Mississippi State University Reports Record Fall 2026 Enrollment of 23,721 Students in Starkville, Mississippi: In-State Students Rise by 163 to 14,654, With St
STARKVILLE, Mississippi — Mississippi State University announced on November 2 that its fall 2026 enrollment reached a record 23,721 students, an increase of 158 from last year's headcount of 23,563. Enrollment includes students from all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, 89 countries and all 82 counties in Mississippi.
According to the university, in-state enrollment reached 14,654 students, up 163 from last fall's 14,491, and all of the net growth came from inside the state. The university describes itself as the No. 1 college choice for Mississippi high school and community college graduates. Other figures in the release: minority students are 30% of all students; veteran student headcount increased 13%; students taking distance courses increased by 6%; and the Bagley College of Engineering is the largest academic college for the third consecutive year. President Mark E. Keenum said he is very proud that the university has set a new enrollment record, that it is the only university in the state to have achieved enrollment growth for 11 of the past 12 years, and that the class of in-state, first-time students grew by 6%.
On resources, the university states that its annual economic impact in Mississippi is $4 billion, that every $1 invested by taxpayers generates $25 in income, and that its activity sustains more than 80,000 jobs in the state. To accommodate continued growth, the College View student housing complex will undergo a $63.9 million expansion approved by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, raising capacity from 656 beds to 1,183 over the next two years, and more than $100 million in combined public and private investment is transforming the College of Veterinary Medicine's teaching, research and service facilities.
来源链接：密西西比州立大学发布（msstate.edu）： https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2026/11/enrollment-grows-state-students-continue-make-msu-their-no-1-university
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Source: Mississippi State University
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