The average acceptance rate of the 6 private Mississippi colleges that have competitive admission is 48.47% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.04%. The acceptance rate at 3 private Mississippi colleges increased and the rate of 3 colleges decreased.
Mississippi Christian University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 29.11%. Millsaps College (43.12%) and Rust College (48.67%) are following it in the list of Tightest Mississippi Private Colleges to Get In.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Mississippi Christian University ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Millsaps College ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,264 and graduate tuition & fees is $13,839 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Mississippi Christian University Clinton, MSPrivate, 4-year | 29.11% 19.76% | 90.99% | - | $23,500 | 4,164 | 59.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Millsaps College Jackson, MSPrivate, 4-year | 43.12% 5.91% | 17.74% | 1,060 | $44,680 | 593 | 57.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 2 | Rust College Holly Springs, MSPrivate, 4-year | 48.67% 13.98% | 6.42% | - | $13,265 | 467 | 12.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Belhaven University Jackson, MSPrivate, 4-year | 49.75% 3.50% | 18.52% | 1,154 | $30,250 | 4,213 | 49.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MSPrivate, 4-year | 59.85% 6.66% | 10.24% | - | $12,407 | 1,301 | 33.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 6 - | William Carey University Hattiesburg, MSPrivate, 4-year | 60.29% 2.32% | 48.32% | 1,150 | $15,480 | 5,321 | 60.00% | 14 to 1 |
| Average | 48.47% | 32.04% | 1,121 | $23,264 | 2,677 | 45.00% | 11 to 1 |