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MSU creates $3.9 billion annual total impact
Mississippi State University has an estimated annual impact of $3.9 billion on the Magnolia State, with every $1 of public money invested in the university generating $25 in income in Mississippi. With MSU’s activity sustaining more than 80,000 jobs statewide, MSU supports one out of every 15 jobs in the state.
Among the drivers of MSU’s economic impact is the university’s robust research portfolio. At $320 million in FY24 research expenditures, MSU accounts for more than half of the state’s total R&D spending among higher education institutions. The study found that MSU’s $320 million in research spending translates to $320 million in income for Mississippians and supports 5,630 jobs statewide.
MSU’s research ranges from basic science that forms the basis of future breakthroughs, applied science that directly solves key challenges for stakeholders, as well as workforce training and industry support that positions Mississippi for an innovation-based economy.
The new report follows the framework used by EMSI in 2019, but benefits from additional data pulled from the Mississippi Statewide Longitudinal Data System and increased data captured from units across campus.
To read the full report, visit research.msstate.edu or learn more here .