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Mississippi Valley State University

Mississippi Valley State University
14000 Highway 82 West
Itta Bena, MS 38941-1400

Official telephone: (662) 254-9041
Fax number: (662) 254-7900
Website: https://www.mvsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,654
Full-time undergraduates: 1,054
Part-time undergraduates: 600
Total graduate students: 225
Full-time graduate students: 94
Part-time graduate students: 131
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
91.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 450 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 46%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 37%
Percent of students who live off campus: 63%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 285
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Student Government Association; Baptist Student Union; Black Student Fellowship; National Education Association

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's bowling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; football; golf; soccer; softball; tennis; volleyball; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Jackson-Evers International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 37% within six months of graduation

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