Mississippi Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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Lower than 10%10% - 20%20% - 30%30% - 40%40% - 50%50% - 60%60% - 70%Higher than 70%

How hard is it to get into in Mississippi Colleges?

For 17 Mississippi Colleges having competitive admission policies, the average acceptance rate is 72.43%. The average tuition & fees of the schools is $16,968 and the average SAT score is 1059.

No Mississippi college's acceptance rate is lower than 20%. 1 college's acceptance rate is under 30%.9 Mississippi colleges' acceptance rates are higher than 70%, which means applicants have higher chances to get in.

The following table shows the number of Mississippi colleges by acceptance rate and school type.

Mississippi Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Acceptance Rate RangeTotalPublicPrivate
Lower than 10%000
10% - 20%000
20% - 30%101
30% - 40%000
40% - 50%413
50% - 60%202
60% - 70%101
Higher than 70%972

Mississippi Colleges Admission Comparison Table

Mississippi Colleges Comparison with Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS 45.33% 6,532 2,961 610 840 $8,785
($8,785)
Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS 49.75% 2,637 1,312 243 1154 $30,250
Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MS 88.95% 181 161 91 - $20,180
Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS 100.00% 1,231 1,231 217 1050 $8,605
($8,605)
Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS 93.15% 15,487 14,426 955 920 $11,965
($8,965)
Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS 43.12% 2,340 1,009 179 1060 $44,680
University of MississippiUniversity, MS 96.58% 33,363 32,223 5,972 1090 $28,600
($9,772)
Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS 90.31% 557 503 174 - $8,492
($8,492)
Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS 92.38% 1,141 1,054 340 - $7,692
($7,692)
Mississippi Christian UniversityClinton, MS 29.11% 2,212 644 586 - $23,500
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS 77.64% 23,346 18,125 3,596 1210 $27,637
($10,202)
Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS 48.67% 3,807 1,853 119 - $13,265
Southeastern Baptist CollegeLaurel, MS 100.00% 35 35 21 - $7,425
University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS 99.12% 7,048 6,986 1,745 - $11,998
($9,998)
Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS 59.85% 2,334 1,397 143 - $12,407
Wesley Biblical SeminaryRidgeland, MS 57.14% 7 4 1 - $7,500
William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS 60.29% 841 507 245 1150 $15,480
Average 72.43%6,0654,9678961,059$16,968
($12,300)