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MississippiState

University

Fall 2017Fall 2017

Office of Institutional Research and EffectivenessMississippi State University

P.O. Drawer EYMississippi State, MS 39762

(662) 325-3920www.ir.msstate.edu

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Mississippi State UniversityPocket FactBook

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Offi ce of Institutional Research & Eff ectiveness Mississippi State University

269-A Allen HallP.O. Drawer EY

Mississippi State, MS 39762Phone: (662) 325-3920

Fax: (662) 325-3514www.ir.msstate.edu

Mississippi State is an AA/EEO university.©Copyright 2017

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Table of ContentsGeneral InformationVision and Mission StatementAdmission InformationDegrees AwardedCost of AttendanceOff -Campus, Degree-Granting LocationLibrariesMSU Extension Service Centers and InstitutesComposite ACT Scores First-Time Freshmen ACT ScoresStudent Enrollment and Instructional Faculty

Faculty/Staff InformationEmployees by EthnicityFaculty EEO-CategoryFaculty by Gender and EthnicityFull-Time Equivalent FacultyInstructional Faculty by College

Student EnrollmentTotal Full-Time/Part-TimeEnrollment by EthnicityEnrollment by GenderEnrollment by Level

Student CharacteristicsEnrollment by CountyHome State ResidenceInternational StudentsFall Enrollment - HistoryUndergraduate Class DistributionAge Distribution by Class

Degrees AwardedDegrees Awarded by College and GenderDegrees Awarded by Academic YearDegrees Awarded - HistoryDegrees Awarded by Level

ResourcesUniversity CalendarDirectory

4-74555556777

8-988999

10-1210111112

13-17131415161717

18-2018181920

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M S UEstablished in 1878 and located in Starkville, Mississippi State is a Land-Grant institution featuring the state’s only Veterinary Medicine School and Architecture program. The university is designated as a Doctoral/Research Extensive institution by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Mississippi State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate, masters, specialist, and doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Mississippi State University.For more information, please visit www.msstate.edu.

VMississippi State University will be a leading public research university that is globally aware and involved, accessible and responsive to the many constituencies it serves, and fully integrated with the intellectual, social, and economic development of the state, while delivering excellent programs of teaching, research, and service.

MMississippi State University is a public, land-grant university whose mission is to provide access and opportunity to students from all sectors of the state’s diverse population, as well as from other states and countries, and to off er excellent programs of teaching, research, and service.

Enhancing its historic strengths in agriculture, natural resources, engineering, mathematics, and natural and physical sciences, Mississippi State off ers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs; these include architecture, the fi ne arts, business, education, the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and veterinary medicine.

The university embraces its role as a major contributor to the economic development of the state through targeted research and the transfer of ideas and technology to the public, supported by faculty and staff relationships with industry, community organizations, and government entities.

Building on its land-grant tradition, Mississippi State strategically extends its resources and expertise throughout the entire state for the benefi t of Mississippi’s citizens, off ering access for working and place-bound adult learners through its Meridian Campus, Extension, and distance learning programs.

Mississippi State is committed to its tradition of instilling among its students and alumni ideals of diversity, citizenship, leadership, and service.

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Estimated Undergraduate Cost of Attendance Per Year for Main Campus Full-Time Students 2016 - 2017Tuition and Fees $7,780Books 1,200Room and Board 9,418Personal 3,002Transportation 2,182Total (MS Resident) $23,582Out-of-State Fees (Add) 13,120Total (Non-Resident) $36,702Comprised of eight colleges, Mississippi State University off ers approximately 180 degrees which includes 15 master’s degrees in 58 programs, an educational specialist degree, doctoral degrees in 35 programs, and 6 certifi cates.

