University leads state in U.S. News ranking

The university appears in Quartile Three, made up of schools ranked 103rd to 153rd, among the 204 top universities listed.

Three other Mississippi institutions--University of Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi, and Mississippi College--appear on the same list, in Quartile Four, for schools ranked 154th to 204th. Millsaps College is listed in Quartile Three of a separate category for "National Liberal Arts Colleges."

Mississippi State has been ranked in Quartile Three in three previous editions of the U.S. News directory of colleges and universities. The listings are based on surveys of 1,371 accredited institutions and take into account factors such as faculty resources, financial resources, acceptance and graduation rates, and academic reputation.

For the fourth year in a row, U.S. News ranked Harvard No. 1 among national universities.

Joining Mississippi State in Quartile Three of the rankings are institutions such as Arizona State, Auburn, Louisiana State, University of Kentucky, University of Nebraska, University of Oklahoma, and University of South Carolina.