University of Mississippi has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 67% last year.
Mississippi State University with 63% and University of Southern Mississippi with 51% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Mississippi Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,932 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,529 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 84.50% and the average SAT score is 1,100 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Mississippi University, MSPublic, 4-year | 67.00% 1.39% | $26,980 ($9,412) | 19.24% | 97.78% | 1,100 | 22,300 | 16 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MSPublic, 4-year | 63.00% 3.27% | $26,580 ($9,815) | 23.54% | 76.32% | 1,220 | 22,649 | 16 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MSPublic, 4-year | 51.00% 0.79% | $11,618 ($9,618) | 19.78% | 99.38% | - | 13,526 | 15 to 1 |
| 4 2 | William Carey University Hattiesburg, MSPrivate, 4-year | 41.00% 19.26% | $14,685 | 61.63% | 57.97% | 1,120 | 5,662 | 13 to 1 |
| 5 - | Jackson State University Jackson, MSPublic, 4-year | 34.00% 4.95% | $9,795 ($8,795) | 7.60% | 91.03% | 960 | 6,906 | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 51.20% | $17,932 ($9,410) | 26.36% | 84.50% | 1,100 | 14,209 | 15 to 1 |