MSU breaks enrollment record with 12.6% first-time student surge, growing 10 of past 11 years

Mississippi State University (MSU) has set a new enrollment record, growing in 10 of the past 11 years. Total students reached 23,563, including a 12.6% increase in first-time in college students. Growth spans all major colleges, with Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine seeing record numbers. The university’s diverse student body, expanded healthcare and cyber programmes, and major infrastructure projects reinforce MSU’s role as Mississippi’s only public university consistently increasing enrolment.