Mississippi Valley State University Business Programs

Located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, Mississippi Valley State University is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Itta Bena draws many to the area.

Where Is Mississippi Valley State University?

Contact details for Mississippi Valley State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	14000 Highway 82 West, Itta Bena, MS 38941-1400
Phone:	662-254-9041
Website:	www.mvsu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/mississippivalley

How Do I Get Into Mississippi Valley State University?

You can apply to Mississippi Valley State University online at: www.mvsu.edu/prospective_students/admissions/intent_to_enroll.php

Admission Requirements for Mississippi Valley State University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Mississippi Valley State University?

The acceptance rate at Mississippi Valley State University is 83%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to Mississippi Valley State University submitted their SAT scores.Mississippi Valley State University received ACT scores from 100% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 11 and 22. Math scores were between 15 and 20. Composite scores were between 13 and 22.

Can I Afford Mississippi Valley State University?

The overall average net price of Mississippi Valley State University is $14,279. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Mississippi Valley State University, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $7,665 a year. That adds up to $30,660 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Mississippi Valley State University is 22.3%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Mississippi Valley State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,694 undergraduate students at Mississippi Valley State University, with 1,231 being full-time and 463 being part-time.

There are also 338 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,231 full-time undergraduates at Mississippi Valley State University, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mississippi Valley State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	1,160
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Mississippi Valley State University. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at Mississippi Valley State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and Jamaica.

Online Learning at Mississippi Valley State University

In 2019-2020, 1,604 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Mississippi Valley State University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Mississippi Valley State University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Mississippi Valley State University was $6,746 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Mississippi Valley State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Business Administration and Management	#72	#13

Online Growth Rankings of Mississippi Valley State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mississippi Valley State University was 34.5%. This is the #709 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Mississippi Valley State University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Mississippi Valley State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Mississippi Valley State University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#448

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Mississippi Valley State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	35	30	65
Public Relations	12	2	14
Accounting	4	0	4
TOTAL	51	32	83

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Chillin662 under License

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