Mississippi State University Teaching Programs

Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Mississippi State University is a public institution. Mississippi State is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Mississippi State University?

Contact details for Mississippi State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Lee Boulevard, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone:	662-325-2323
Website:	www.msstate.edu

How Do I Get Into Mississippi State?

You can apply to Mississippi State online at: https://www.msstate.edu/future-students/apply

Admission Requirements for Mississippi State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mississippi State?

Mississippi State has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 75%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to Mississippi State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 640.

Mississippi State received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

Can I Afford Mississippi State University?

The overall average net price of Mississippi State is $30,040. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mississippi State, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $7,115 a year. That adds up to $28,460 over four years for those students.

Mississippi State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,584 undergraduate students at Mississippi State, with 16,794 being full-time and 1,790 being part-time.

There are also 4,502 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,794 full-time undergraduates at Mississippi State, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mississippi State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	267
Black or African American	2,758
Hispanic or Latino	589
White	12,386
International Students	196
Other Races/Ethnicities	598

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Mississippi State University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at Mississippi State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Mississippi State University

In 2022-2023, 10,080 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mississippi State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Mississippi State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	201	0	13	0	214
Secondary Education	62	0	138	0	200
General Special Education	30	0	70	0	100
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	54	3	57
General Education	1	47	0	0	48
Community College Education	0	0	41	4	45
Educational/Instructional Technology	26	0	0	0	26
Agricultural Teacher Education	15	0	10	0	25
Music Education	17	0	5	0	22
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	21	0	21
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	11	1	12
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	1	1
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	0	1	1
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	1	0	0	0	1
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	353	47	363	10	773

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.