For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Mississippi Colleges is 78.97%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 19.27%. A total of 86,736 have applied, 68,496 admitted, and 13,202 students have enrolled one of Mississippi Colleges.
Of the Mississippi colleges, Alcorn State University is the tightest school to admit with 29.93% acceptance rate, and Mississippi College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 39.99%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Mississippi Colleges.
Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Mississippi Colleges | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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Academy of Hair Design-GrenadaGrenada, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Academy of Hair Design-JacksonJackson, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Academy of Hair Design-PearlPearl, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS | 6,748 | 2,020 | 498 |
29.93% | 24.65% |
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Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS | 2,589 | 1,103 | 262 |
42.60% | 23.75% |
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Blue Cliff College-GulfportGulfport, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MS | 186 | 178 | 90 |
95.70% | 50.56% |
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Chris Beauty CollegeGulfport, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Concorde Career College-SouthavenSouthaven, MS | 188 | 187 | 129 |
99.47% | 68.98% |
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Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College Simpson County CenterMendenhall, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez CampusNatchez, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Corinth Academy of CosmetologyCorinth, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS | 936 | 923 | 217 |
98.61% | 23.51% |
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Delta Technical College-MississippiHorn Lake, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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East Central Community CollegeDecatur, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Fosters Cosmetology CollegeRipley, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Goshen School of CosmetologyCleveland, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty CultureLaurel, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS | 12,583 | 11,153 | 1,132 |
88.64% | 10.15% |
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Jones County Junior CollegeEllisville, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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KC's School of Hair DesignPontotoc, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Meridian Community CollegeMeridian, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS | 2,210 | 1,499 | 192 |
67.83% | 12.81% |
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Mississippi CollegeClinton, MS | 2,413 | 965 | 378 |
39.99% | 39.17% |
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Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyClinton, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS | 18,830 | 14,158 | 3,367 |
75.19% | 23.78% |
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Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS | 450 | 446 | 125 |
99.11% | 28.03% |
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Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS | 2,436 | 1,578 | 225 |
64.78% | 14.26% |
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Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBooneville, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Pearl River Community CollegePoplarville, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Pearl River Community College-Forrest County CampusHattiesburg, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS | 2,467 | 1,943 | 184 |
78.76% | 9.47% |
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Southeastern Baptist CollegeLaurel, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeSummit, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Strayer University-MississippiJackson, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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The Academy of Hair Design SixHattiesburg, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS | 2,817 | 1,389 | 133 |
49.31% | 9.58% |
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Traxlers School of HairJackson, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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University of MississippiUniversity, MS | 22,311 | 21,727 | 4,465 |
97.38% | 20.55% |
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University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS | 9,051 | 8,946 | 1,624 |
98.84% | 18.15% |
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Unlimited Cosmetology SchoolHattiesburg, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Vaughn Beauty CollegeAberdeen, MS | - | - | - | - | - |
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Wesley Biblical SeminaryRidgeland, MS | 4 | 4 | 3 |
100.00% | 75.00% |
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William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS | 517 | 277 | 178 |
53.58% | 64.26% |
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| Average | 5,102 | 4,029 | 777 | 78.97% | 19.27% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).
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