Employment at Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University, founded in 1878, is a land-grant and sea-grant institution, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Extensive institution, and the largest university in Mississippi. The university adjoins the city of Starkville, with a population of about 22,000. MSU enrolls approximately 16,000 students, 20 percent of whom are graduate students; has about 1,000 faculty members and approximately 4,000 total full-time employees; has a total operating budget of more than $515 million; and has annual research expenditures of about $160 million.

The university offers 181 bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, and doctoral degrees in 94 academic programs through colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Architecture, Business and Industry, Education, Engineering, Forest Resources, and Veterinary Medicine. The academic calendar is based on fall and spring semesters and a 10-week summer term.

MSU is a member of the Southeastern Conference for intercollegiate athletics, offering six intercollegiate sports for men and eight for women. Approximately 25 percent of students live on campus, and a free shuttle bus system carries about 3,000 riders daily over four campus routes. The nearly 300 campus student organizations include 29 social fraternities and sororities, Army and Air Force ROTC, and a variety of intramural and club sports. The campus and adjacent agricultural research lands comprise about 4,000 acres.