Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Mississippi Colleges

There are 19 active four-years colleges and universities in Mississippi - 9 public and 10 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Mississippi is 73.77% - 68,309 students accepted out of total 86,548.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 48.05% to 73.77%. The Mississippi Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 27.98% and the yield is lower than 39.38%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.25% where the current academic year rate is 73.77% at Mississippi Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.68% and women students' rate is 67.54%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Mississippi Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	48.05%	49.23%	47.71%
2013-14	55.46% 7.41%	56.50% 7.09%	54.79% 7.09%
2014-15	66.79% 11.33%	64.50% 12.96%	67.75% 12.96%
2015-16	68.78% 2.00%	67.25% 1.93%	69.69% 1.93%
2016-17	67.08% -1.70%	67.75% -2.95%	66.73% -2.95%
2017-18	71.98% 4.89%	70.88% 5.93%	72.66% 5.93%
2018-19	75.01% 3.03%	74.82% 2.52%	75.18% 2.52%
2019-20	70.16% -4.85%	68.19% -4.10%	71.09% -4.10%
2020-21	70.80% 0.64%	69.78% 1.23%	72.32% 1.23%
2021-22	71.92% 1.12%	70.86% 0.07%	72.39% 0.07%
2022-23	73.77% 1.85%	73.69% 0.20%	72.58% 0.20%
Average	67.25%	66.68%	67.54%

Mississippi Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 31.32% where the current academic year yield is 27.98%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Mississippi Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	39.38%	41.52%	37.72%
2013-14	38.38% -1.00%	40.40% -0.52%	37.20% -0.52%
2014-15	31.90% -6.49%	35.51% -7.05%	30.15% -7.05%
2015-16	29.74% -2.16%	33.86% -2.74%	27.41% -2.74%
2016-17	33.61% 3.86%	36.05% 5.01%	32.42% 5.01%
2017-18	29.37% -4.23%	32.86% -5.13%	27.28% -5.13%
2018-19	27.14% -2.24%	30.97% -2.33%	24.95% -2.33%
2019-20	26.03% -1.11%	30.01% -1.20%	23.75% -1.20%
2020-21	32.07% 6.04%	35.97% 5.98%	29.73% 5.98%
2021-22	28.93% -3.14%	32.76% -2.64%	27.10% -2.64%
2022-23	27.98% -0.95%	31.69% -4.40%	22.69% -4.40%
Average	31.32%	34.69%	29.13%

Mississippi Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 71,543, the average number of admitted is 49,384, and the average number of enrolled students is 12,814 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Mississippi Colleges increased by 12.83% (9,843 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Mississippi Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	65,338	31,749	12,253
2013-14	60,420 -4,918	35,900 684	12,937 684
2014-15	60,603 183	41,784 138	13,075 138
2015-16	68,704 8,101	45,647 458	13,533 458
2016-17	70,366 1,662	45,191 413	13,946 413
2017-18	69,661 -705	49,536 -489	13,457 -489
2018-19	74,046 4,385	54,212 -376	13,081 -376
2019-20	78,848 4,802	55,084 -754	12,327 -754
2020-21	75,737 -3,111	58,114 -983	11,344 -983
2021-22	76,705 968	57,700 587	11,931 587
2022-23	86,548 9,843	68,309 1,142	13,073 1,142
Average	71,543	49,384	12,814

Mississippi Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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Undergraduate

ITT Technical Institute-Madison Private, 2-4 years | Madison
Mississippi Valley State University Public, four-years | Itta Bena
Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport Private, 2-4 years | Gulfport
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture Private, Less than 2-years | Laurel
Concorde Career College-Southaven Private, 2-4 years | Southaven
Mississippi State University Public, four-years | Mississippi State
Northwest Mississippi Community College Public, 2-4 years | Senatobia
Alcorn State University Public, four-years | Alcorn State
Rust College Private, four-years | Holly Springs
Blue Mountain Christian University Private, four-years | Blue Mountain

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Graduate

ITT Technical Institute-Madison Private, 2-4 years | Madison
Mississippi Valley State University Public, four-years | Itta Bena
Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport Private, 2-4 years | Gulfport
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture Private, Less than 2-years | Laurel
Concorde Career College-Southaven Private, 2-4 years | Southaven
Mississippi State University Public, four-years | Mississippi State
Northwest Mississippi Community College Public, 2-4 years | Senatobia
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Blue Mountain Christian University Private, four-years | Blue Mountain

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Online Schools

ITT Technical Institute-Madison Private, 2-4 years | Madison
Mississippi Valley State University Public, four-years | Itta Bena
Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport Private, 2-4 years | Gulfport
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture Private, Less than 2-years | Laurel
Concorde Career College-Southaven Private, 2-4 years | Southaven
Mississippi State University Public, four-years | Mississippi State
Northwest Mississippi Community College Public, 2-4 years | Senatobia
Alcorn State University Public, four-years | Alcorn State
Rust College Private, four-years | Holly Springs
Blue Mountain Christian University Private, four-years | Blue Mountain

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Technical Colleges

ITT Technical Institute-Madison Private, 2-4 years | Madison
Mississippi Valley State University Public, four-years | Itta Bena
Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport Private, 2-4 years | Gulfport
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture Private, Less than 2-years | Laurel
Concorde Career College-Southaven Private, 2-4 years | Southaven
Mississippi State University Public, four-years | Mississippi State
Northwest Mississippi Community College Public, 2-4 years | Senatobia
Alcorn State University Public, four-years | Alcorn State
Rust College Private, four-years | Holly Springs
Blue Mountain Christian University Private, four-years | Blue Mountain

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