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Mississippi State University

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601–800th in World University Rankings 2025
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About

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institution

Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississipi, opened in 1878, when it was then known as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississipi.

MSU was created after the Morrill Act instructed the creation of agricultural colleges, known as land-grant colleges because their creation was funded by grants of federally controlled land were given to each state. MSU was founded with the aim of providing training in “agriculture, horticulture and the mechanical arts … without excluding other scientific and classical studies, including military tactics.”

To reflect the broadening of its areas of study and research, the name was changed to Mississippi State College in 1932, and then to Mississippi State University in 1958.

Today, MSU is comprised of eight Colleges, spread throughout Starkville and its satellite campuses in Meridian, Biloxi and Vicksburg: Agriculture and Life Sciences; Architecture, Art and Design; Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering; Forest Resources; and Veterinary Medicine.

On the 4,200 acres of grounds, there are plenty of farms, pastures, woodlands. The 560-acre MAFES Plant Science Farm and the 1,560-acre MAFES Animal Sciences Farm are home to much of the university’s agricultural research.

There are various off-campus buildings which also form part of the university. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station has 16 branches, spread throughout the state. There is also an off-campus centre in Meridian, and The Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, which both run undergraduate and graduate degree programmes. The engineering college offers a master of science degree in collaboration with the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Mississippi State University

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
53 F : 47 M (1)
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International student percentage
4% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
14.4 (1)
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Student total
21056 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at Mississippi State University

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Social Sciences601–800th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Communication and Media Studies

Psychology401–500th

  • Psychology

Physical Sciences501–600th

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Life Sciences601–800th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

Engineering301–400th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Education401–500th

  • Education

Computer Science401–500th

  • Computer Science

Arts and Humanities501–600th

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Business and Economics601–800th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance