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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?

4,027 Undergraduate Awards
$32,046 Avg Cost After Aid
97% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Ole Miss is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2021-2022, 84% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Ole Miss bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $50,510 a year. That's about 24% 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

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
39% 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 39% of students took out student loans averaging $9,413 a year. That adds up to $37,652 over four years for those students.

University of Mississippi Undergraduate Student Diversity

15,040 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 16,092 undergraduate students at Ole Miss, with 15,040 being full-time and 1,052 being part-time.

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There are also 5,111 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,040 full-time undergraduates at Ole Miss, 42% are male and 58% 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 306
Black or African American 1,714
Hispanic or Latino 648
White 11,668
International Students 206
Other Races/Ethnicities 498

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.

Online Learning at University of Mississippi

1,808 Took All Classes Online
13,268 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at Ole Miss. In 2022-2023, 13,268 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ole Miss has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 13th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Ole Miss majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
General Hospitality Administration/Management 33%
Health Professions 7%
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 17%
Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences 17%
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 57%
Sports Management 88%

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 327 19 97 6 449
Accounting 262 0 68 2 332
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 309 0 0 0 309
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 98 0 8 125 231
General Psychology 186 0 8 12 206
Teacher Education Grade Specific 170 0 7 0 177
Criminal Justice & Corrections 128 0 44 0 172
Finance & Financial Management 171 0 0 0 171
Communication Sciences 103 0 60 0 163
Business Administration & Management 99 0 59 3 161
Medicine 0 0 0 159 159
Health & Physical Education 109 17 24 3 153
Law 0 0 0 148 148
General Biology 138 0 1 3 142
Interdisciplinary Studies 139 0 0 0 139
Marketing 135 0 0 0 135
General Business/Commerce 131 0 0 0 131
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 120 0 120
Health Sciences & Services 104 0 0 0 104
Social Work 102 0 0 0 102
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 101 0 101
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 96 0 96
Educational Administration 0 0 89 4 93
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 84 84
Liberal Arts General Studies 84 0 0 0 84
Political Science & Government 69 0 9 5 83
Mechanical Engineering 67 0 0 0 67
Chemistry 51 0 0 13 64
Journalism 53 0 9 0 62
Public Policy 55 0 0 0 55
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 49 4 0 1 54
Teacher Education Subject Specific 53 0 0 0 53
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 51 0 51
Computer Information Systems 51 0 0 0 51
Allied Health Professions 38 0 11 0 49
Recreation Administration 46 0 0 0 46
History 29 0 5 11 45
Music 23 0 19 3 45
General English Literature 34 0 5 4 43
Dentistry 0 0 0 41 41
Hospitality Management 33 0 2 5 40
International Relations & National Security 40 0 0 0 40
Geoscience Engineering 37 0 0 0 37
Health & Medical Administrative Services 20 2 7 7 36
Engineering Science 0 0 24 11 35
Mathematics 17 0 13 4 34
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 33 0 0 0 33
Fine & Studio Arts 29 0 3 0 32
Student Counseling 0 0 31 0 31
Insurance 29 0 0 0 29
Real Estate 29 0 0 0 29
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 29 0 0 0 29
Management Information Systems 28 0 0 0 28
Chemical Engineering 26 0 0 0 26
Civil Engineering 24 0 0 0 24
General Education 0 0 0 23 23
General Engineering 22 0 0 0 22
Economics 19 0 2 1 22
Entrepreneurial Studies 21 0 0 0 21
Electrical Engineering 21 0 0 0 21
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 19 0 19
Dental Support Services 17 0 0 0 17
Data Analytics 0 1 16 0 17
Philosophy 9 0 7 0 16
Drama & Theater Arts 16 0 0 0 16
Physics 7 0 2 5 14
Special Education 13 0 0 0 13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 13 0 0 0 13
Anthropology 9 0 4 0 13
Biomedical Engineering 12 0 0 0 12
Area Studies 2 0 9 0 11
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 11 0 11
Public Health 4 1 3 3 11
Writing Studies 0 0 9 0 9
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 9 0 0 0 9
Romance Languages 7 0 0 0 7
Legal Research 0 4 3 0 7
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 3 3 6
Business/Managerial Economics 6 0 0 0 6
Geological & Earth Sciences 6 0 0 0 6
Sociology 3 0 3 0 6
Classical Languages & Literature 5 0 0 0 5
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 5 0 5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 5 0 0 0 5
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 4 4
Computer Engineering 4 0 0 0 4
Gerontology 4 0 0 0 4
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 3 3
East Asian Languages 3 0 0 0 3
Medical Science 0 0 3 0 3
Taxation 0 0 2 0 2
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 2 2
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 2 2
Ethnic Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 1 1
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 1 1
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 1 0 0 0 1
Educational Assessment 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 4,027 48 1,072 702 5,849

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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