Mississippi State Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Mississippi (South) · 17,000 undergrads · ~37 avg class size · 17:1 student-faculty · $9,700/yr sticker
public Tier 5
Median earnings (10yr)
$51K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Career outcomes · 10 sources
Median graduate earnings · 2.3 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $385K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Energy/oil & gas: Entergy, Chevron, Shell recruiting heavily from campus.
- Agriculture technology: John Deere, AGCO, CNH Industrial hire locally.
- Southern regional banking: Trustmark, Renasant, Regions strong local pipelines.
- Manufacturing engineering: Mississippian firms value state school grads, lower relocate costs.
- Federal contractors: Stennis Space Center nearby, NASA/DoD recruitment advantage.
About Mississippi State
Land-grant in Starkville. Strong agriculture, engineering, ARO. Big SEC sports culture.
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