For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Mississippi colleges is 78.97%, 76,105 accepted out of 96,375 applicants.
For Mississippi college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 9,827 (11.35%) compared to last year, from 86,548 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,543, which is more than 11.80% last year.
Mississippi colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.04% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Mississippi colleges. The yield increased by 0.07%.
Among Mississippi colleges, Alcorn State University has the lowest acceptance rate of 25.00% with 1,878 accepted students out of 7,511 applicants. University of Mississippi has the most number of applicants of 27,837 and University of Mississippi has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,183.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Mississippi. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University | 7,511 763 | 1,878 -142 | 507 9 | 25.00% -4.93% | 27.00% 2.35% |
| Rust College | 1,715 -752 | 600 -1,343 | 102 -82 | 34.99% -43.77% | 17.00% 7.53% |
| Millsaps College | 2,058 -152 | 1,008 -491 | 151 -41 | 48.98% -18.85% | 14.98% 2.17% |
| Mississippi College | 3,315 902 | 1,624 659 | 682 304 | 48.99% 9.00% | 42.00% 2.83% |
| Mississippi Valley State University | 3,411 975 | 1,740 162 | 331 106 | 51.01% -13.77% | 19.02% 4.76% |
| Tougaloo College | 1,976 -841 | 1,047 -342 | 126 -7 | 52.99% 3.68% | 12.03% 2.45% |
| Belhaven University | 2,156 -433 | 1,143 40 | 251 -11 | 53.01% 10.41% | 21.96% -1.79% |
| William Carey University | 571 54 | 331 54 | 205 27 | 57.97% 4.39% | 61.93% -2.33% |
| Mississippi State University | 20,877 2,047 | 15,867 1,709 | 3,808 441 | 76.00% 0.81% | 24.00% 0.22% |
| Jackson State University | 14,141 1,558 | 12,868 1,715 | 1,029 -103 | 91.00% 2.36% | 8.00% -2.15% |
| University of Mississippi | 27,837 5,526 | 27,280 5,553 | 5,183 718 | 98.00% 0.62% | 19.00% -1.55% |
| University of Southern Mississippi | 8,818 -233 | 8,730 -216 | 1,746 122 | 99.00% 0.16% | 20.00% 1.85% |
| Mississippi University for Women | 553 103 | 553 107 | 160 35 | 100.00% 0.89% | 28.93% 0.90% |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | 3 -1 | 3 -1 | 2 -1 | 100.00% | 66.67% -8.33% |
| Blue Mountain Christian University | 191 5 | 191 13 | 109 19 | 100.00% 4.30% | 57.07% 6.51% |
| Delta State University | 1,242 306 | 1,242 319 | 224 7 | 100.00% 1.39% | 18.04% -5.47% |
| Concorde Career College-Southaven | 164 -24 | 164 -23 | 103 -26 | 100.00% 0.53% | 62.80% -6.18% |