Mississippi State University Trade Programs

Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, Mississippi State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Mississippi State draws many to the area.

Where Is Mississippi State University?

Contact details for Mississippi State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Lee Boulevard, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone:	662-325-2323
Website:	www.msstate.edu

Can I Afford Mississippi State?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Mississippi State students paid $385 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,054 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,248	$25,294
Fees	$150	$150
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$10,964	$10,964
On Campus Other Expenses	$5,545	$5,545

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mississippi State, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $7,115 a year. That adds up to $28,460 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mississippi State is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mississippi State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,584 undergraduate students at Mississippi State, with 16,794 being full-time and 1,790 being part-time.

There are also 4,502 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,794 full-time undergraduates at Mississippi State, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mississippi State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	267
Black or African American	2,758
Hispanic or Latino	589
White	12,386
International Students	196
Other Races/Ethnicities	598

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Mississippi State University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 81 countries are represented at Mississippi State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Mississippi State University

In 2020-2021, 9,823 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mississippi State has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Mississippi State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mississippi State University was 39.7%. This is the #652 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mississippi State regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.