Admission Comparison between Mississippi Colleges
For the academic year 2023-2024, 103,264 students have applied to Mississippi colleges and 84,596 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Mississippi colleges is 74.0%. Of the admitted students, 15,345 students finally enrolled in one of Mississippi colleges.
6 Mississippi colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 8 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Mississippi colleges is 1,059.
Mississippi College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- University of Mississippi has the largest number of applicants of 33,363 and University of Mississippi has the most admitted students of 32,223.
- The average acceptance rate of Mississippi colleges is 74.0% and Mississippi Christian University has the lowest acceptance rate of 29.1%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 31.9% and Mississippi Christian University has the highest yield of 91.0%.
- The average SAT score is 1,059 and Mississippi State University has the highest SAT score of 1,210.
Mississippi Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Mississippi colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Baptist College Laurel, MS Private, 4 years four-years | 35 | 35 | 21 | 100.0% | 60 | - | - |
| Concorde Career College-Southaven Southaven, MS Private, 2-4 years | 165 | 165 | 108 | 100.0% | 65 | - | - |
| Blue Mountain Christian University Blue Mountain, MS Private, 4 years four-years | 181 | 161 | 91 | 89.0% | 57 | - | - |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary Ridgeland, MS Private, 4 years four-years | 7 | 4 | 1 | 57.1% | 25 | - | - |
| University of Mississippi University, MS Public, 4 years four-years | 33,363 | 32,223 | 5,972 | 96.6% | 19 | - | - |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS Public, 4 years four-years | 23,346 | 18,125 | 3,596 | 77.6% | 20 | - | - |
| William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS Private, 4 years four-years | 841 | 507 | 245 | 60.3% | 48 | - | - |
| Millsaps College Jackson, MS Private, 4 years four-years | 2,340 | 1,009 | 179 | 43.1% | 18 | - | - |
| Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS Public, 4 years four-years | 557 | 503 | 174 | 90.3% | 35 | - | - |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS Public, 4 years four-years | 7,048 | 6,986 | 1,745 | 99.1% | 25 | - | - |
| Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS Public, 4 years four-years | 6,532 | 2,961 | 610 | 45.3% | 21 | - | - |
| Belhaven University Jackson, MS Private, 4 years four-years | 2,637 | 1,312 | 243 | 49.8% | 19 | - | - |
| Delta State University Cleveland, MS Public, 4 years four-years | 1,231 | 1,231 | 217 | 100.0% | 18 | - | - |
| Jackson State University Jackson, MS Public, 4 years four-years | 15,487 | 14,426 | 955 | 93.1% | 7 | - | - |
| Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS Public, 4 years four-years | 1,141 | 1,054 | 340 | 92.4% | 32 | - | - |
| Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MS Private, 4 years four-years | 2,212 | 644 | 586 | 29.1% | 91 | - | - |
| Rust College Holly Springs, MS Private, 4 years four-years | 3,807 | 1,853 | 119 | 48.7% | 6 | - | - |
| Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS Private, 4 years four-years | 2,334 | 1,397 | 143 | 59.9% | 10 | - | - |
| Average | 103,264 | 84,596 | 15,345 | 74.0% | 32 | - | - |
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