Deadlines

Mississippi State University deadlines are listed below. Please check with the academic department for departmental deadlines which may be earlier than University deadlines. Contact your Graduate Coordinator to verify departmental deadlines that may differ from University deadlines. All deadlines are at 11:59 p.m. (CST) unless otherwise stated. All dates and deadlines are subject to change.

Please note that your application must be submitted with the non-refundable application fee on or before the deadlines. Applications have variable open dates.  All applications may not be open at the same time. If your campus, program, or term are not available for selection, one or more may not be open. For more details regarding open applications please visit this page!

Application Semester

International Applicants Applying for Degree Programs or Unclassified Admission on Starkville and Meridian Campuses

Domestic Applicants Applying for Degree Programs on Starkville and Meridian Campus

Domestic Applicants Applying for ONLINE Degree Programs

International Applicants Applying For ONLINE Degree Programs

International-ONLINE Unclassified only; Domestic Unclassified on all Campuses

Fall

May 1

August 1

August 1

August 1

11:59 PM (CST) before the first day of class; see University Calendar for class dates

Spring

October 1

December 1

December 1

December 1

11:59 PM (CST) before the first day of class; see University Calendar for class dates

Summer

March 1

May 15

May 15

May 15

11:59 PM (CST) before the first day of class; see University Calendar for class dates