What is Mississippi State University's acceptance rate?

Mississippi State University admitted 18,125 of 23,346 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 77.6%, according to its Common Data Set.

Does Mississippi State University have early decision?

No. Mississippi State University does not offer early decision, per its 2024-25 Common Data Set.

What SAT score do you need for Mississippi State University?

The middle 50% of Mississippi State University's enrolled first-years scored 1100–1340 on the SAT and 21–29 on the ACT.

How much does Mississippi State University cost?

Tuition is $10,052 in-state, plus $12,902 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $9,661.

What is Mississippi State University's graduation rate?

62.9% of students graduate within six years.

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Mississippi State University Common Data Set 2024-25

MSTest policy: Test-flexible: SAT/ACT considered if submitted; scores also used for academic advising and placementCompare with other schools AP credit

Acceptance rate

77.6%

18,125 of 23,346

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1100–1340

ACT middle 50%

21–29

Admissions

AppliedC1	23,346
AdmittedC1	18,125
EnrolledC1	3,596
YieldC1	19.8%
Early decisionC21	Not offered
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	—
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	—
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	6%
Submitted ACTC9	85%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	560–670
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	540–680
Average high school GPAC12	3.60
GPA of 4.0C11	27%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	24.2%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	17.8%
GPA below 3.50C11	31%

Cost and financial aid

Tuition, in-stateG1	$10,052
Tuition, out-of-stateG1	$27,487
Required feesG1	$150
Food and housingG1	$12,902
Need fully met (first-years)H2	19.1%
Average % of need metH2	55%
Average need-based packageH2	$16,873
Average need-based grantH2	$9,661

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordConsidered
Class rankImportant
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayNot considered
Recommendation(s)Not considered
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesNot considered
Talent/abilityNot considered
Character/personal qualitiesNot considered
First generationNot considered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceNot considered
State residencyNot considered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workNot considered
Work experienceNot considered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	18,567
First-year retentionB22	83%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	62.9%

Notes on this filing

C1: two applicant tables disagree. The gender table gives applied 23,346 and admitted 18,125; the residency table gives applied 23,385 and admitted 18,146. Enrolled is 3,596 in both. The gender-table totals were used.
C2: no waitlist policy stated ("No") and no waitlist counts printed; waitlist fields left null.
C21 and C22: early decision and early action both answered "No"; applied and admitted counts left null.
C8: no C8F clarification item appears in this filing; test policy taken from C8 ("Considered if submitted").
B4-B21: the 4-year graduation rate is not printed as a percent (only counts), so grad_rate_4yr is null. The 6-year rate of 62.9% is as printed for the 2017 cohort.
H2: pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed and was not computed, so it is null. pct_need_fully_met was computed as 500 / 2,616 (first-time, full-time first-year column) = 19.1%.
H1 and H2 aid data are for academic year 2023-24 (Final), while the filing is labelled 2024-25.
G1: public institution with in-state and out-of-state tuition; the single tuition field is null. Costs use the first-year column. Food and housing (12,902) is the on-campus total.
C12: average GPA is 3.6 as printed; pct_below_3_50 sums C11 bands 3.25-3.49 (11.1), 3.00-3.24 (8.1), 2.50-2.99 (8.9), 2.0-2.49 (2.9), 1.0-1.99 (0.0) and below 1.0 (0.0) to 31.0.
Enrollment: the 4-year graduation rate and the aid-coverage percentage were not printed, so they were not computed beyond the allowed fraction in pct_need_fully_met.

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Mississippi State University admissions FAQ

What is Mississippi State University's acceptance rate?: Mississippi State University admitted 18,125 of 23,346 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 77.6%, according to its Common Data Set.
Does Mississippi State University have early decision?: No. Mississippi State University does not offer early decision, per its 2024-25 Common Data Set.
What SAT score do you need for Mississippi State University?: The middle 50% of Mississippi State University's enrolled first-years scored 1100–1340 on the SAT and 21–29 on the ACT.
How much does Mississippi State University cost?: Tuition is $10,052 in-state, plus $12,902 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $9,661.
What is Mississippi State University's graduation rate?: 62.9% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Mississippi State University Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.