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MississippiState

University

Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness269-A Allen HallP.O. Drawer EY

Mississippi State, MS 39762

Phone: (662) 325-3920Fax: (662) 325-3514www.ir.msstate.edu

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Mississippi State UniversityPocket FactBook

Fall 2011

Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness269-A Allen Hall

Mississippi State, MS 39762

Editor: Misty Nabors, Coordinator-Testing Services

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Table of ContentsGeneral InformationVision and Mission StatementAdmission InformationDegrees AwardedCost of AttendanceOff-Campus, Degree-Granting LocationLibrariesMSU Extension Service Centers and InstitutesComposite ACT Scores First-Time Freshmen ACT ScoresStudent Enrollment and Instructional Faculty

Faculty/Staff InformationEmployees by EthnicityFaculty EEO-CategoryFaculty by Gender and EthnicityFull-Time Equivalent FacultyInstructional Faculty by College

Student EnrollmentTotal Full-Time/Part-TimeEnrollment by EthnicityEnrollment by GenderEnrollment by Level

Student CharacteristicsEnrollment by CountyHome State ResidenceInternational Students2002-2011 EnrollmentUndergraduate Class DistributionAge Distribution by Class

Degrees AwardedDegrees Awarded by College and GenderDegrees Awarded by Academic YearDegrees Awarded - HistoryDegrees Awarded by Level

ResourcesUniversity CalendarDirectory

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Estimated Undergraduate Cost of Attendance Per Year for Full-Time Students 2011 - 2012Tuition and Required Fees $5,805Books and Supplies 1,200Room and Meals 8,162Personal and Transportation 4,808Total (MS Resident) $19,975Non-Resident Fees (Add) 8,865Total (Non-Resident) $28,840

Comprised of eight colleges, Mississippi State University offers more than 180 degrees which includes 14 master’s degrees in 59 programs, an educational specialist degree in eight programs, and doctoral degrees in 35 programs.

Off-Campus, Degree-Granting LocationMeridian

Libraries2,124,341 Volumes Held70,331 Journal/Serial Titles (includingPrint Titles, Gifts & E-Journals)Four Branch Locations

Admission InformationOffice of Admissions and ScholarshipsMississippi State UniversityP.O. Box 6334Mississippi State, MS 39762Campus Tours: 662-325-0539Phone: 662-325-2224Fax: 662-325-1MSUE-mail: [email protected]: www.admissions.msstate.edu

Degrees Awarded Academic Year 2010 - 2011Baccalaureate 2,759Masters 853Ed Specialist 30Doctorate 139Professional 73Total 3,854

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Mississippi state UniversityEstablished in 1878 and located in Starkville, Mississippi State is a Land-Grant institution featuring the state’s only Veterinary Medicine School and Architecture program. The university is a Carnegie Doctoral Research Extensive institution. MSU is classified as a Four-Year 1 SREB institution offering more than 180 programs leading to baccalaureate, master’s and specialist, first-professional and doctorate degrees.For more information, please visit www.msstate.edu.

visionMississippi State University will be a leading public research university that is globally aware and involved, accessible and responsive to the many constituencies it serves, and fully integrated with the intellectual, social, and economic development of the state, while delivering excellent programs of teaching, research, and service.

MissionMississippi State University is a public, land-grant university whose mission is to provide access and opportunity to students from all sectors of the state’s diverse population, as well as from other states and countries, and to offer excellent programs of teaching, research, and service.

Enhancing its historic strengths in agriculture, natural resources, engineering, mathematics, and natural and physical sciences, Mississippi State offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs; these include architecture, the fine arts, business, education, the humanities, the social and behavioral sciences, and veterinary medicine.

The university embraces its role as a major contributor to the economic development of the state through targeted research and the transfer of ideas and technology to the public, supported by faculty and staff relationships with industry, community organizations, and government entities.

Building on its land-grant tradition, Mississippi State strategically extends its resources and expertise throughout the entire state for the benefit of Mississippi’s citizens, offering access for working and place-bound adult learners through its Meridian Campus, Extension, and distance learning programs.

Mississippi State is committed to its tradition of instilling among its students and alumni ideals of diversity, citizenship, leadership, and service.

