Mississippi State, Mississippi · Public · 4-year · Remote town
Overview
Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Mississippi State University is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 23,150, made up of 18,567 undergraduates and 4,583 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.
Mississippi State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 120 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Exercise Science and Kinesiology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 5,860 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
23,150
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
5,860
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
120
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 120
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
83%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
4,271
Master's degrees
1,198
Doctoral degrees (research)
196
Professional doctorates
110
Postbaccalaureate certificates
31
Post-master's certificates
54
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
23,150
Undergraduates, fall 2024
18,567
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,583
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
25,545
Undergraduates, 2024-25
20,101
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,444
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
52%
Men
48%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
40
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southeastern Conference
President
Dr. Mark Keenum
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization