Is Mississippi College the Same as Mississippi State University?

No. Mississippi College and Mississippi State University are two separate institutions in Mississippi. The page you may have landed on at msstate.edu belongs to Mississippi State University, not Mississippi College. If you searched "Mississippi College" and arrived at Mississippi State's site, you are on the wrong school's website for that query.

How the two names differ

The supplied page evidence only documents Mississippi State University. It says nothing about Mississippi College's programs, location, or admissions, so treat any claim about Mississippi College as unverified here.

Why the confusion happens

The names share the word "Mississippi" and both are colleges in the broad sense, so search results and autocomplete can mix them. The reliable signal is the official domain and the institution name printed on the page, not the search phrase you typed.

How to verify which school you are on

1. Check the domain. Mississippi State University's site is msstate.edu. If the address bar shows a different domain, you are looking at a different school.
2. Read the page heading. The source page opens with "Welcome to Mississippi State University" and lists locations in Starkville, Meridian, Online, and Gulf Coast — all Mississippi State markers.
3. Confirm the name in the page title and description. The source title and description both name Mississippi State University explicitly.

Expected result: you can state which institution the page belongs to before reading any admissions content.

If you meant Mississippi State University

The msstate.edu page gives you these entry points:

• Prospective undergraduates: over 180+ majors to choose from for a bachelor's degree, with a "Find Your Major" path and a visit-planning option.
• Prospective graduate students: a graduate admissions route from the main menu.
• Visiting: a Welcome Center, campus map, and virtual 360 campus tour.
• Applying: "Apply Now," undergraduate admissions, graduate admissions, and online education links.

A student quoted on the page describes research internships in Washington, D.C., Albuquerque, and Liverpool, U.K., which illustrates the kind of opportunity the university highlights — useful context if you are comparing it to another school.

If you meant Mississippi College

This source does not describe Mississippi College, so it cannot confirm its programs, costs, or admissions steps. To avoid acting on the wrong school's information, find Mississippi College's own official site and check its name and domain the same way, then use that site's admissions or visit page.

Common sticking points

• Search results are not identity. A result labeled with your keyword can still lead to a different institution's domain.
• "College" and "university" are not interchangeable here. Both names are proper nouns for distinct schools.
• Don't carry over deadlines or requirements. Anything you read on msstate.edu applies to Mississippi State University, not Mississippi College.

Once you have confirmed the right school, go straight to its admissions or visit page rather than browsing general welcome content.