University accreditationMississippi State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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WhiteBlack/African AmericanOther EthnicityMaleFemaleIn-StateOut-of-StateInternational

American Indian/Alaskan NativeAsian Black/African AmericanHispanicInternationalMultiracialNative Hawaiian/ Other Pacific IslanderUnknown/MissingWhiteTotal

106251

4,232373795216

18319

14,11420,424

4634923288

21

9181,096

Student Enrollment

Instructional Faculty

Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusinessEducationEngineeringForest ResourcesAcademic Affairs

Composite ACT Score for First-Time Freshmen25.219.723.524.023.123.024.923.7

First-Time Freshmen ACT Score by College23.423.923.222.922.426.924.821.3

Ethnicity

Student Enrollment and

1 00016 000FacultyEnrollment

Student Enrollment andInstructional Faculty Fall 2011

7008009001,000

12,00014,00016,000

300400500600

6,0008,000

10,000

0100200300

02,0004,000

Black or African American

Other Ethnicity White

Student EnrollmentI t ti l F ltInstructional Faculty

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MSU Extension Service Centers and Institutes• Advanced Spatial Technologies in Agriculture• Center for Governmental Technology• The Crosby Arboretum• Franklin Furniture Institute• GeoResources Institute• MSU Life Sciences and Biotechnology Institute• Mississippi Horse Park, Agricenter & Fairgrounds• Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute• Southern Rural Development Center• Social Science Research Center• Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture Center

Research and Extension CentersCentral Mississippi Research & Extension Center• Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station• Coastal Plain Branch Experiment Station• Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station

Coastal Mississippi Research & Extension Center• Beaumont Horticulture Unit• Center for Urban Rural Interface Studies• Crosby Arboretum• Experimental Seafood Processing Lab• Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve• McNeil Research Unit• South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station• White Sands Research Unit

Delta Mississippi Research & Extension Center• Delta Branch Experiment Station• National Warmwater Aquaculture Center

North Mississippi Research & Extension Center• North Mississippi Branch Experiment Station• Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station • Agronomy Unit • Horticulture Research & Education Unit• Pontotoc Ridge – Flatwoods Branch Station• Prairie Research Unit

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TenuredTenure TrackNon-Tenure TrackResearch FacultyExtension FacultyClinical FacultyTotal FTE

Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & Design Arts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineering Forest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineOther*Total

11354

40090

180115425052

1,096

Professor*Associate Professor*Assistant Professor*InstructorLecturerTotal

316256385161234

1,352

Professor*Associate Professor*Assistant Professor*InstructorLecturerTotal

119

197

1056

281207277143213

1,121

2440891111

175

316256385161234

1,352

Faculty

*Includes Research, Extension and Clinical Faculty

*Includes Research, Extension and Clinical Faculty

*Includes Academic Outreach/Continuing Education, Academic Affairs and Library

3125

104115

26421

72105

6177

1409734

409

2261742415824

723

Faculty Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

Female MaleTotalFT PT FT PT

Black/African

American WhiteOther

Ethnicity Total

Instructional Faculty by College

Faculty

433.9279.0265.7116.685.038.5

1,218.7

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Tenured Instructional FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeTenure-Track Instructional FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeNon-Tenured Instructional FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeResearch FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeExtension FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeClinical FacultyFull-TimePart-TimeTotal Full-TimeTotal Part-TimeTotal Faculty

448441

7301301

03481851631321131997970

33276

1,164195

1,359

AdministrativeFacultyProfessionalTechnicalClericalSkilled CraftsMaintenanceTotal

1191,1211,319

11756588

1733,502

956

20221

13621

297742

5175147

71314

352

1331,3521,668

145714110474

4,596

416414

2277277

03361861501341132188880

38344

1,112177

1,289

434433

1279279

03831961871301042685850

41356

1,132220

1,352

EmployeesFT/PT

Faculty EEO-Category 2009 20112010

Black/African

American WhiteOther

Ethnicity Total

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

828 732

524936

680 242

Employees Fall 2011

0

200

400

Administrative Faculty Professional Technical Clerical Skilled Crafts Maintenance

88

828 732

86 34 108 23245 59

6802

242

Male Female

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274116

1,210447

1,1423771820

6284,232

18765

5502811685465664

1612,078

1,356595

3,4811,9602,5062,249

412357

1,19814,114

1,014404

3,1041,0272,449

551128318925

9,920

803372

2,1371,6611,3672,621

358123

1,06210,504

1,817776

5,2412,6883,8163,172

486441

1,98720,424

*Includes Academic Outreach/Continuing Education, Academic Affairs and Undeclared


