Mississippi State University

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Former names
The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (1878–1932)
Mississippi State College (1932–1958)
Motto"Learning, Service, Research"
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedFebruary 28, 1878; 146 years ago (February 28, 1878)
Parent institution
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning[1]
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliation
Endowment$698.2 million (2021)[2]
PresidentMark E. Keenum
Academic staff
1,359[3]
Administrative staff
3,361
Students22,649 (fall 2022)[4]
Location
Mississippi State
,
Mississippi
,
United States

33°27′14″N 88°47′20″W / 33.454°N 88.789°W / 33.454; -88.789
CampusRemote town[6], 4,200 acres (17 km2)[5]
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Reflector
ColorsMaroon and white[7]
   
NicknameBulldogs
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FBS – SEC
MascotBully the Bulldog
Websitemsstate.edu

Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science,[8][9] commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi.[10][11] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" and has a total research and development budget of $239.4 million, the largest in Mississippi.[12]

The university was chartered as Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College on February 28, 1878, and admitted its first students in 1880. Organized into 12 colleges and schools, the university offers over 180 baccalaureate, graduate, and professional degree programs,[13] and is home to Mississippi's only accredited programs in architecture and veterinary medicine. Mississippi State participates in the National Sea Grant College Program and National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. The university's main campus in Starkville is supplemented by auxiliary campuses in Meridian, Gautier, and Biloxi.

Mississippi State's intercollegiate sports teams, the Mississippi State Bulldogs, compete in NCAA Division I athletics as members of the Southeastern Conference's western division. Mississippi State was a founding member of the SEC in 1932. In their more-than 120-year history, the Bulldogs have won 21 individual national championships,[14] 30 regular season conference championships, and 1 national championship title.[15] The school is noted for a pervasive baseball fan culture,[16] with Dudy Noble Field holding 22 of the top 25 all-time NCAA attendance records and the school's Left Field Lounge being described as an epicenter of college baseball.[17]

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  2. ^ As of August 11, 2021. Mississippi State University's 2021 Fiscal Year in Review (Report). Mississippi State University. August 11, 2021. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Faculty Report" (PDF). Mississippi State Office of Institutional Research. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
  4. ^ Team, ITS Web Development (November 2, 2022). "MSU Fall Enrollment: Mississippi State continues to focus on student success and degree completion". Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Mississippi State University History". State of Mississippi. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "IPEDS-Mississippi State University".
  7. ^ Mississippi State Athletic Identity Standards (PDF). September 14, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Mississippi State University Sponsored Programs Administration Web Page". Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  9. ^ "2013 Mississippi Code :: Title 37 - Education :: Chapter 113 - Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science". Justia Law. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "City of Starkville Street Map". City of Starkville. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "Campus Map (Mississippi State University)". November 18, 2006. Archived from the original on November 18, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education". February 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  13. ^ Team, ITS Web Development. "Academics". Mississippi State University. Archived from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  14. ^ "Peters Wins NCAA Javelin Championship, Quijera Takes Second - Mississippi State University". Mississippi State University Athletics. June 6, 2018. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  15. ^ "Jack Leiter strikes out 8 in Vanderbilt's Game 1 CWS finals win | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  16. ^ "College baseball: 10 must-visit baseball stadiums this season". NCAA.com. April 12, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  17. ^ "The John Grisham Room » Mississippi State University Libraries". lib.msstate.edu. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2018.