密西西比州立大学(简称MSU)成立于1878年,是一所历史悠久的中型学府,师生比例1:18,师生互动频繁。大学以工程及商科为最突出,《耶鲁大学日报大学指南》指出,它开设的Professional Golf Management(高尔夫球专业管理课程),全美仅有四所大学开办。其他如花卉零售、草皮管理和景物建筑课程,都备受推崇。学生选读最多的是电机工程。
At a Glance
School Type
State-supported, Coed
Setting
Small-town 4200-acre campus
Degrees Offered
Bachelor“s, Master‘s, Doctoral, First Professional, and Post-Master’s Certificates
Entrance Difficulty
Moderately difficult , 65% of applicants were admitted
Application Deadlines
8/1 (transfers)
Admissions
Freshman
Admission: 7,429 applied; 4,864 admitted; 2,489 enrolled Average high school GPA: 3.14
Test Scores
SAT critical reading scores over 500 72%
SAT math scores over 500 72%
ACT scores over 18 93%
SAT critical reading scores over 600 37%
SAT math scores over 600 36%
ACT scores over 24 48%
SAT critical reading scores over 700 9%
SAT math scores over 700 10%
ACT scores over 30 11%
Applying
Options: electronic application
Application fee: $35
Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 GPA
Application deadline: 8/1 (transfers)
Notification: continuous (freshmen), continuous (transfers)
Cost and Financial Aid
Costs (2008-09)
Tuition: State resident $5151 full-time, $215 per hour part-time; nonresident $12,503 full-time, $521 per hour part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load
Room and board: $7333; room only: $4098. Room and board charges vary according to board plan, housing facility, and student level
Payment plan: Installment
Waivers: Children of alumni, senior citizens, and employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2007, 7,508 applied for aid, 7,463 were judged to have need, 1,476 had their need fully met. 970 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $2510)
In 2007, 2244 non-need-based awards were made
Average percent of need met: 64%
Average financial aid package: $7568
Average need-based loan: $3976
Average need-based gift aid: $3686
Average non-need-based aid: $2755
Average indebtedness upon graduation: $21,232
Student Body
Undergraduate Student Population
13,991 undergraduate students, 48% women, 52% men, 11% transferred in, 22% African American, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% Hispanic American, 0.6% Native American
International Population
1% representing 40 other countries
Housing Info
26% live on campus
Campus Life
Housing: On-campus residence required for freshman year
Options: Coed, men-only, women-only, disabled students, Campus housing is university owned
Activities: Drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, radio and television station, choral group, marching band, Student Association, Black Student Alliance, Residence Hall Association, Fashion Board, Campus Activities Board, national fraternities, national sororities
Most popular organizations: Student Association, Black Student Alliance, Residence Hall Association, Fashion Board, Campus Activities Board
Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late-night transport/escort service, controlled dormitory access, bicycle patrols, crime prevention program, RAD program, general law enforcement services
Student services: Health clinic, personal/psychological counseling
Academic Programs
Special study options: Academic remediation for entering students, accelerated degree program, adult/continuing education programs, advanced placement credit, cooperative education, distance learning, double majors, English as a second language, freshman honors college, honors programs, independent study, internships, off-campus study, part-time degree program, services for LD students, student-designed majors, study abroad, summer session for credit
ROTC: Army (b), Air Force (b)
School Calendar: Semesters
Faculty
Total: 1,053
Full-time: 84% full-time
Student/faculty ratio: 15:1
Athletics
Member: NCAA, Division: All Division I, except: Football (Division I-A)
Scholarship sports
Baseball (m), basketball, cheerleading, cross-country running, football (m), golf, soccer (w), softball (w), tennis, track and field, volleyball (w)
Intramural sports
Badminton M(c)/W(c), basketball M/W, bowling M/W, cross-country running M(c)/W(c), fencing M(c)/W(c), football M/W, golf M/W, lacrosse M(c), racquetball M/W, rugby M(c)/W(c), soccer M(c)/W(c), softball M/W, swimming and diving M(c)/W(c), table tennis M/W, tennis M/W, ultimate Frisbee M/W, volleyball M/W, water polo M/W
Intercollegiate sports
Baseball M(s), basketball M(s)/W(s), cheerleading M(s)/W(s), cross-country running M(s)/W(s), golf M(s)/W(s), soccer W(s), softball W(s), tennis M(s)/W(s), track and field M(s)/W(s), volleyball W(s)
School Facilities
Facilities/Endowment
Main Library Name: Mitchell Memorial Library
Other Library: 2
Collection: 2.1 million titles; 57,007 serial subscriptions; 296,087 audiovisual materials
Endowment: $241.3 million
Contact Info
Ms. Cheryl Dill, Associate Director of Admissions and Scholarships
Mississippi State University
PO Box 6334
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: 662-325-2224
Fax: 662-325-1MSU
优势专业
经济学 法学
课程设置
农 学与生命科学学院、建筑艺术与设计学院、文理学院、商学院、理查德.安德森会计学院、教育学院、詹姆斯.沃斯.巴格雷工程学院、Dave C.Swalm化学工程学院、Shackouls荣誉学院、森林资源学院和兽医学院,
申请条件
本科:高中毕业,成绩优秀.需要SAT,ACT,TOFEL,IELTS成绩. 研究生:大学本科毕业,成绩优秀,获得相关专业学士学位.需要TOFEL,IELTS,GRE,GMAT成绩.(视专业而定)
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