	Mississippi State University 2016 University Academic Rankings
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and mostly in an unincorporated area. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the official designation for the area that encompasses the university. It is classified as a "comprehensive doctoral research university with very high research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation. The university has campuses in Starkville (main), Meridian, Biloxi, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. History The University began as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (or Mississippi A&M), one of the national land-grant colleges established after Congress passed the Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of offering training in "agriculture, horticulture and the mechanical arts . . . without excluding other scientific and classical studies, including military tactics." The university received its first students in the fall of 1880 in the presidency of General Stephen D. Lee. In 1887 Congress passed the Hatch Act, which provided for the establishment of the Agricultural Experiment Station in 1888. The Cooperative Extension Service was established in 1914 by the Smith-Lever Act. The university has since had its mission expanded and redefined by the Legislature. In 1932, the Legislature renamed the university as Mississippi State College. In 1958 the Legislature renamed the university as Mississippi State University in recognition of its academic development and addition of graduate programs. The Graduate School had been organized (1936), doctoral degree programs had begun (1951), the School of Forest Resources had been established (1954), and the College of Arts and Sciences had replaced the General Science School (1956). The university was uneventfully desegregated in July 1965, when Richard E. Holmes of Starkville became the first African-American student to enroll. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress the year before, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was being debated, and the United States Supreme Court had ruled in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) that segregation of public schools was unconstitutional. The School of Architecture admitted its first students in 1973, the College of Veterinary Medicine admitted its first class in 1977. The MSU Vet school (commonly referred to as the CVM) is the largest veterinary school under one roof in the nation. The School of Accountancy was established in 1979. The University Honors Program was founded in 1968 in order to provide more rigorous course curricula for academically talented students, as well as to support guest lecture series, forums, and distinguished external scholarships. The program has been vastly expanded and has a separate college. This was made possible by funding by Bobby Shackouls, an MSU alumnus and retired CEO, who donated US$10 million to found the Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College in April 2006. MSU also started a joint Ph.D. program in engineering with San Jose State University in California, allowing an increase in research for both universities, as well as enhancing the stature of both engineering colleges. In March 2009, Mississippi State announced the conclusion of the university's seven-year capital campaign, with more than $462 million received in private gifts and pledges. Campuses Mississippi State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees. As of Fall 2011, the current total enrollmen ... [more on wikipedia]

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Mississippi State University Details

Mississippi State University Details
detail	value
state	Mississippi
conference	Southeastern Conference
public	Public
scores	1660/1107/25
level	AboveAverage
rank	[197
overall ROI rank	[130
size	medium
undergrads	16536
grads	3602
price	33958
drop	37
stem	29
research	230
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Mississippi State University?

1. number 197 for Academics.

2. number 130 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Mississippi State University?

1. University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2. Clemson University

3. University of California-Riverside

4. University of Hawaii at Manoa

5. University of California-Santa Barbara

6. Montana State University

7. Auburn University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Mississippi State University National Academic Rankings

Mississippi State University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	197	225	235	166	158	134	71	59	130
Div1	98	89	91	91	89	82	52	31	73
Div1 Nonivy	90	85	89	87	85	76	43	30	66
Div1 Public	63	60	77	70	70	64	36	24	42
Public	97	86	91	85	77	76	41	27	70
Power5	61	54	58	59	59	58	37	22	45
Southeastern Conference	12	13	12	13	13	10	5	6	10
South East Region	37	71	78	35	32	26	16	18	18
State of Mississippi	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
Top Ten Top250	197	225	235	166	158	134	71	59	130
Top Ten State of Mississippi	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Mississippi State University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Mississippi State University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.85	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
93.05	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
92.53	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
92.36	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
92.11	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
92.03	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
92.01	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
91.90	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
91.66	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
91.63	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
91.55	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	261	196
91.51	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
91.38	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
91.34	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
91.29	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
91.28	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
91.28	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
91.17	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
86.56	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
86.55	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
86.52	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
86.51	Oakland University	Michigan	Horizon League	Public	Average	417	270
86.49	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
86.46	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
86.22	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	435	289
86.12	Georgia Southern University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	254	236
86.07	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222
85.88	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
85.70	Boise State University	Idaho	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	389	329
85.70	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
85.69	CUNY Brooklyn College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	Average	296	394
85.59	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
85.59	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
85.54	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
85.48	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
85.48	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
85.44	Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee	Conference USA	Public	Average	384	372
85.42	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
85.26	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
85.25	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
85.09	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
84.96	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
84.95	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
84.93	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
84.93	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska	The Summit League	Public	Average	491	364
84.84	University of Southern Mississippi	Mississippi	Conference USA	Public	Average	493	423
84.83	Wichita State University	Kansas	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	382	307
84.77	Cleveland State University	Ohio	Horizon League	Public	Average	440	299
84.66	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
84.65	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	363	266

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Mississippi State University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Mississippi State University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.66	Big Sky Conference (Average)	-	Big Sky Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	170
99.29	Mountain West Conference (Average)	-	Mountain West Conference	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	193
98.39	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
97.70	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
97.40	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
96.85	University of Mississippi	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	Average	232	197
96.65	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
96.39	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
96.10	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
95.85	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
95.81	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
95.51	James Madison University	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	196	170
95.47	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
95.40	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
95.10	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
95.10	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
95.09	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
94.86	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
94.47	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
94.25	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
93.89	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
93.85	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
93.57	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
93.21	Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	357	234
92.86	University of San Francisco	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	226	241
91.95	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
91.95	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
91.95	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
91.79	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
91.68	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
88.31	St Mary's College of Maryland	Maryland	Capital Athletic Conference	Public	Good	275	409
88.15	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
87.34	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
87.01	Milwaukee School of Engineering	Wisconsin	Northern Athletics Collegiate ...	Private	Good	184	102
86.59	Elon University	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Good	200	178
85.30	Clark University	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	201	224
81.40	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221

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