Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS · Public

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Acceptance rate

78%

Average SAT

1,219

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

18,397

In-state tuition

$10,202

Out-of-state tuition

$27,637

Avg net price

$17,595

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1100 and 1350 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 26

Popular programs at Mississippi State University

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	359	$37,975	$55,993
2	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	263	$37,945	$40,431
3	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	254	$29,654	$50,503
4	Psychology, General.	207	$27,416	$41,986
5	Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.	187	$36,113	$42,399
6	Marketing.	181	$42,670	$61,364
7	Communication and Media Studies.	165	$31,812	$48,493
8	Mechanical Engineering.	165	$75,161	$93,893
9	Biology, General.	147	$20,056	$51,221
10	Accounting and Related Services.	120	$41,717	$70,904
11	Finance and Financial Management Services.	114	$50,217	$70,367
12	Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.	100	$30,565	$44,979
13	Civil Engineering.	90	$65,805	$81,203
14	Biomedical/Medical Engineering.	89	$45,483	$74,542
15	Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.	87	$42,298	$62,082
16	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	83	$58,755	$82,852
17	Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.	82	$69,056	$88,444
18	Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.	79	$57,923	$79,068
19	Political Science and Government.	75	$29,442	$54,325
20	Animal Sciences.	74	$41,464	$52,755