Mississippi State University

Starkville, MS — Public land-grant research university, est. 1878; home of the Bulldogs; SEC member; largest university in Mississippi by enrollment; known as MSU or "The Bulldogs"; Davis Wade Stadium and Dudy Noble Field are among the most celebrated venues in collegiate athletics; MSU baseball has been a perennial national contender, reaching the College World Series multiple times; strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine; Bell's home of the Cowbells — the most distinctive fan instrument tradition in the SEC; located in the Golden Triangle region of northeast Mississippi near the birthplace of Cool Papa Bell