UndergraduateFemaleMale

GraduateFemaleMale

ProfessionalFemaleMale

Enrollment by Gender and Level

16,3127,8558,457

3,7891,8311,958

32323489

79.948.251.8

18.648.351.7

1.672.427.6

Enrollment by Ethnicity

*Gender percent per Level, Level percent per Total Enrollment-20,424

CollegeAgriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineOther*Total

Black/African

American WhiteOther

Ethnicity

CollegeAgriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineOther*Total

Total Percent*

Female Male Total

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TOTAL ENROLLMENT Full-Time Part-Time TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE Full-Time Part-Time First-Time Freshmen Full-Time Part-Time New Transfers Full-Time Part-Time First-Time Graduates Full-Time Part-Time Freshmen Full-Time Part-Time Sophomore Full-Time Part-Time Junior Full-Time Part-Time Senior Full-Time Part-Time TOTAL GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL Full-Time Part-Time

10,5048,8321,6728,4577,799

6581,3981,393

591186843

416219197

2,0401,975

651,6571,604

531,9281,802

1262,8322,418

414

2,0471,0331,014

9,9208,1811,7397,8557,150

7051,5001,498

2843741102434222212

1,9901,918

721,3701,328

421,7811,666

1152,7142,238

476

2,0651,0311,034

20,42417,013

3,41116,31214,9491,3632,8982,891

71,7541,609

145850441409

4,0303,893

1373,0272,932

953,7093,468

2415,5464,656

890

4,1122,0642,048

Student EnrollmentFemaleMale Total

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AdamsAlcornAmiteAttalaBentonBolivarCalhounCarrollChickasawChoctawClaiborneClarkeClayCoahomaCopiahCovingtonDeSotoForrestFranklinGeorgeGreeneGrenadaHancockHarrisonHindsHolmesHumphreysIssaquenaItawambaJacksonJasperJeffersonJefferson DavisJonesKemperLafayetteLamarLauderdaleLawrenceLeakeLee

LefloreLincolnLowndesMadisonMarionMarshallMonroeMontgomeryNeshobaNewtonNoxubeeOktibbehaPanolaPearl RiverPerryPikePontotocPrentissQuitmanRankinScottSharkeySimpsonSmithStoneSunflowerTallahatchieTateTippahTishomingoTunicaUnion WalthallWarrenWashingtonWayneWebsterWilkinsonWinstonYalobushaYazooTotal

Enrollment by Mississippi County

8915622

19327

1225874

1231422381

301739832

649151283918

152131574980124255

105489781115

1897484

14367333

138610

14714765196138

109280112227167126

1,27778

1161673

1489418

88610619755760993093716116

10129

34030660

18617

18828

11114,856

12

Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineOther*Total

Enrollment by Level

3430

945465821608163400367

4,112

1,817776

5,2412,6883,8163,172

486441

1,98720,424

Under-graduate


American Indian/Alaskan NativeAsianBlack/African AmericanHispanicInternationalMultiracialNative Hawaiian/ Other Pacific IslanderUnknown/MissingWhiteTotal

Under-graduate Graduate

Male MaleFemale Female32

1111,553

14815987

8123

6,2368,457

4875

2,13213811995

4100

5,1447,855

1532

14650

32912

454

1,4052,047

1133

40137

18822

242

1,3292,065

Total106251

4,232373795216

18319

14,11420,424

1,474776

4,2962,2232,9952,564

32341

1,62016,312

College TotalGraduate

Ethnicity

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500

Agriculture and Life SciencesArchitecture, Art and Design

Arts and SciencesBusiness

EducationEngineering

Forest Resources

Enrollment by Level Fall 2011

Veterinary MedicineOther*

Undergraduate Graduate


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International StudentsAFRICACameroonCongoCote d’IvoireEgyptGhanaKenyaLibyaMauritiusNigerNigeriaZaire

ASIAAfghanistanBangladeshCambodiaChinaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJapanJordanKorea, SouthKuwaitLebanonMalaysiaMongoliaNepalPakistanPhilippinesSaudi ArabiaSri LankaSyriaTaiwanThailandTurkeyVietnamUzbekistan

OCEANIAAustraliaNew Zealand

EUROPEAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCyprusFranceGermanyIcelandIrelandItalyLatviaMoldovaNetherlandsNorwayPolandRussiaSlovakiaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited Kingdom

