Mississippi Public Colleges where More Students leaving before Graduation

Jackson State University has the lowest 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 34% last year.

University of Southern Mississippi with 51% and Mississippi State University with 63% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Mississippi Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,743 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,743 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 91.00% and the average SAT score is 1,093 at the schools.

Table. Mississippi Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Jackson State University Jackson, MSPublic, 4-year 34.00%
4.95%
$9,795
($8,795)
8.00%91.00%9606,90615 to 1
2
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University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MSPublic, 4-year 51.00%
0.79%
$11,618
($9,618)
20.00%99.00%-13,52615 to 1
3
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Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MSPublic, 4-year 63.00%
3.27%
$26,580
($9,815)
24.00%76.00%1,22022,64916 to 1
4
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University of Mississippi University, MSPublic, 4-year 67.00%
1.39%
$26,980
($9,412)
19.00%98.00%1,10022,30016 to 1
Average53.75%$18,743
($9,410)
17.75%91.00%1,09316,34516 to 1