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University of Mississippi Overview

University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. University is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is University of Mississippi Known For?

3,887 Undergraduate Awards
$32,046 Avg Cost After Aid
97% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Ole Miss is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 84% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Ole Miss bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $50,994 a year. That's about 25% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is University of Mississippi?

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Contact details for Ole Miss are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Oxford, Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone: 662-915-7211
Website: www.olemiss.edu

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How Do I Get Into Ole Miss?

You can apply to Ole Miss online at: www.olemiss.edu/applynow

Admission Requirements for Ole Miss

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ole Miss?

97% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
19% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 97%, Ole Miss is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 97%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to Ole Miss submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Mississippi  ( 520 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Mississippi  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800
Ole Miss received ACT scores from 70% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 31. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

ACT English Scores for University of Mississippi  ( 21 to 31 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Mississippi  ( 22 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Mississippi?

$32,046 Net Price
36% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Ole Miss is $32,046. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Ole Miss, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $10,144 a year. That adds up to $40,576 over four years for those students.

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University of Mississippi Undergraduate Student Diversity

14,839 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 16,179 undergraduate students at Ole Miss, with 14,839 being full-time and 1,340 being part-time.

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There are also 4,835 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,839 full-time undergraduates at Ole Miss, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Mississippi students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 315
Black or African American 1,814
Hispanic or Latino 599
White 11,477
International Students 206
Other Races/Ethnicities 428

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at University of Mississippi. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at Ole Miss. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

University of Mississippi Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 282 12 113 22 429
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 293 0 0 0 293
Accounting 219 0 67 3 289
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 97 0 38 125 260
Business Administration & Management 104 0 95 4 203
Marketing 202 0 0 0 202
Finance & Financial Management 192 0 0 0 192
General Psychology 174 0 4 12 190
General Business/Commerce 178 0 0 0 178
Medicine 0 0 0 165 165
Law 0 0 0 160 160
Teacher Education Grade Specific 147 0 12 0 159
Interdisciplinary Studies 146 0 0 0 146
Health & Physical Education 108 15 13 5 141
Communication Sciences 103 0 36 0 139
General Biology 130 0 4 4 138
Criminal Justice & Corrections 110 0 19 0 129
Health Sciences & Services 123 0 0 0 123
Educational Administration 0 0 110 2 112
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 106 0 106
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 96 0 96
Political Science & Government 89 0 3 3 95
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 79 79
Social Work 79 0 0 0 79
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 75 0 75
Liberal Arts General Studies 75 0 0 0 75
Mechanical Engineering 65 0 0 0 65
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 61 0 61
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 49 6 0 2 57
Public Policy 56 0 0 0 56
Computer Information Systems 52 0 0 0 52
Allied Health Professions 33 0 18 0 51
Chemistry 33 0 1 17 51
General English Literature 34 0 5 10 49
Real Estate 45 0 0 0 45
History 30 0 9 6 45
Hospitality Management 29 0 9 5 43
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43 0 0 0 43
Health & Medical Administrative Services 15 3 18 7 43
Journalism 37 0 5 0 42
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 42 0 0 0 42
Music 17 0 20 2 39
Student Counseling 0 0 33 5 38
Insurance 37 0 0 0 37
Dentistry 0 0 0 37 37
Recreation Administration 36 0 0 0 36
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 34 0 34
International Relations & National Security 34 0 0 0 34
Engineering Science 0 0 25 7 32
General Education 0 0 0 30 30
Civil Engineering 25 0 0 0 25
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 24 0 0 0 24
Public Health 6 1 15 0 22
Entrepreneurial Studies 21 0 0 0 21
Dental Support Services 20 0 0 0 20
Management Information Systems 19 0 0 0 19
Electrical Engineering 19 0 0 0 19
Economics 18 0 0 1 19
Fine & Studio Arts 15 0 4 0 19
Biomedical Engineering 18 0 0 0 18
General Engineering 18 0 0 0 18
Mathematics 12 0 4 2 18
Data Analytics 0 0 17 0 17
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 16 0 16
Sociology 10 0 6 0 16
Chemical Engineering 15 0 0 0 15
Anthropology 10 0 5 0 15
Philosophy 8 0 6 0 14
Drama & Theater Arts 14 0 0 0 14
Business/Managerial Economics 12 0 0 0 12
Writing Studies 1 0 10 0 11
Special Education 10 0 0 0 10
Legal Research 0 0 10 0 10
Physics 4 0 3 3 10
Area Studies 1 0 6 0 7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 7 0 0 0 7
Taxation 0 0 6 0 6
Geoscience Engineering 6 0 0 0 6
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 6 0 0 0 6
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 3 2 5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 5 0 0 0 5
Romance Languages 5 0 0 0 5
Teaching English or French 0 1 0 3 4
Computer Engineering 4 0 0 0 4
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 4 0 4
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 4 0 0 0 4
Medical Science 0 0 4 0 4
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 3 3
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 3 3
Classical Languages & Literature 3 0 0 0 3
East Asian Languages 3 0 0 0 3
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 2 2
Ethnic Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Gerontology 2 0 0 0 2
Geological & Earth Sciences 2 0 0 0 2
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 0
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Legal Support Services 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,887 38 1,148 731 5,804

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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