NORTH AMERICABahamas, TheCanadaCosta RicaDominicaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasJamaicaMexicoNicaragua

CARIBBEANBritish Virgin IslandsCayman Islands

SOUTH AMERICAArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaGuyanaParaguayPeruVenezuelaTotal

603113

132221

302

5891

161

1303

1834

183129

733151

37967

302

105

16112

312

41111116117111112241124

737

41111112783

211

2717182143

795

14

Home State ResidenceAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraska

NevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirgin Islands of the U.S.VirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingU.S. Citizen Residing Outside U.S.Total

9311029

115103341182

239356

521

13332212451

2548

51284814

14,8569887

156

348

74754

90231770137

684

1,088310162

2843120373

3119,629

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

Adjacent States Enrollment Fall 2011

Fall 2011Mississippi Enrollment

14,856

Alabama Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee0

200

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FreshmenSophomoreJuniorSeniorTotal

4,0303,0273,7095,546

16,312

Undergraduate Class Distribution

Under 2525-3031-4041-50Over 50Total

Age Distribution by Class

4,10679238318184

5,546

2,0401,6571,9282,8328,457

1,9901,3701,7812,7147,855

3,91543371916

4,030

2,8916144238

3,027

3,3311941056217

3,709

14,2431,090

569285125

16,312

Female Male Total

TotalFR SRJRSO

Freshmen25%

Sophomore18%Junior

23%

Senior34%

Fall 2011 Undergraduate Class Distribution

7% 3% 2% 1%Fall 2011 Undergraduate Age Distribution

7% 3%

87%

d 2 2 30 31 40 41 0 O 0Under 25 25-30 31-40 41-50 Over 50

16

2002200320042005200620072008200920102011

8,7148,4008,2728,2908,4018,8349,1269,54410,15710,504

52.6%51.9%51.9%51.5%51.8%51.8%51.2%51.3%51.7%51.4%

7,8637,7737,6627,8117,8058,2058,6989,0579,4879,920

47.4%48.1%48.1%48.5%48.2%48.2%48.8%48.7%48.3%48.6%

16,57716,17315,93416,10116,20617,03917,82418,60119,64420,424

Total EnrollmentPercentFemalePercentMaleFall

Enrollment Headcount (All Campuses) Undergraduate 16,312Graduate 3,789Professional 323Total 20,424

Average Age of Students 24

First-Time Freshmen 2,898Average ACT Score First-Time Freshmen 23.6New Transfer Students 1,754National Merit Scholars 13

Student Characteristics Fall 2011

Female48.6%

Non-Resident27.3%

Graduate20.1%

Over 2525.4%

OtherEthnicity

30.9%

M lResident72 7%

Under-graduate

79 9%Under 25

74.6% White 69 1%Male

51.4%72.7% 79.9% 74.6% 69.1%

Gender Residency Level Age Ethnicity

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72%

26%

2%Degrees Awarded 2010-2011

Undergraduate Graduate Professional

19

UndergraduateBachelorFemaleMale

GraduateMasterFemaleMale

SpecialistFemaleMale

EdDFemaleMale

PhD/DBAFemaleMale

ProfessionalDVMFemaleMale

Total Awarded

Degrees Awarded - History

2,7592,7591,3861,373

1,022853411442

30273

101

1385484

73735716

3,854

2010/2011

2,5882,5881,3221,266

918778413365

33303

000

1075354

54543024

3,560

2006/2007

2,6982,6981,2951,403

929791422369

45387

431

893950

47472522

3,674

2002/2003

18

Degrees Awarded by College and Gender

Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineTotal

17070

628331550922965

1,935

17048

4745142413807022

1,919

340118

1,1028457914729987

3,854

Degrees Awarded by Academic Year

2,73278936

14472

3,773

BaccalaureateMastersEd SpecialistDoctorateProfessionalTotal

2,65683547

12367

3,728

2,55478934

11765

3,559

2,58877833

10754

3,560

2,75985330

13973

3,854

170

70

628

331

550

92

170

48

474

514

241

Agriculture and Life Sciences

Architecture, Art and Design

Arts and Sciences

Business

Education

Degrees Awarded by Gender 2010/2011

92

29

65

380

70

22

Engineering

Forest Resources

Veterinary Medicine

Female Male

College Female Male Total

2006/2007

2010/2011

2009/2010

2008/2009

2007/2008Degree

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Summary of Revenues and ExpendituresCampus Expenditures Budget 2011-2012InstructionResearchPublic ServiceAcademic SupportStudent ServicesInstitutional SupportOperation & MaintenanceScholarships & FellowshipsTransfersTotal Campus Expenditures

