Mississippi State University USA

Mississippi State University enrolls more than 20,000 students from all 50 states and some 88 countries. The state?s flagship research university, the institution is one of only 108 nationwide carrying the ?very high research activity? classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Foundation also has designated MSU as a top ?Community Engagement? university for its efforts in service learning. With the state?s only College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Architecture, MSU is home to the prestigious Bagley College of Engineering, known regionally and nationally as a leader in this field. Mississippi State is the most diverse university in the Southeastern Conference, with an African American population of 20 percent and with recognition as a top 20 ?military friendly? institution. The university offers more than 165 programs leading to baccalaureate, master?s and doctoral degrees. In addition to Veterinary Medicine and Architecture, MSU?s other academic colleges are Agriculture and Life Sciences; Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering; and Forest Resources. Most recently, the MSU?s Mitchell Memorial Library became the host of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, one of only five presidential libraries in the nation housed at a U.S. higher education institution.