Mississippi Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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Lower than 10%10% - 20%20% - 30%30% - 40%40% - 50%50% - 60%60% - 70%Higher than 70%

How hard is it to get into colleges in Mississippi?

For 16 Mississippi colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 71.06%. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,836 and the average SAT score is 1061.

No Mississippi college's acceptance rate is lower than 20%. 1 college's acceptance rate is under 30%.8 Mississippi colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.

The following table shows the number of Mississippi colleges by acceptance rate and school type.

Mississippi Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Acceptance Rate RangeTotalPublicPrivate
Lower than 10%000
10% - 20%000
20% - 30%110
30% - 40%101
40% - 50%202
50% - 60%413
60% - 70%000
Higher than 70%862

Mississippi Colleges Admission Comparison Table

Mississippi Colleges Comparison with Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS 25.00% 7,511 1,878 507 920 $8,549
($8,549)
Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS 53.01% 2,156 1,143 251 - $29,195
Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MS 100.00% 191 191 109 1010 $19,280
Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS 100.00% 1,242 1,242 224 1100 $8,605
($8,605)
Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS 91.00% 14,141 12,868 1,029 960 $9,795
($8,795)
Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS 48.98% 2,058 1,008 151 - $43,815
University of MississippiUniversity, MS 98.00% 27,837 27,280 5,183 1100 $26,980
($9,412)
Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS 100.00% 553 553 160 - $8,092
($8,092)
Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS 51.01% 3,411 1,740 331 - $7,912
($7,912)
Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS 48.99% 3,315 1,624 682 - $21,698
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS 76.00% 20,877 15,867 3,808 1220 $26,580
($9,815)
Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS 34.99% 1,715 600 102 - $13,840
University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS 99.00% 8,818 8,730 1,746 - $11,618
($9,618)
Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS 52.99% 1,976 1,047 126 - $10,735
Wesley Biblical SeminaryRidgeland, MS 100.00% 3 3 2 - $8,000
William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS 57.97% 571 331 205 1120 $14,685
Average 71.06%6,0234,7579141,061$16,836
($12,300)