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Mississippi State, MS 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

76.1%

MSU Bulldogs requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1155

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 13478 admitted students 310 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

9%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1030-1280. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 640, while 25% scored below 520 and another 25% scored above 640.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 510 and 640, while 25% scored below 510 and 25% achieved a score of 640. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1155 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to MSU Bulldogs.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 45% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    520-640

  • Math

    510-640

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

26

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 13478 admitted students 3078 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

91%

Similar to the SAT, MSU Bulldogs requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 91% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 21 and 30, with 25% scoring above 30 and another 25% scoring below 21.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    21-31

  • Math

    19-27

  • Composite

    21-30

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Undergraduate

$60

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in MSU Bulldogs during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 17,707 7,378 10,329
Admitted students 13,478 5,702 7,776
Enrolled students 3,388 1,593 1,795
Acceptance rate 76% 77% 75%
Yield rate 25% 28% 23%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, MSU Bulldogs received a total of 17,707 applications. These applications included 7,378 male applicants and 10,329 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 17,707 applicants, MSU Bulldogs admitted 13,478 students. Among the admitted students, there were 5,702 males and 7,776 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 3,388 students chose to enroll at MSU Bulldogs. This means that 3,388 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,593 were male and 1,795 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, MSU Bulldogs had an overall acceptance rate of 76% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 77% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 75%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. MSU Bulldogs had an overall yield rate of 25% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 28%, and for female admitted students, it was 23%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for MSU Bulldogs over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 12,446 5,732 6,714 8,120 3,752 4,368 65% 66% 65% 3,471 1,632 1,839 43% 44% 42%
2016 14,012 6,282 7,730 7,801 3,568 4,233 56% 57% 55% 3,624 1,693 1,931 46% 47% 46%
2017 13,973 6,301 7,672 8,719 4,069 4,650 62% 65% 61% 3,435 1,640 1,792 39% 40% 38%
2018 17,381 7,643 9,738 9,893 4,490 5,403 57% 59% 56% 3,565 1,688 1,877 36% 38% 35%
2019 18,340 8,157 10,183 9,878 4,456 5,422 54% 55% 53% 3,500 1,673 1,827 35% 38% 34%
2020 16,127 6,895 9,232 12,908 5,594 7,314 80% 81% 79% 3,223 1,542 1,681 25% 28% 23%
2021 17,707 7,378 10,329 13,478 5,702 7,776 76% 77% 75% 3,388 1,593 1,795 25% 28% 23%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Mississippi State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Mississippi State University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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