Mississippi Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
University of Mississippi has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 67% last year.
Mississippi State University with 63% and University of Southern Mississippi with 51% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Mississippi Colleges having Highest Graduation Rate. Colleges having highest graduation rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Key Admission and Academic Facts of Mississippi Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
University of Mississippi has the highest graduation rate of 67% and Mississippi State University has the second highest graduation rate of 63%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,995 and graduate tuition & fees is $17,529 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 82.73% and the average SAT score is 1,131 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 5 Mississippi Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Mississippi University, MS Public, four-years | 67.00% 1.00% | $26,980 ($9,412) | 20.55% | 97.38% | 1,120 | 22,300 | 16 to 1 |
| 2 - | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS Public, four-years | 63.00% 3.00% | $26,580 ($9,815) | 23.78% | 75.19% | 1,150 | 22,649 | 16 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS Public, four-years | 51.00% 1.00% | $11,618 ($9,618) | 18.15% | 98.84% | - | 13,526 | 15 to 1 |
| 4 2 | William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS Private, four-years | 41.00% 19.00% | $14,685 | 64.26% | 53.58% | 1,130 | 5,662 | 13 to 1 |
| 5 - | Jackson State University Jackson, MS Public, four-years | 34.00% 5.00% | $10,110 ($9,090) | 10.15% | 88.64% | 1,125 | 6,906 | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 51.20% | $17,995 ($9,484) | 27.38% | 82.73% | 1,131 | 14,209 | 15 to 1 |
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