$112,895,340$20,420,326$13,377,023$32,711,871$17,822,629$24,331,526$29,840,038$31,738,470

$54,435$283,191,658

On-CampusDegree-Granting Off-Campus CentersCollege of Veterinary MedicineStennis Institute of GovernmentMS Alcohol Safety Education ProgramWater Resources InstituteMS Agricultural and Forestry Experiment StationForest and Wildlife Research CenterMSU Extension ServiceCenter for Advanced Vehicular SystemsAuxiliary EnterprisesMS State Chemical LaboratoryTotal Revenues & Expenditures

$244,864,771$7,407,376

$30,919,511$917,452

$1,483,856$120,531

$27,947,687$6,208,962

$40,773,179$3,338,190

$33,001,921$2,018,632

$399,002,068

Source: MSU Office of Controller and Treasurer (www.controller.msstate.edu)Data Source: Summary of Revenues & Expenditures Exhibit A MSU Operating Budget

Source: MSU Office of Controller and Treasurer (www.controller.msstate.edu)Data Source: Summary of Revenues & Expenditures Exhibit A MSU Operating Budget

Revenues and Expenditures Budget 2011-2012

40%10%

11%

Campus Expenditures Budget 2011‐2012

Instruction

Research

Public Service

Academic Support

5% 7%12%

7%

9% Student Services

Institutional Support

Operation & Maintenance

Scholarships & Fellowships

20

249114850622541334490

2,759

914

2522232501385087

1,095

340118

1,1028457914729987

3,854

925

432294018

269

2,1352,759

1242

56245

18222

393

2,8933,854

317

13016

1424

124

7581,095

Degrees Awarded 2010/2011

432

2,135

758

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

Degrees Awarded 2010/2011

192130 207

0

500

Black or African American White Other Ethnicity

Undergraduate Graduate

CollegeAgriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusiness EducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineTotal

Under-graduate Graduate Total

Under-graduate Graduate TotalEthnicity

American Indian/ Alaskan NativeAsianBlack/African AmericanHispanicInternationalMultiracialNative Hawaiian/ Other Pacific IslanderUnknown/MissingWhiteTotal

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Final Registration

New Student Orientation

Classes Begin

Semester Break

Faculty Advising

Classes End

Final Examinations

Commencement

Aug 15, 16

Aug 16

Aug 17

Nov 21 - 25

Oct 24 - Nov 2

Dec 2

Dec 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Dec 9

Jan 6

Jan 6

Jan 9

Mar 9

Mar 20 - 30

Apr 25

Apr 30 - May 4

May 11, 12

Student ScheduleFall 2011/Spring 2012

Independence DayLabor DayThanksgivingWinter HolidayDr. M.L. King, Jr. DaySpring HolidayMemorial Day

July 4September 5November 24 - 25December 21 - January 2January 16April 6May 28

Spring 2012Fall 2011

Employee Holidays2011 - 2012

2012 - 2013Independence DayLabor DayThanksgivingWinter HolidayDr. M.L. King, Jr. DaySpring HolidayMemorial Day

July 4September 3November 22 - 23December 24 - January 3January 21March 29May 27

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Agriculture & Life SciencesArchitecture, Art & DesignArts & SciencesBusinessEducationEngineeringForest ResourcesVeterinary MedicineAcademic Outreach/Continuing EducationAcademic Affairs

Meridian Campus

325-2110325-2202325-8071325-2580325-3717325-2270325-2952325-3432325-3473325-3742

(601) 484-0101

Colleges/Schools Phone (662)

President’s Office Provost and Executive Vice PresidentVP for Agriculture, Forestry & Veterinary Med.VP for Budget & PlanningVP for Development & AlumniVP for Research & Economic DevelopmentVP for Student Affairs

325-3221 325-3742325-3006325-2231325-9306325-3570325-3045

DirectoryOfficers of the University Phone (662)

Departments Phone (662)Admissions & ScholarshipsController & TreasurerDean of StudentsGraduate SchoolHuman Resources ManagementInstitutional ResearchInstitutional EffectivenessRegistrar’s Office

325-2224 325-2302325-3611325-7400325-3713325-3920325-0831325-2022

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