Headcounts and Directory Information
Mississippi State University (Mississippi State) is a public, four-years institute located in Mississippi State, MS. It has a total enrollment of 22,649 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1. It is a Research University (very high research activity) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
A total of 1,162 faculties (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculties, are working at Mississippi State. The average faculty salary is $85,327 for the academic year 2022-2023. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 5,216 employees work at Mississippi State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $64,053. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lee Boulevard, Mississippi State, MS |
| Phone Number | 662-325-2323 |
| Web | www.msstate.edu |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Number of Faculties | 970 Full-time / 192 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 4,714 Full-time / 502 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $85,327 |
| Staff Average Salary | $64,053 |
| Student Population | 22,649 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Mississippi State University, there are 5,316 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 4,793 full-time and 523 part-time staffs work at Mississippi State. By gender there are 2,393 male and 2,923 female employees.
Among them, 1,162 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculties - 1,255 full-time and 241 part-time faculties. By gender there are 826 male and 670 female faculties teaching at Mississippi State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculties and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 5,316 | 2,393 | 2,923 | 4,793 | 2,188 | 2,605 | 523 | 205 | 318 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,496 | 826 | 670 | 1,255 | 713 | 542 | 241 | 113 | 128 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 641 | 198 | 443 | 572 | 173 | 399 | 69 | 25 | 44 |
| Management | 182 | 116 | 66 | 178 | 112 | 66 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 585 | 185 | 400 | 535 | 174 | 361 | 50 | 11 | 39 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 663 | 442 | 221 | 639 | 430 | 209 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 264 | 134 | 130 | 253 | 129 | 124 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 171 | 33 | 138 | 146 | 27 | 119 | 25 | 6 | 19 |
| Service | 365 | 148 | 217 | 347 | 135 | 212 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| Sales and related | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 653 | 58 | 595 | 585 | 54 | 531 | 68 | 4 | 64 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 201 | 187 | 14 | 195 | 182 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 86 | 62 | 24 | 79 | 55 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 0 |