Mississippi State University is a university in the United States. Founded in 1878, it is located in Starkville, Mississippi and is supplemented by offices in Meridian, Biloxi and Vicksburg. The university offers 180 bachelor's degree programs and is home to Mississippi's only accredited programs in architecture and veterinary medicine.

The 19th and current president, Mark E. Keenum, was a former United States undersecretary of agriculture.

The university's sports team, the Mississippi State Bulldogs, competes in NCAA Division I and in the Southeastern Conference, of which it was a founder member in 1932.

The university was chartered as Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College on February 28, 1878, and admitted its first students in 1880. Organized into 12 colleges and schools, the university offers over 180 baccalaureate, graduate, and professional degree programs, and is home to Mississippi's only accredited programs in architecture and veterinary medicine.

Mississippi State participates in the National Sea Grant College Program and National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. The university's main campus in Starkville is supplemented by auxiliary campuses in Meridian and Biloxi.