEDICINE (61 awarded) - Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
- Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)
MUSIC (5 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded) REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (57 awarded) - Construction Management
- Real Estate
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded) SCIENCE (349 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Molecular Biology
- Physics
- Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences
- Toxicology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (140 awarded) - Educational Psychology
- Psychology
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