Mississippi State University: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 403 of 12,502	In the World
# 153 of 1,147	In North America
# 132 of 1,149	In the United States
# 1 of 1	In Starkville
# 49 of 2,155	For Animal Science
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

78%

Average SAT

1,225

Average ACT

Aid receiving

97%

Undergraduates

18,567

Graduates

4,583

Male:Female Ratio

48:52

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

msstate.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Mississippi State University has an acceptance rate of 78% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	78%	78%	78%
Applicants	23,346	9,619	13,727
Admissions	18,125	7,547	10,578
Freshmen enrolled full time	3,582	1,679	1,903

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	70%
■ Nonresident Alien	4%
■ Asian	2%
■ Hispanic	4%
■ Black or African American	16%
■ Two or more races	3%

Mississippi State University majors

Mississippi State University has granted 4,337 bachelor's degrees across 78 programs, 1,177 master's across 59 programs, and 263 doctorate degrees across 31 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Mississippi State University.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General	377	250	1
Psychology, General	264	9	4
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	243	15	2
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	233	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	214	13	-
Mechanical Engineering	176	47	-
Accounting	110	44	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	154	-	-
Geology & Earth Science, General	79	68	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	119	18	1
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	134	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	103	21	6
Civil Engineering, General	105	18	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	85	22	12
Finance, General	100	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	43	55	-
Educational Psychology	53	38	4
Veterinary Medicine	-	-	95
Animal Sciences, General	92	-	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General	92	-	-
Industrial Engineering	64	18	9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General	64	13	-
Biochemistry	71	-	-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	53	13	-
General Studies	64	-	-
Management Information Systems, General	46	17	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	53	5	2
Industrial Technology & Technician	56	-	-
Human Development and Family Studies, General	45	3	6
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	41	12
Chemical Engineering	49	3	-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	19	22	9
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching	-	50	-
Engineering, Other	46	1	2
History, General	38	9	2
Criminology	48	-	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	47	-	-
Political Science and Government, General	45	2	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	21	25	-
Visual and Performing Arts, General	46	-	-
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	44	-
Forest Sciences and Biology	31	12	-
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations	39	-	-
Architecture	37	-	-
Apparel and Textiles, General	31	3	-
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology	34	-	-
Engineering, General	-	6	28
Environmental Studies	22	12	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	34	-	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	27	5	-
Mathematics, General	28	4	-
Agricultural Business and Management, General	-	31	-
Community College Administration	-	29	2
Food Science	30	-	-
Interior Architecture	30	-	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	28	-	-
English Language and Literature, General	22	5	-
Chemistry, General	9	6	10
Social Work	25	-	-
Anthropology, General	20	4	-
Industrial Production Technologies & Technicians, Other	24	-	-
Music Teacher Education	19	4	-
Computer Engineering, General	22	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	-	21	1
Veterinary & Animal Health Technology & Technician and Veterinary Assistant	22	-	-
Botany & Plant Biology	-	16	5
Physician Assistant	-	20	-
Zoology & Animal Biology, Other	-	17	2
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	18	-	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	11	4	-
Business & Managerial Economics	15	-	-
Educational & Instructional Technology	15	-	-
Physics, General	4	5	6
Horticultural Science	14	-	-
Natural Resources & Conservation, General	5	-	9
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance	7	6	-
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology	-	9	4
Public Administration	-	11	-
Sociology, General	8	3	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	-	11	-
Communication and Media Studies, Other	-	10	-
Poultry Science	10	-	-
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist	9	-	-
Developmental Services Worker	-	8	-
Political Science and Government, Other	-	-	8
Music, General	7	-	-
Wood Science and Wood Products & Pulp and Paper Technology & Technician	-	7	-
Education, General	-	-	6
Environmental Education	-	6	-
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration	-	6	-
Philosophy	6	-	-
Petroleum Engineering	5	-	-
Taxation	-	5	-
Applied Mathematics, General	-	-	4
Culinary Science & Culinology	4	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	4
Economics, General	4	-	-
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other	-	-	4
Statistics, General	-	4	-
Biological & Biosystems Engineering	3	-	-
Computational Biology	-	3	-
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics	3	-	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	2	-	-
Toxicology	-	-	2
Data Science, General	1	-	-
Health & Health Care Administration & Management	1	-	-
Molecular Biology	-	-	1
Grand Total	4,337	1,177	263

Publications & Citations

Mississippi State University is a world-class research university with 47,126 scientific papers published and 1,107,917 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Biology, Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Medicine, Ecology, and Geology.

Publications

47,126

Citations

1,107,917

Publication / Citation count by topic

Environmental Science	27,779 / 696,299
Biology	27,528 / 712,324
Engineering	24,229 / 592,349
Chemistry	21,582 / 599,738
Physics	19,881 / 500,491
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	19,417 / 462,097
Computer Science	17,631 / 431,452
Medicine	15,457 / 358,800
Ecology	15,192 / 391,223
Geology	14,586 / 384,511
Geography and Cartography	13,986 / 339,349
Quantum and Particle physics	12,259 / 319,860
Biochemistry	10,655 / 327,064
Organic chemistry	10,417 / 310,182
Genetics	10,368 / 281,284
Materials Science	9,975 / 252,016
Mathematics	9,565 / 249,253
Political Science	8,846 / 220,178
Psychology	8,692 / 246,351
Business	8,488 / 237,407
Botany	8,412 / 206,707
Law	8,335 / 208,991
Paleontology	8,196 / 217,783
Philosophy	7,888 / 206,988
Sociology	7,786 / 191,556
Agricultural Science	7,501 / 182,283
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	7,359 / 201,120
History	6,824 / 147,619
Statistics	6,816 / 191,065
Archaeology	6,052 / 138,850
Economics	5,409 / 134,143
Pathology	4,813 / 125,911
Optics	4,643 / 126,738
Machine Learning	4,508 / 125,504
Mechanical Engineering	4,425 / 86,030
Horticulture	4,374 / 93,841
Electrical Engineering	4,266 / 103,202
Metallurgy	4,171 / 121,059
Linguistics	3,907 / 103,707
Management	3,709 / 126,613

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100 Notable alumni

1. Marta Pen

1993-. (aged 33)

athletics competitor

Marta Filipa Pen Oliveira Freitas, commonly referred to as Marta Pen, is a Portuguese athlete who competes in middle-distance running events, holding the national record in the mile run, with a time of 4:22.45. At club level, she represents S.L. Benfica.

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2. Bill Waller Jr

1952-. (aged 74)

lawyer judge

William Lowe Waller Jr. is an American judge who served on the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1998 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was chief justice for his last decade in office. Waller was a candidate for the Republican nomination of Governor of Mississippi in the 2019 election, but was defeated by Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves.

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3. Mitch English

1969-. (aged 57)

actor

Mitch English is an American morning talk show host, radio host/personality, comedian, actor, reporter, weatherman and keynote speaker. He is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated morning television show, The Daily Buzz from its launch in September, 2002. He currently hosts the nationally syndicated television show, The Daily Flash based in Orlando, Florida.

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4. Reggie Kelly

1977-. (aged 49)

American football player

Reginald Kuta Kelly is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played the majority of his NFL career for the Cincinnati Bengals.

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