<Tr> <Th> Mascot </Th> <Td> Bully </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.msstate.edu </Td> </Tr> <P> The Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a land - grant university in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and mostly in an unincorporated area . Mississippi State, Mississippi is the official designation for the area that encompasses the university . </P> <P> It is classified in the category of "R2: Doctoral Universities--Higher Research Activity" by the Carnegie Foundation . The university has campuses in Starkville (main), Meridian, Biloxi, and Vicksburg, Mississippi . </P>

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