Complete application
The application requires general information, parental/guardian information, and academic information. You can go ahead and submit the online application without the below items (application fee, transcripts, test scores (optional), etc.) and send them at a later time if needed. However, please remember to submit these items in order for us to review your complete application file for both admission and scholarship purposes. The application opens on August 1. The application on the Common App opens on August 5.
Application Deadline
MSU has a rolling admissions policy. The application for each semester will remain open until the 10th day of classes.
Admission Requirements
Freshman:
- Full admission to Mississippi State University will be granted to high school graduates who complete the required College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) along with one of the following:
- A minimum 2.0 grade-point average on the CPC
- Satisfy the National Collegiate Athletic Association standards for student-athletes who are full or partial qualifiers under Division I guidelines.
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Test-Optional: Students who choose not to participate in ACT or SAT testing will be reviewed for admissibility. This review will involve consideration of high school performance, placement testing, special interests, and skills as well as other non-cognitive factors. If a test score is submitted, MSU will superscore (highest ACT or SAT subject test scores from the same test type when scores from more than one test date are submitted.) A combination of ACT and SAT subtest scores cannot be combined to calculate a superscore.
Transfer:
- New Transfer (15 or more transferable hours)
- College GPA - 2.0 cumulative GPA on all credit hours*
- Good Academic Standing
- New Transfer (less than 15 transferable hours)
- College GPA - 2.0 cumulative GPA on all credit hours*
- Good Academic Standing
- Submit High School GPA** and ACT or SAT scores for consideration
- For students interested in our Meridian campus, enter our Partnership Pathways program at one of our partner community colleges and follow the degree plan. Pathway programs are currently available at MCC, EMCC, ECCC, and Jones College.
$40 application fee
- This is a non-refundable fee
- Active Duty Military and Veterans may have their application fee waived.
- Fee Waiver
- Mississippi State University will waive the admissions application fee for freshman applicants who submit an approved ACT/SAT or NACAC Request for Waiver of College Application Fee form obtained from and signed by their high school counselor. This waiver is need-based and not related to the scores received on the ACT/SAT test. NACAC also has a fee waiver for eligible transfer students.
- International Requirements
- The application fee for International Students is $60.
Official Test Scores
Freshmen:
Optional for admission, but encouraged for scholarships.
MSU will use the superscore (highest ACT or SAT subject test scores from the same test type when scores from more than one test date are submitted.) A combination of ACT and SAT subtest scores cannot be combined to calculate a superscore.
- Request that official ACT or SAT scores be sent to Mississippi State. We encourage that these test scores come directly from ACT or SAT (ACT College Code - 2220 or SAT College Code – 1480).
- The writing test of the ACT and SAT are not considered for admission or scholarship awarding purposes.
- Students who have not taken the ACT or SAT will be reviewed for admissibility. This review will involve consideration of high school performance, placement testing, special interests and skills as well as other non-cognitive factors.
Proof of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella
- Proof of two MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella) vaccines must be submitted in order to register for classes.
- The Health Center accepts immunization records generated by physicians and health departments. MSU has partnered with Med+Proctor to provide immunization-verification services. To upload your immunization records, first go here and sign in using your MSU credentials, then provide Med+Proctor with the basic information being requested. You will use your MSU email address for subsequent logins. If you have general questions concerning the status of your immunization records, please contact the Health Center via email: health@msstate.edu (preferred method) or by phone: (662) 325-0706.