Mississippi State University is known for being a somewhat selective school. They receive roughly 23,300 applications annually. The acceptance rate tends to be 78 percent which equates to about 18,000 students who passed the admission process of the school. But, when the term begins, only about 3,580 or 20% of the applicants who received the letter of acceptance from Mississippi State University choose to register. The school tends to see 41 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 58 percent who are women. When the semester starts, about 53 percent of those accepted women decided to study at Mississippi State University and 46 percent were men. The undergraduate application fee requires by Mississippi State University is $40. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Mississippi State University when applying. Most often, an ACT score of 21 - 29 or a 1,090 - 1,350 SAT score is the range that students have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle
Applications
23,346
Male 9,619
Female 13,727

 

Acceptance
18,125
Male 7,547
Female 10,578

 

Enrollment Total
3,582
Male 1,679
Female 1,903


Acceptance Rate
77.6%
Male
78.5%
Female
77.1%

 

Yield
19.8%
Male
22.2%
Female
18%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$40


Graduate

$60



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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