Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest Mississippi Colleges to Get In is 70.38% for the academic year 2024-2025.
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.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,313 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,138 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 | Delta State University Cleveland, MSPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 0.32% | 17.63% | 1,050 | $8,605 ($8,605) | 2,654 | 48.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MSPublic, 4-year | 99.12% 0.26% | 24.98% | - | $11,998 ($9,998) | 13,170 | 49.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of Mississippi University, MSPublic, 4-year | 96.58% 1.20% | 18.53% | 1,090 | $28,600 ($9,772) | 26,449 | 72.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Jackson State University Jackson, MSPublic, 4-year | 93.15% 2.12% | 6.62% | 920 | $11,965 ($8,965) | 6,326 | 51.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 5 5 | Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MSPublic, 4-year | 92.38% 41.22% | 32.26% | - | $7,692 ($7,692) | 2,205 | 27.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 6 5 | Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MSPublic, 4-year | 90.31% 9.69% | 34.59% | - | $8,492 ($8,492) | 2,193 | 47.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MSPublic, 4-year | 77.64% 1.32% | 19.84% | 1,210 | $27,637 ($10,202) | 23,150 | 67.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 8 1 | William Carey University Hattiesburg, MSPrivate, 4-year | 60.29% 2.32% | 48.32% | 1,150 | $15,480 | 5,321 | 60.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 9 - | Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MSPrivate, 4-year | 59.85% 6.66% | 10.24% | - | $12,407 | 1,301 | 33.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 10 2 | Belhaven University Jackson, MSPrivate, 4-year | 49.75% 3.50% | 18.52% | 1,154 | $30,250 | 4,213 | 49.00% | 12 to 1 |
| Average | 81.91% | 23.15% | 1,096 | $16,313 ($9,104) | 8,698 | 50.30% | 14 to 1 |