For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Mississippi Colleges is 71.06%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2024 acceptance rate decreased by 2.71%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Mississippi Colleges has increased by 0.9% from 70.16% to 71.06%. Of the 16 Mississippi Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 11 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 5 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2024 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Mississippi Colleges admission statistics comparison table.
| School Name | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 5-Year Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS | 58.23% | 37.72% 20.52% | 38.91% 1.19% | 29.93% 8.97% | 25.00% 4.93% | 33.23% |
| Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS | 49.41% | 49.54% 0.13% | 64.02% 14.48% | 42.60% 21.41% | 53.01% 10.41% | 3.6% |
| Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MS | 95.71% | 99.12% 3.41% | 99.09% 0.03% | 95.70% 3.39% | 100.00% 4.3% | 4.29% |
| Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS | 94.03% | 99.61% 5.58% | 99.78% 0.16% | 98.61% 1.17% | 100.00% 1.39% | 5.97% |
| Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS | 67.52% | 89.98% 22.46% | 62.11% 27.87% | 88.64% 26.52% | 91.00% 2.36% | 23.48% |
| Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS | 68.81% | 69.81% 1% | 68.06% 1.75% | 67.83% 0.23% | 48.98% 18.85% | 19.83% |
| University of MississippiUniversity, MS | 88.14% | 88.02% 0.11% | 89.66% 1.64% | 97.38% 7.72% | 98.00% 0.62% | 9.86% |
| Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS | 96.64% | 99.03% 2.4% | 99.29% 0.26% | 99.11% 0.18% | 100.00% 0.89% | 3.36% |
| Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS | 65.07% | 82.72% 17.65% | 78.61% 4.12% | 64.78% 13.83% | 51.01% 13.77% | 14.06% |
| Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS | 42.04% | 28.76% 13.28% | 49.00% 20.23% | 39.99% 9% | 48.99% 9% | 6.95% |
| Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS | 53.86% | 80.04% 26.18% | 76.12% 3.92% | 75.19% 0.93% | 76.00% 0.81% | 22.14% |
| Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS | 50.25% | 29.47% 20.78% | 37.60% 8.13% | 78.76% 41.16% | 34.99% 43.77% | 15.26% |
| Southeastern Baptist CollegeLaurel, MS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS | 96.94% | 96.33% 0.61% | 95.79% 0.54% | 98.84% 3.05% | 99.00% 0.16% | 2.06% |
| Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS | 70.69% | 71.20% 0.51% | 55.81% 15.39% | 49.31% 6.5% | 52.99% 3.68% | 17.71% |
| Wesley Biblical SeminaryRidgeland, MS | - | - | 78.57% | 100.00% 21.43% | 100.00% | 21.43% |
| William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS | 55.04% | 55.28% 0.24% | 57.45% 2.17% | 53.58% 3.87% | 57.97% 4.39% | 2.93% |
| Strayer University-MississippiJackson, MS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, MS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average | 70.16% | 71.78% 1.62% | 71.87% 0.09% | 73.77% 1.9% | 71.06% 2.71% | 0.90% |