Mississippi State University
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 77.6%
- Applications
- 23,346
- Enrolled
- 3,596
- Yield Rate
- 19.8%
- SAT Average
- 1210
- ACT Midpoint
- 25
- Test Policy
- Considered
- Application Fee
- $40
Freshman Class Profile
- Top 10% of HS Class
- 24.9%
- Top 25% of HS Class
- 50.5%
- Top 50% of HS Class
- 78.7%
Admission Factors
- Very Important
- Academic GPA
- Important
- Class Rank
- Considered
- Rigor of Curriculum, Standardized Tests
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $10,202
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $27,637
- Average Net Price
- $18,478
Average Net Price by Family Income
- Family Income Under $30k
- $11,968
- Family Income $30k–$48k
- $12,879
- Family Income $48k–$75k
- $16,750
- Family Income $75k–$110k
- $19,608
- Family Income Over $110k
- $20,463
Financial Aid
- Avg. % of Financial Need Met
- 55%
- Avg. Need-Based Grant
- $9,660.64
- Avg. Total Aid Package
- $16,873.41
- Avg. Debt at Graduation
- $25,539
- % Graduates Who Borrowed
- 46%
- % Receiving Pell Grants
- 29.0%
Outcomes & Graduation
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 46.0%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate
- 67.0%
- First-Year Retention Rate
- 83.0%
Competitiveness & Trends
- Competitiveness Z-Score
- -1.12
- Application Trend
- Rising demand
- Application Momentum (3yr CAGR)
- 9.7% annual growth
- Opportunity Score Percentile
- 63th percentile
- Years of Data
- 11 years (IPEDS)
This school is 1.1 standard deviation less competitive than its historical average.