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Mississippi State University is a public institution that was founded in 1878. Mississippi State University forms part of a cohesive town-university community with the growing agricultural-commercial-industrial town of Starkville. Its setting is rural, and the campus size is 4,200 acres. The University began as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi, one of the national Land-Grant Colleges. Mississippi State University now comprises the following academic units: the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences including the School of Human Sciences; the College of Architecture, Art and Design; the College of Arts and Sciences; the College of Business including the Adkerson School of Accountancy; the College of Education; the Bagley College of Engineering including the Swalm School of Chemical Engineering; the College of Forest Resources; the Office of the Graduate School, and the College of Veterinary Medicine.
The campus of Mississippi State University is located partially in Starkville.
Mississippi State University has a lot of traditions specific to its rural culture. Besides these, there are 300 student activity organizations, as well as fraternities and sororities one can choose from. The college also has a plethora of athletic clubs and events such as football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, golf and tennis etc. The MSU-Starkville Civic Symphony and Chorus; the Starkville Community Theater; the University Lyceum series, bringing professional musical, dramatic, and artistic groups and performers to the campus; art exhibits, plays, and recitals by local and visiting artists; public radio and public television programs through Mississippi Public Broadcasting performances by popular musical groups of regional and national celebrity; frequent intercollegiate athletic events in modern facilities; and a variety of recreational opportunities on playing fields and courts, in neighboring forests, fields, and lakes, and along the nearby Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway are few of the recreational advantages the students enjoy.