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Acceptance Rate 77.64%
Yield 19.84%
SAT Score 1,210
ACT Score 25
Applicants 23,346

Mississippi State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 77.64% at Mississippi State University. Total 23,346 students applied and 18,125 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,210 and the average ACT score is 25.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationhttps://www.admissions.msstate.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://www.msstate.edu/future-students/apply
Acceptance Rate77.64%
Average Test Scores1,210 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 77.64%. A total of 23,346 students (9,619 men and 13,727 women) have applied to and 18,125 (7,547 men and 10,578 women) students admitted to Mississippi State University.
Among them, 1,686 male and 1,910 female students have enrolled into Mississippi State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.84%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Mississippi State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants23,3469,61913,72700
Admitted18,1257,54710,57800
Enrolled3,5961,6861,91000
Acceptance Rate 77.64% 78.46% 77.06% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.84% 22.34% 18.06% - -
[Chart] Mississippi State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Mississippi State, 209 applicants (6% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3,041 applicants (85%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,210 at Mississippi State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,350 and 25th percentile score is 1,100.
The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Mississippi State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Mississippi State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Mississippi State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total110012101350
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing560620670
Math540590680
ACT Composite212529
Math192427
English212430
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Mississippi State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Mississippi State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Mississippi State

The calendar system at Mississippi State University is Semester. Mississippi State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Mississippi State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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