PO Box 6334
Mississippi State, MS 39762
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1878
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 12,555
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $19,074,600
Admissions
Application Fee: $25
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $4,596 in-state, 10,552 out-of-state
Room/Board: $6,331
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 85%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Not available
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,074,652
Number of current serial subscriptions: 16,552
Number of microforms: 3,364,480
Number of audiovisuals: 290,709
Number of ebooks: 10,038
Other library facilities: Government documents depository, Online Public Access Catalog
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Cully Cobb Museum – Antiques and primitive tools
Department of Art Gallery
Dunn Seller Museum – Rocks, Fossils, Triceratops skull
Historic Costumes & Textiles Collection
Lois Dowdle Cobb Museum of Archeology
Mitchell Memorial Library – Memorabilia from Alumni and the John Grisham room
Mississippi Entomological Museum – Third largest insect collection among universities in the southeastern United States.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 2,000
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 50
Classrooms: 2,000
Labs: 40
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 5,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 30%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 17%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 18%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 15%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 30%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms, men’s dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 13
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 46%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 4,200 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Jackson, MS (129), Columbus, MS (14)
Nearest train station: Tuscaloosa, AL (86)
Nearest bus station: Starkville, MS (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 95%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 17%
Average undergraduate wage: 6,273
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – Yes
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Super Bulldog Weekend – Spring Homecoming event