Off -Campus, Degree-Granting LocationMeridian

Libraries2,354,434 Volumes Held1,568,420 Journal/Serial Titles (includingPrint Titles, Gifts & E-Journals)Five Branch Locations

Admission InformationOffi ce of Admissions and ScholarshipsMississippi State UniversityP.O. Box 633425 Old Main, 101 Montgomery HallMississippi State, MS 39762Phone: 662-325-2224Fax: 662-325-1MSUE-mail: admit@msstate.eduWebsite: www.admissions.msstate.edu

Degrees Awarded Academic Year 2016 - 2017Baccalaureate 3,518Masters 737Ed Specialist 30Doctorate 176Professional 80Total 4,541

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MSU Extension Service Centers and Institutes• Advanced Spatial Technologies in Agriculture• Center for Continuing Education• Center for Government and Community Development• The Crosby Arboretum• Extension Center for Technology Outreach• Franklin Furniture Institute• GeoResources Institute• Mississippi Horse Park, Agricenter & Fairgrounds• Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute• Southern Rural Development Center• Social Science Research Center• Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture Center

Research and Extension CentersCentral Mississippi Research & Extension Center• Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station• Coastal Plain Branch Experiment Station• Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station

Coastal Mississippi Research & Extension Center• Beaumont Horticulture Unit• Center for Urban Rural Interface Studies• Crosby Arboretum• Experimental Seafood Processing Lab• Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve• McNeil Research Unit• South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station• White Sands Research Unit

Delta Mississippi Research & Extension Center• Delta Branch Experiment Station• Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture

Center

North Mississippi Research & Extension Center• North Mississippi Branch Experiment Station• Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station • Agronomy Unit • Horticulture Research & Education Unit• Pontotoc Ridge – Flatwoods Branch Station• Prairie Research Unit

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WhiteBlack/African AmericanOther EthnicityMaleFemaleIn-StateOut-of-StateInternational

American Indian/Alaskan NativeAsian Black/African AmericanHispanicInternationalMultiracialNative Hawaiian/ Other Pacifi c IslanderUnknown/MissingWhiteTotal

105721

4,154666

0381

19224

15,61321,883

39060306112

15

8801,142

Student Enrollment

InstructionalFaculty

Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusinessEducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineAcademic Aff airs

Composite ACT Score for First-Time Freshmen25.820.624.525.124.124.125.223.6

First-Time Freshmen ACT Score by College24.224.324.324.023.427.524.723.621.6

Ethnicity

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Tenured Instructional FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeTenure-Track Instructional FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeNon-Tenured Instructional FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeResearch FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeExtension FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeClinical FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeTotal Full-TimeTotal Part-TimeTotal Faculty

471470

1278278

0361208153978017

101983

55478

1,181182

1,363

AdministrativeFacultyProfessionalTechnicalClericalSkilled CraftsMaintenanceTotal

1231,0991,454

12447598

1223,495

670

20415

14815

292750

4241155

51729

433

1331,4101,813

144640115423

4,678

463462

1290290

0369219150917813

108105

363567

1,210174

1,384

456455

1292292

039422317195841199981

74668

1,218192

1,410

EmployeesFT/PT

Faculty EEO-Category 2015 20172016

Black/African

American WhiteOther

Ethnicity Total

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TenuredTenure TrackNon-Tenure TrackResearch FacultyExtension FacultyClinical FacultyTotal FTE

Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & Design Arts & Sciences*Business (Includes Accounting)*Education*Engineering Forest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineLibrary FacultyTotal

14054

44281

176132415026

1,142

Professor*Associate Professor*Assistant Professor*InstructorLecturerTotal

305281418179227

1,410

Professor*Associate Professor*Assistant Professor*InstructorLecturerTotal

91030129

70

258228270154189

1,099

3843

1181329

241

305281418179227

1,410

Faculty

*Includes Research, Extension and Clinical Faculty

*Includes Research, Extension and Clinical Faculty

*Colleges include Meridian Campus Faculty

Faculty Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

Female MaleTotal

1144

8696

6386

18211441

486

FT PT11522

7696

2301892305924

732

FT PT

Black/African

American WhiteOther

Ethnicity Total

Instructional Faculty by College

Faculty

455.9292.0291.589.098.170.2

1,296.7

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TOTAL ENROLLMENT Full-Time Part-Time TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE Full-Time Part-Time First-Time Freshmen Full-Time Part-Time New Transfers Full-Time Part-Time First-Time Graduates Full-Time Part-Time Freshmen Full-Time Part-Time Sophomore Full-Time Part-Time Junior Full-Time Part-Time Senior Full-Time Part-Time TOTAL GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL Full-Time Part-Time

