78.93% of Applicants Accepted to Mississippi Colleges in 2022-2023 Admission

The 2023 average acceptance rate of Mississippi colleges is 78.93% and the admission yield is 19.14%. A total of 86,548 applicants have applied to Mississippicolleges (four-years) and 68,309 have accepted to admit into one or more schools. Finally, 13,073 students out of the accepted students have enrolled into one of the accepted colleges.

For Mississippi college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 9,843 (12.83%) compared to last year, from 76,705 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,088, which is more than 9.08% last year.

Mississippi colleges' acceptance rate increased by 3.81% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Mississippi colleges. The yield decreased by 1.66%.

Among Mississippi colleges, Alcorn State University has the lowest acceptance rate of 29.93% with 2,020 accepted students out of 6,748 applicants. University of Mississippi has the most number of applicants of 22,311 and University of Mississippi has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 4,465.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Mississippi Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Mississippi. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: December 24, 2023 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Mississippi Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
Alcorn State University	6,748 1,929	2,020 145	498 96	29.93% -8.98%	24.65% 3.21%
Belhaven University	2,589 802	1,103 -41	262 50	42.60% -21.42%	23.75% 5.22%
Blue Mountain Christian University	186 -33	178 -39	90 -52	95.70% -3.39%	50.56% -14.88%
Delta State University	936 35	923 24	217 -47	98.61% -1.17%	23.51% -5.86%
Jackson State University	12,583 4,694	11,153 6,253	1,132 339	88.64% 26.53%	10.15% -6.03%
Millsaps College	2,210 -10	1,499 -12	192 -9	67.83% -0.23%	12.81% -0.49%
University of Mississippi	22,311 2,780	21,727 4,215	4,465 885	97.38% 7.72%	20.55% 0.11%
Mississippi University for Women	450 28	446 27	125 -46	99.11% -0.18%	28.03% -12.78%
Mississippi Valley State University	2,436 -719	1,578 -902	225 26	64.78% -13.83%	14.26% 6.24%
Mississippi College	2,413 74	965 -181	378 -57	39.99% -9.01%	39.17% 1.21%
Mississippi State University	18,830 1,123	14,158 680	3,367 -21	75.19% -0.93%	23.78% -1.36%
Rust College	2,467 -142	1,943 962	184 -165	78.76% 41.16%	9.47% -26.11%
University of Southern Mississippi	9,051 -263	8,946 24	1,624 37	98.84% 3.05%	18.15% 0.36%
Tougaloo College	2,817 -478	1,389 -450	133 35	49.31% -6.50%	9.58% 4.25%
Wesley Biblical Seminary	4 -24	4 -18	3 -8	100.00% 21.43%	75.00% 25.00%
William Carey University	517 47	277 7	178 25	53.58% -3.87%	64.26% 7.59%
Concorde Career College-Southaven	188 -17	187 -18	129 -6	99.47% -0.53%	68.98% 3.13%

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