Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences

What Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences does

The Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences is a public academic college within Mississippi State University, established in 1956 and headquartered in Starkville, Mississippi. It is the university's largest and most diverse academic college, encompassing 14 departments and 27 degree programs spanning natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, serving thousands of undergraduate and graduate students. The college generates revenue primarily through tuition and fees funded by state appropriations, with ancillary income from programs such as the Humanities Camp ($250/week pre-college summer program for high school students).

The college's core products are its academic degree offerings, supported by a research infrastructure that includes specialized assets such as the Mississippi Missing Persons Repository — an online database maintained by the Mississippi Forensic Anthropology Laboratory that organizes information on missing-person cases across the state. Communication products include Vision Magazine (annual publication), Vision TV, and Vision Podcast. Research is conducted across 14 departments, with recent faculty achievements including two NSF CAREER awards in Biological Sciences, an AAAS Fellowship in philosophy, and a PRSA College of Fellows induction.

The college's go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer, recruiting prospective students via campus visits, Academic Insight Days, the Humanities Camp, and CAS Ambassadors. Distribution is primarily on-campus instruction at MSU's main Starkville campus, supplemented by study-abroad programs in Spain, South America, Israel, and Greece. Notable strategic moves include the launch of a new Human Forensic Science major planned for January 2027 (pending IHL approval) and partnerships with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and MSU Police Department for forensic-science internships. As part of a state government entity governed by the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, the college has no independent ownership or venture funding.

Name

Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences

Legal name

Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences

Website

https://cas.msstate.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences is a public academic college founded in 1956, serving thousands of undergraduate and graduate students across 14 departments and 27 degree programs in natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities at MSU's Starkville, Mississippi campus.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

General Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAA)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Liberal arts programs
• Undergraduate degrees
• Graduate research
• Academic departments

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississippi State

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: As a public university college, revenue is primarily derived from student tuition and fees funded through state appropriations and tuition payments.
2. Humanities Camp Program: Pre-college enrichment program charging $250 per week for high school students, including housing, meals, and all activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The College of Arts & Sciences is Mississippi State University's largest and most diverse academic college, offering undergraduate and graduate education across 14 departments and 27 degree programs spanning natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The college supplements academic instruction with research opportunities (including the Mississippi Missing Persons Repository), outreach programs (Humanities Camp for high school students), and communication platforms (Vision Magazine, TV, and Podcast).

Product overview

The College of Arts & Sciences at Mississippi State University offers a comprehensive academic portfolio spanning 14 departments and 27 degree programs. The college provides undergraduate and graduate education across liberal arts, sciences, and humanities disciplines, complemented by communication platforms including Vision Magazine, Vision TV, and Vision Podcast. Research initiatives include the Mississippi Missing Persons Repository. The college also operates outreach programs such as Humanities Camp for high school students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Humanities Camp

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates achieve careers in medicine, research, broadcasting, and education
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mississippi Bureau of InvestigationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2026Potential internship and co-op partner for the new undergraduate major in human forensic science launching in January 2027. Students will complete internships with partnering agencies including the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation during their third year.
• MSU Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2026Collaboration on human-remains recovery efforts. Dr. Goliath works with MSU Police Department on the recovery team as part of forensic anthropology work.
• Local Law Enforcement AgenciesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2026Partnership with various law enforcement agencies across Mississippi for forensic science internships and collaborative research on missing persons cases.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences: UGA's flagship arts & sciences college with broad departmental scope across natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Directly comparable in mission, structure, and SEC-region peer positioning to Mississippi State's College of Arts & Sciences.
• University of Tennessee College of Arts and Sciences: UT's flagship arts & sciences college. Comparable in mission, departmental breadth, and SEC-region competition for faculty and graduate students.
• University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences: UK's flagship arts & sciences college in a neighboring SEC state. Comparable in scope, public-university funding model, and competition profile for regional talent.
• Florida State University College of Arts and Sciences: FSU's comprehensive arts & sciences college with strong meteorology and natural sciences programs. Directly comparable in scale and disciplinary coverage, and an SEC-region competitor.
• University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts: Mississippi's flagship public university college, the most direct in-state peer competing for the same in-state student pool, faculty, and state appropriations.
• LSU College of Humanities & Social Sciences and College of Science: LSU splits arts & sciences across two colleges with overlapping departmental coverage (humanities/social sciences and sciences). Directly comparable as a large SEC peer institution in the same regional recruiting market.
• Auburn University College of Sciences and Mathematics / College of Liberal Arts: Auburn's two-college arts & sciences structure mirrors a comprehensive SEC-region institution. Comparable in scale, departmental breadth, and regional competition for students and faculty.
• University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences: University of Alabama's largest academic unit covering arts, humanities, and sciences. Closely comparable as an SEC-region arts & sciences college competing for similar in-state and regional talent.
• Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences: Texas A&M's comprehensive arts & sciences college. Comparable in scale, research-intensive mission, and broad disciplinary coverage; relevant as a larger SEC-region benchmark.
• University of South Carolina College of Arts and Sciences: USC's flagship arts & sciences college. Comparable as a Southeastern public-university college with similar departmental breadth and SEC-adjacent competition dynamics.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/msuartssciences
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdmvum3jhr4waYr6Tglgxow
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/msuartssciences
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mississippi-state-university-college-of-arts-sciences

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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