11,0319,3701,6619,2428,413

8291,6431,639

41,1051,032

73361236125

2,0921,998

941,8511,796

552,1031,963

1403,1962,656

540

1,789957832

10,8529,4051,4479,0708,390

6801,7921,789

3960858102334196138

2,1932,106

871,9221,870

522,0551,949

1062,9002,465

435

1,7821,015

767

21,88318,7753,108

18,31216,8031,5093,4353,428

72,0651,890

175695432263

4,2854,104

1813,7733,666

1074,1583,912

2466,0965,121

975

3,5711,9721,599

Student EnrollmentFemaleMale Total

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352152

1,2464709115473547

3944,154

17465

5532332026446352

1302,116

1,882557

3,4792,1492,3893,447

486475749

15,613

1,405404

3,3711,1952,2261,041

207462541

10,852

1,003370

1,9071,6571,2763,597

377112732

11,031

2,408774

5,2782,8523,5024,638

584574

1,27321,883

*Includes Academic Outreach/Continuing Education, Academic Aff airs and Undeclared

*Includes Academic Outreach/Continuing Education, Academic Aff airs and Undeclared

UndergraduateFemaleMale

GraduateFemaleMale

ProfessionalFemaleMale

Enrollment by Gender and Level

18,3129,0709,242

3,2101,4911,719

36129170

83.749.550.5

14.746.453.6

1.6 80.6

19.4

Enrollment by Ethnicity

*Gender percent per Level, Level percent per Total Enrollment-21,883

CollegeAgriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineOther*Total

Black/African

American WhiteOther

Ethnicity

CollegeAgriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineOther*Total

Total Percent*

Female Male Total

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Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineOther*Total

Enrollment by Level

3860

760340706706136420117

3,571

2,408774

5,2782,8523,5024,638

584574

1,27321,883

Under-graduate Adams

AlcornAmiteAttalaBentonBolivarCalhounCarrollChickasawChoctawClaiborneClarkeClayCoahomaCopiahCovingtonDeSotoForrestFranklinGeorgeGreeneGrenadaHancockHarrisonHindsHolmesHumphreysIssaquenaItawambaJacksonJasperJeff ersonJeff erson DavisJonesKemperLafayetteLamarLauderdaleLawrenceLeakeLee

Lefl oreLincolnLowndesMadisonMarionMarshallMonroeMontgomeryNeshobaNewtonNoxubeeOktibbehaPanolaPearl RiverPerryPikePontotocPrentissQuitmanRankinScottSharkeySimpsonSmithStoneSunfl owerTallahatchieTateTippahTishomingoTunicaUnion WalthallWarrenWashingtonWayneWebsterWilkinsonWinstonYalobushaYazooTotal

Enrollment by Mississippi County

7715523

13624

1285844

103831876

197759065

840241306620

11716767285365304

123592541927

19549

10825058638

107598

127156506

1,05756

10820483

19815690

1,0861061501791

1417017

92812819725943822686548134

11228

28720842

1147

1493097

14,308

*Includes Academic Outreach/Continuing Education, Academic Aff airs and Undeclared

American Indian/Alaskan NativeAsianBlack/African AmericanHispanicMultiracialNative Hawaiian/ Other Pacifi c IslanderUnknown/MissingWhiteTotal

Under-graduate Graduate

MaleFemale41

2241,633

275161

962

6,8379,242

46121

2,109253168

556

6,3129,070

MaleFemale9

2381536928

260

1,2301,789

91382596924

346

1,2341,782

Total105721

4,154666381

19224

15,61321,883

2,022774

4,5182,5122,7963,932

448154

1,15618,312

College TotalGraduate

Ethnicity

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Home State ResidenceAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire

New JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirgin Islands of the U.S.VirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingAmerican SamoaGuamU.S. Citizen Residing Outside U.S.Total

1,4729

31199126412819

432667

49

19638172242

3283

69294512

14,308130

7141211

439

70117

469261378133

1286

1,357535

78

1141294043412

1421,081

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International Students

AFRICACameroonEgyptGhanaKenyaLiberiaLibyaMoroccoNigerNigeriaRwandaSouth Africa UgandaZimbabwe

ASIABangladeshChinaIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqJapanJordanKazakhstanKorea, SouthKuwaitLebanonNepalPakistanPalestinePhilippinesSaudi ArabiaSri LankaTaiwanThailandTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesVietnamYemen

OCEANIAAustraliaNew Zealand

EUROPEAlbaniaBelgiumFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandItalyNetherlandsNorwayPortugalRussia SerbiaSpainUkraineUnited Kingdom

NORTH AMERICABahamas, TheCanadaGuatemalaGrenada (Southern Grenadines)HondurasJamaicaMexico

CARIBBEANCayman IslandsHaiti

SOUTH AMERICAArgentina BoliviaBrazilChileColombia GuyanaPeruUruguayVenezuelaTotal

10623

10211

581

241111

57132

120117

23811321

3132

69612

3738117

151

139

312

562224

10321512222538

353

111

2819

321

281 1

11151314

802

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2008200920102011201220132014201520162017

9,1269,54410,15710,50410,49210,40610,35210,63310,91711,031

51.2%51.3%51.7%51.4%51.5%51.6%51.4%50.9%50.5%50.4%

8,6989,0579,4879,9209,8739,7559,78610,24010,70510,852

48.8%48.7%48.3%48.6%48.5%48.4%48.6%49.1%49.5%49.6%

17,82418,60119,64420,42420,36520,16120,13820,87321,62221,883

Total EnrollmentPercentFemalePercentMaleFall

Enrollment Headcount (All Campuses) Undergraduate 18,312Graduate 3,210Professional 361Total 21,883

Average Age of Students 22.9

First-Time Freshmen 3,435Average ACT Score First-Time Freshmen 24.6New Transfer Students 2,065National Merit Scholars 33

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FreshmenSophomoreJuniorSeniorTotal

4,2853,7734,1586,096

18,312

Undergraduate Class Distribution

Under 2525-3031-4041-50Over 50Total

Age Distribution by Class

4,92168032312250

6,096

2,0921,8512,1033,1969,242

2,1931,9222,0552,9009,070

4,18851241210

4,285

3,6754138136

3,773

3,8711451023010

4,158

16,65591748717776

18,312

Female Male Total

TotalFR SRJRSO

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Degrees Awarded by College and Gender

Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineTotal

29845

8193105551512889

2,295

22042

5214633025799425

2,246

51887

1,340773857730122114

4,541

Degrees Awarded by Academic Year

3,30271617

15383

4,271

BaccalaureateMastersEd SpecialistDoctorateProfessionalTotal

3,21176025

14680

4,222

3,25581527

13880

4,315

3,21581124

13177

4,258

3,51873730

17680

4,541

College Female Male Total

2012/2013

2016/2017

2015/2016

2014/2015

2013/2014Degree

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UndergraduateBachelorFemaleMale

