Mississippi Colleges where Students Complete in Time

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 84.39% and the average SAT score is 1,100 at the schools.

Table. Mississippi Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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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
2
1
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
3
1
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MSPublic, 4-year 51.00%
0.79%
$11,618
($9,618)
20.00%99.00%-13,52615 to 1
4
2
William Carey University Hattiesburg, MSPrivate, 4-year 41.00%
19.26%
$14,68561.93%57.97%1,1205,66213 to 1
5
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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
Average51.20%$17,932
($9,410)
26.59%84.39%1,10014,20915 to 1