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Mississippi State University

Starkville, MS · CDS 20242025

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Overall admit rate
77.6%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
19.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
53.3%
Total cost — out-of-state
$40,539
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
16:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,922

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates18,567
Total all graduate4,583
Grand total all students23,150

Admissions

Total applicants23,346
Total admitted18,125
Total enrolled3,596
Overall admit rate77.6%
Admit rate — women77.1%
Admit rate — men78.5%
Yield rate19.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT6.0%
% submitting ACT85.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile560
SAT EBRW 75th %ile670
SAT Math 25th %ile540
SAT Math 75th %ile680
ACT Comp 25th %ile21
ACT Comp 75th %ile29
% in top 10% of HS class24.9%
% in top 25% of HS class50.5%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$10,052
Tuition — out-of-state$27,487
Required fees$150
Room and board$12,902
Total cost — in-state$23,104
Total cost — out-of-state$40,539

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$9,258
Avg % of need met53.3%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$6,022
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,922

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)4,364
Transfer admit rate132.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio16:1
% faculty full-time73.1%