FutureSTATE 2015

A strategy for Mississippi State University to become
the region's most respected land-grant institution

FutureSTATE 2015 Progress Reports

Spring 2008

STRENGTHEN PRIDE AND INVOLVEMENT

Initiative: Increase resources, re-emphasize winning with character, ensure compliance, and continue to focus on academic progress and the success of student-athletes in intercollegiate athletics.

Achievements of the past year:
Academic Progress:

  • Fall Semester Grades of Student Athletes: Overall GPA 2.94 (2nd highest GPA ever)
    • GPA Male Athletes: 2.83
    • GPA Female Athletes: 3.12
  • 8 of 16 Sports teams had a team GPA of 3.0 or better.
    • Leading Female Sport: Softball: 3.45 (11th highest in nation in softball)
    • Leading Male Sport: Baseball: 3.23 (won highest GPA of all teams in College World Series)
  • NCAA Graduation Rate for Last Year's Reporting:
    • University: 58%
    • Athletes: 78%
  • APR of Mississippi State Athletes:
    • All sports above NCAA cut score of 900.
    • None with Historical Penalties.

Financial Success:

  • Twenty-one (21) successive years of finishing in the black.
    • Private Fund Raising: $9.3 million
    • Southeastern Conference: $9.97 million
    • Season Ticket Sales: $7.59 million
  • Total Athletic Operating Budget: $30,001,500
  • Major Expense Areas: Salaries/Wages/Benefits, $9,423,152; Scholarship Cost, $4,242,643; Out-of-State Tuition Cost, $1,002,433; Travel Cost, $2,297,618; Medical Services, $511,252; Game Guarantees, $1,025,086; Officials, $502,268; University Services, $1,642,422; Athletic Equipment, $699,352; Debt Service Payments, $3,572,081.

Athletic Facilities:

  • $80.5 million in new or improved facilities since 1987.
    • All built with private funds from Bulldog Club and Bulldog Foundation.
  • Projects Completed this Academic Year: new concession/press box for soccer; new banners at Baseball; new Cross Country facility at South Farm; new floor, message board, and curtain in Humphrey Coliseum; major renovation of concession stands in Humphrey Coliseum; major paint and carpet in Shira Complex; new wall covering for Holliman Center; new 37,000 sq. ft. Athletic Academic Center.

Ensure Compliance:

  • Held meeting of all coaches, staff and student athletes at the beginning of the year.
  • Hold monthly compliance meetings with all coaches and staff.
  • Report Secondary NCAA violations as they occur.