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 23,150 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 1,259 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Mississippi State. The average faculty salary is $90,000 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 5,451 employees work at Mississippi State. The average non-instructional staff salary is $67,812. 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 | https://www.msstate.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 16 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 1,035 Full-time / 224 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 4,925 Full-time / 526 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $90,000 |
| Staff Average Salary | $67,812 |
| Student Population | 23,150 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Mississippi State University, there are 5,451 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 4,925 full-time and 526 part-time staffs work at Mississippi State. By gender there are 2,405 male and 3,046 female employees.
Among them, 1,259 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 1,248 full-time and 242 part-time faculty. By gender there are 799 male and 691 female faculty teaching at Mississippi State.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty 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 | 5,451 | 2,405 | 3,046 | 4,925 | 2,199 | 2,726 | 526 | 206 | 320 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 1,490 | 799 | 691 | 1,248 | 687 | 561 | 242 | 112 | 130 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 670 | 193 | 477 | 596 | 165 | 431 | 74 | 28 | 46 |
| Management | 191 | 116 | 75 | 187 | 113 | 74 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 630 | 190 | 440 | 570 | 175 | 395 | 60 | 15 | 45 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 676 | 440 | 236 | 657 | 430 | 227 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 310 | 160 | 150 | 302 | 157 | 145 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 170 | 32 | 138 | 151 | 27 | 124 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| Service | 381 | 167 | 214 | 365 | 154 | 211 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| Sales and related | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 643 | 60 | 583 | 574 | 57 | 517 | 69 | 3 | 66 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 192 | 181 | 11 | 185 | 175 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 88 | 65 | 23 | 80 | 57 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 |