Applying to U of Southern Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi's acceptance rate is 99.38% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 8,818 students applied and 8,763 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into U of Southern Mississippi.

U of Southern Mississippi's acceptance rate places 12nd out of 16 Mississippi colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to U of Southern Mississippi, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is required to be considered. In addition, english proficiency test score is also required to submit.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of Southern Mississippi is 99.38% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 19.78%. 3,128 men and 5,690 women applied to U of Southern Mississippi and 3,092 men and 5,671 women students were accepted.

Among them, 644 men and 1,089 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at U of Southern Mississippi.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at U of Southern Mississippi
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	8,818	3,128	5,690	0	0
Admitted	8,763	3,092	5,671	0	0
Enrolled	1,733	644	1,089	0	0
Acceptance Rate	99.38%	98.85%	99.67%	-	-
Yield	19.78%	20.83%	19.20%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Southern Mississippi 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 1,698 students (98%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at U of Southern Mississippi.

The median ACT composite score is 22 with 75^th percentile score of 27 and 25^th percentile score of 19 at U of Southern Mississippi. The median ACT math score is 20 and the ACT English score is 22.

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at U of Southern Mississippi
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	0	0	0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Math
ACT Composite	19	22	27
ACT Math	17	20	25
ACT English	18	22	27

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,733 first-year students enrolled in U of Southern Mississippi. The proportion of full-time students is 97.81% and part-time students is 2.19%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 37.16% and women students is 62.84%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at U of Southern Mississippi.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at U of Southern Mississippi
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,733	644	1,089
Full-time	1,695	631	1,064
Part-time	38	13	25

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, SAT / ACT, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is reqired to be considered in admission process at U of Southern Mississippi. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Southern Mississippi.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

U of Southern Mississippi Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Required
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $45 for undergraduate schools and $60 for graduate schools of University of Southern Mississippi. The next table provides general admission information for applying to U of Southern Mississippi.

Admission Information for Applying to U of Southern Mississippi
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$45
Graduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	https://www.usm.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://www.usm.edu/admissions/index.php
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research)

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Applying to U of Southern Mississippi

Admission Statistics

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

Application Requirements

General Admissions Information

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