Mississippi Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Mississippi Colleges is 23.85% for the academic year 2023-2024.

William Carey University has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 61.93% and Mississippi College (42.00%) and Mississippi University for Women (28.93%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Mississippi Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

William Carey University has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 61.93% and Mississippi College has the second highest yield of 42.00%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,391 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,712 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 70.90% and the average SAT score is 1,092 at the schools.

Table. Most Favored Mississippi Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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William Carey University Hattiesburg, MSPrivate, 4-year 61.93%
2.33%
57.97%1,120$14,6855,66241.00%13 to 1
2
-
Mississippi College Clinton, MSPrivate, 4-year 42.00%
2.83%
48.99%-$21,6983,94662.00%13 to 1
3
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Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MSPublic, 4-year 28.93%
0.90%
100.00%-$8,092
($8,092)
2,33937.00%11 to 1
4
-
Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MSPublic, 4-year 27.00%
2.35%
25.00%920$8,549
($8,549)
2,93347.00%16 to 1
5
-
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MSPublic, 4-year 24.00%
0.22%
76.00%1,220$26,580
($9,815)
22,64963.00%16 to 1
6
-
Belhaven University Jackson, MSPrivate, 4-year 21.96%
1.79%
53.01%-$29,1953,62745.00%9 to 1
7
2
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MSPublic, 4-year 20.00%
1.85%
99.00%-$11,618
($9,618)
13,52651.00%15 to 1
8
2
Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MSPublic, 4-year 19.02%
4.76%
51.01%-$7,912
($7,912)
1,87925.00%12 to 1
9
1
University of Mississippi University, MSPublic, 4-year 19.00%
1.55%
98.00%1,100$26,980
($9,412)
22,30067.00%16 to 1
10
3
Delta State University Cleveland, MSPublic, 4-year 18.04%
5.47%
100.00%1,100$8,605
($8,605)
2,55646.00%10 to 1
Average28.19%70.90%1,092$16,391
($8,858)
8,14248.40%13 to 1