Mississippi Colleges Where More Students Leave Before Graduation

University of Southern Mississippi has the lowest 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 49% last year.

Jackson State University with 51% and William Carey University with 60% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Mississippi Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,136 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,416 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Graduation Rate Mississippi Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 85.36%, and the average SAT score is 1,093, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Mississippi Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. Mississippi Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MSPublic, 4-year 49.00%
1.00%
$11,998
($9,998)
24.98%99.12%-13,17018 to 1
2
1
Jackson State University Jackson, MSPublic, 4-year 51.00%
19.00%
$11,965
($8,965)
6.62%93.15%9206,32614 to 1
3
1
William Carey University Hattiesburg, MSPrivate, 4-year 60.00%
20.00%
$15,48048.32%60.29%1,1505,32114 to 1
4
-
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MSPublic, 4-year 67.00%
5.00%
$27,637
($10,202)
19.84%77.64%1,21023,15016 to 1
5
-
University of Mississippi University, MSPublic, 4-year 72.00%
4.00%
$28,600
($9,772)
18.53%96.58%1,09026,44918 to 1
Average59.80%$19,136
($9,734)
23.66%85.36%1,09314,88316 to 1