STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State ranks among the top 100 institutions across the country in the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to African-Americans.
During the 2004-05 school year, the university ranked 69th in the nation with the awarding of 405 degrees to black students. The new overall rankings from Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine included the nation's historically black institutions.
Among traditionally white universities only, MSU ranked 44th in the nation.
By category among all institutions awarding bachelor's degrees to African-Americans, MSU is ranked:
--11th in education, with 71 degrees;
--20th in agriculture and related fields, eight degrees;
--23rd in engineering, 32 degrees; and
--27th in mathematics and statistics (tied with several others), five degrees.
For the complete list, visit www.diverseeducation.com/top100undergraduate2006.asp.
