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University of Southern Mississippi Acceptance Rate & Admissions Info

4 Year

Public

Not-for-Profit

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Award Completions

Less than one year certificate
Bachelor’s degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree – research/scholarship

State Abbreviation

Mississippi

118 COLLEGE DR # 0001HATTIESBURG, MS 39406

Net Price

Admission Stats

Total enrollments (2022)

Average ACT

$13,651

96%

13526

23

Admission Deadlines

Competitiveness Scale

Average GPA

Average SAT

Rolling Admissions

Normal

3.5

1070

Southern Miss is a highly rated public university located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is a mid-size institution with an enrollment of 9,018 undergraduate students. The Southern Miss acceptance rate is 96%. Popular majors include Nursing, Liberal Arts and Humanities, and Business. Graduating 52% of students, Southern Miss alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $30,200.

How does college or university compare?

The acceptance rate for University of Southern Mississippi is seventy-one percent higher than the national average of all colleges which is around 56.7%.

William Carey University55.00%
University of South Alabama78.70%
Jackson State University67.50%
Southeastern Louisiana University90.20%
University of New Orleans55.50%