Mississippi State once again is celebrating an all-time high in enrollment with 23,150 students, surpassing 2021’s record of 23,086. Mississippi’s land-grant research university is the only public higher education institution in the Magnolia State to grow in overall numbers for nine of the last 10 years, increasing 11%.

Mississippi State University’s Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center is announcing the recipients of a community-focused placemaking and revitalization program.