RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
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ississippi State is classified by the influential Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as a “Very High Research Activity” doctoral university. This classification represents the highest level of research activity for doctorate-granting universities in the country, and MSU is one of only 131 schools to hold the designation. In addition to its Carnegie classification, Mississippi State is the highest ranked university in the state and a top 100 university nationally in the National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey for fiscal year 2019. MSU’s research expenditures totaled $264.5 million in FY 2019, accounting for nearly half of the state’s total. An NSF top 100 research university for nearly two decades, MSU boasts 30 disciplines and subdisciplines ranked in the top 100. With a diverse research portfolio, MSU ranks in the top 15 nationally in both agricultural sciences (12) and social sciences (15). MSU has led all Southeastern Conference universities in social sciences research funding for eight consecutive years. MSU reported $109.9 million in agricultural and natural resources research funding for FY19, extending support for Mississippi’s
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