Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi · Website
$51,513
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,513
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Mississippi State University is a public 4-year college in Mississippi State, Mississippi with 18,397 undergraduates and 4,583 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,595 a year (tuition and fees $10,202 in-state, $27,637 out-of-state). It admits 78% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,513 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,142 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,595
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,202
Out-of-state $27,637
Admission rate
78%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,142
About $235 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,513
Rank 1,371 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,595
- Tuition in-state
- $10,202
- Tuition out-of-state
- $27,637
- Cost of attendance
- $29,267
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,332
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,372
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,671
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,704
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,987
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,502 in 2015-16 to $10,202 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1,219
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 575
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 18,397
- Graduate students
- 4,583
- Part-time students
- 8.3%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 83%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 263
- Endowment
- $894.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,371 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 49 in Mississippi (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,595 | $13,265 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,202 | $4,806 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 78% | 89% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 51% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 83% | 69% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,142 | $9,722 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,487 | $28,592 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,513 | $33,017 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 63% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
263 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 379 | $21,500 | $37,975 | $55,993 | $68,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 279 | $21,500 | $37,945 | $40,431 | $47,382 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 268 | $23,250 | $29,654 | $50,503 | $54,562 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 258 | $23,250 | $27,416 | $41,986 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 256 | $30,950 | $96,306 | $128,049 | $103,485 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 227 | $22,512 | $36,113 | $42,399 | $55,693 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 205 | $19,552 | $42,670 | $61,364 | $69,303 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 193 | $21,636 | $75,161 | $93,893 | $92,135 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $23,250 | $31,812 | $48,493 | $56,359 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $22,296 | $20,056 | $51,221 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 122 | $33,030 | $42,451 | $46,167 | $59,916 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | $20,938 | $65,805 | $81,203 | $86,517 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 110 | $18,832 | $41,717 | $70,904 | $76,194 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $23,248 | $30,565 | $44,979 | $65,466 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $22,000 | $50,217 | $70,367 | $83,343 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $24,250 | $58,755 | $82,852 | $92,374 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 95 | $19,719 | $41,464 | $52,755 | $49,634 |
| Veterinary MedicineProfessional | Professional | 93 | $169,759 | $98,378 | $137,892 | $131,316 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $22,500 | $78,183 | $95,968 | $98,158 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesMaster's | Master's | 87 | $29,609 | $63,904 | $86,410 | $79,463 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | $25,037 | $80,896 | $106,039 | $100,647 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $21,875 | $57,923 | $79,068 | $80,890 |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $27,000 | $70,703 | $92,332 | $98,442 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 70 | $31,009 | $45,794 | $57,090 | $71,685 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Mississippi State University cost?
$17,595 a year is the average net price at Mississippi State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,202 for in-state students and $27,637 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,267. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,332 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Mississippi State University?
78% of applicants are admitted to Mississippi State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,219 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Mississippi is 89%.
How much do Mississippi State University graduates earn?
$51,513 a year is the median pay of former Mississippi State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,487 after 6 years). That ranks 1,371 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 49 in Mississippi. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Veterinary Medicine (Professional) at $98,378.
How much student debt do Mississippi State University graduates have?
$22,142 is the median federal student loan debt of Mississippi State University graduates, about $235 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Mississippi State University?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Mississippi State University finish within 6 years. 83% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Mississippi State University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (379 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (279 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (268 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 263 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.