Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering: Make the Dreams of an Aerospace Engineering Career Come True

 Mississippi State University Bagley College of Engineering: Make the Dreams of an Aerospace Engineering Career Come True

Since the dawn of time, humans have dreamed of flying—a dream that finally became reality with the first flight in 1903. Ever since that moment, aerospace has evolved at warp speed into a field of study that is riper for invention and discovery.

Mississippi State University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering is keeping the dream alive by helping students explore new frontiers of flight through exposure to analytical simulation and experimental resources, including full-scale flight testing at MSU’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory—the largest university flight research facility in the U.S.

A University Tradition of Progress

Created by the Mississippi Legislature in 1878, Mississippi State University opened its doors in the City of Starkville in 1880 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi. Its beginning also included designation as a U.S. land-grant college, established by the Morrill Act of 1862, launching it as a comprehensive research university that has—to this day—addressed complex global challenges.

The institution received its first accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1926. In 1958, the Legislature renamed it Mississippi State University.

Today, Mississippi State provides a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs to students from all 50 states and 86 countries. Building on its land-grant tradition, MSU strategically extends its expertise throughout the state, region, nation—and globally—offering educational access not only on the main Starkville campus, but on its Meridian campus, through Extension services, Center for Distance Education, and numerous other centers and institutes.

The Full Aerospace Package

Under the leadership of Dr. Rani Sullivan, Head and Professor of Mississippi State’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, the university provides students with a comprehensive program of study that emphasizes an active learning protocol along with skills to conduct basic, applied, and interdisciplinary research. Major areas of study include aerodynamics, structural mechanics, controls, and autonomous systems.