GraduateMasterFemaleMale

SpecialistFemaleMale

EdDFemaleMale

PhD/DBAFemaleMale

ProfessionalDVMFemaleMale

Total Awarded

Degrees Awarded - History

3,5183,5181,7851,733

943737344393

30246

110

1758095

80806119

4,541

2016/20173,2153,2151,6291,586

966811396415

24213

110

1305476

77775621

4,258

2012/20132,6562,6561,2951,361

1,005835397438

47434

312

1204971

67674522

3,728

2008/2009

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42087

1,1226176155518719

3,518

980

2181562421793595

1,023

51887

1,340773857730122114

4,541

1477

6072047

015

2,7383,518

191767292763

122

3,5044,541

599

1227

16

17

7661,023

Degrees Awarded 2016/2017

CollegeAgriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineTotal

Under-graduate Graduate Total

Under-graduate Graduate TotalEthnicity

American Indian/ Alaskan NativeAsianBlack/African AmericanHispanicMultiracialNative Hawaiian/ Other Pacifi c IslanderUnknown/MissingWhiteTotal

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Summary of Revenues and ExpendituresCampus Expenditures Budget 2017-2018InstructionResearchPublic ServiceAcademic Support Student ServicesInstitutional SupportOperation & MaintenanceScholarships & FellowshipsTotal Campus Expenditures

$142,389,990$26,509,125$16,601,995$42,008,013$16,651,973$32,494,113 $33,898,614 $85,130,351

$395,684,174

On-CampusDegree-Granting Off -Campus CentersCollege of Veterinary MedicineStennis Institute of Govt. & Community Dev.MS Alcohol Safety Education ProgramWater Resources InstituteMS Agricultural and Forestry Experiment StationForest and Wildlife Research CenterMSU Extension ServiceCenter for Advanced Vehicular SystemsAuxiliary EnterprisesMS State Chemical LaboratoryTotal Revenues & Expenditures

$346,900,293$8,222,474

$40,561,407$750,929

$1,584,488$357,031

$31,495,797$6,519,563

$42,826,146$4,426,458

$113,104,300$2,158,513

$598,907,399

Source: MSU Offi ce of Controller and Treasurer (www.controller.msstate.edu)Data Source: Summary of Revenues & Expenditures Exhibit A MSU Operating Budget

Source: MSU Offi ce of Controller and Treasurer (www.controller.msstate.edu)Data Source: Summary of Revenues & Expenditures Exhibit A MSU Operating Budget

Revenues and Expenditures Budget 2017-2018

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New Student Orientation

Classes Begin

Semester Break

Faculty Advising

Classes End

Final Examinations

Commencement

Aug 11

Aug 16

Oct 5 - 6

Oct 16 - 27

Nov 29

Dec 1-7

Dec 7-8

Jan 5

Jan 8

Mar 12 - 16

Mar 19 - 30

Apr 25

Apr 27- May 2

May 3-4

Student ScheduleFall 2017/Spring 2018

Independence DayLabor DayThanksgivingWinter HolidayDr. M.L. King, Jr. DaySpring HolidayMemorial Day

July 4September 4November 23 - 24December 21 - January 1January 15March 30May 28

Spring 2018Fall 2017

Employee Holidays2017 - 2018

2018 - 2019Independence DayLabor DayThanksgivingWinter HolidayDr. M.L. King, Jr. DaySpring HolidayMemorial Day

July 4September 3November 22 - 23December 21 - January 1January 21April 19May 27

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Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusinessEducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineAcademic Outreach/Continuing EducationAcademic Aff airs

Meridian Campus

325-2110325-2202325-8071325-2580325-3717325-2270325-2952325-3432325-3473325-3742

(601) 484-0101

Colleges/Schools Phone (662)

President’s Offi ce Provost and Executive Vice PresidentVP for Agriculture, Forestry & Veterinary Med.VP for Budget & PlanningVP for Development & AlumniVP for Research & Economic DevelopmentVP for Student Aff airs

325-3221 325-3742325-3006325-2231325-9306325-3570325-3045

DirectoryOffi cers of the University Phone (662)

Departments Phone (662)Admissions & ScholarshipsController & TreasurerDean of StudentsGraduate SchoolHuman Resources ManagementInstitutional ResearchInstitutional Eff ectivenessRegistrar’s Offi ce

325-2224 325-2302325-3611325-7400325-3713325-3920325-3738325-2022