Mississippi University for Women

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 90,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,683 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (68%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,780
Men / Women 19% / 81%
From State 83%
From Region 13%
Athletes 231 (16.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Black 43%
Hispanic 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Mississippi University for Women 565 16% 60% 1% 36% 2% 0% $77,150 65 -0.07 87 96% 3.9%
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $66,586 27 -0.48 77 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,760 17 -0.81 74 — — — — —
Biology 12 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $68,742 62 +0.27 80 — — — — —
Culinary Arts 7 — 43% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $43,448 3 -1.95 27 96% — — — —
Kinesiology 19 — 26% 68% 0% 26% 0% 5% $66,149 71 +0.51 77 94% — — — —
Nursing 292 — 10% 54% 1% 42% 2% 0% $99,526 80 +0.73 97 99% 2.1% — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion 30 — 20% 20% 0% 73% 0% 0% $42,734 0 -2.08 25 98% 10.8% — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 23 — 0% 87% 0% 13% 0% 0% $56,763 22 -0.69 61 100% — — — —
Business Administration 77 +2 40% 68% 0% 29% 1% 0% $61,013 11 -0.86 69 86% 7.2% — — —
English 9 — 11% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,203 14 -0.88 31 — — — — —
General Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $43,201 3 -1.35 26 90% 7.9% — — —
History 8 — 12% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $46,513 8 -1.02 35 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,718 7 -1.02 36 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 9 — 22% 56% 0% 44% 0% 0% $43,201 3 -1.35 26 90% 7.9% — — —
Spanish 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,890 12 -0.99 36 — — — — —
Child Development 4 — 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $45,715 11 -0.89 33 — — — — —
Communication 6 — 50% 50% 17% 33% 0% 0% $44,233 3 -1.65 29 100% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 6 — 0% 67% 17% 17% 0% 0% $45,784 11 -0.89 33 — — — — —
Political Science 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $59,844 16 -0.91 67 — — — — —
Psychology 11 — 9% 55% 0% 36% 9% 0% $47,863 12 -1.09 39 87% — — — —
Elementary Education 25 — 4% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $48,453 25 -0.57 40 86% — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $32,254 4 -1.56 7 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 8 — 12% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $32,054 3 -1.47 6 96% — — — —
Paralegal Studies 6 — 33% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $50,780 7 -1.26 47 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,922
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $9,034
Est. In-State Cost $11,541
Est. Out-of-State Cost $11,686
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 64.4% 364 11% 54% 1% 42% 2% 0% $90,401 88 +0.39 94 99% 2.9%
Business & Economics 13.6% 77 40% 68% 0% 29% 1% 0% $61,013 6 -0.86 69 86% 7.2%
Social Sciences 5.8% 33 21% 64% 6% 24% 6% 0% $48,743 5 -1.10 41 92% —
Humanities 5.3% 30 17% 73% 0% 20% 0% 0% $44,925 4 -1.10 31 90% 7.9%
Education 4.4% 25 4% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $48,453 17 -0.57 40 86% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.1% 12 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $68,742 54 +0.27 80 — —
Arts 1.8% 10 20% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $32,094 1 -1.49 6 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.2% 7 43% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $43,448 1 -1.95 27 96% —
Professional 1.1% 6 33% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $50,780 3 -1.26 47 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.2% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,760 11 -0.81 74 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 40 $109K $108K $375
Baseball 31 $348K $295K $52K
Soccer 20 $133K $133K $0
Basketball 15 $215K $176K $38K
Golf 12 $115K $111K $4K
Tennis 8 $24K $24K $550
Total 110 $945K $849K $96K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 49 $106K $105K $375
Softball 23 $164K $138K $26K
Basketball 18 $169K $167K $2K
Soccer 17 $125K $124K $375
Volleyball 14 $130K $127K $2K
Tennis 7 $23K $23K $550
Golf 5 $91K $86K $4K
Total 121 $811K $774K $36K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 89 $215K $214K $750
Soccer 37 $258K $257K $375
Basketball 33 $384K $343K $40K
Baseball 31 $348K $295K $52K
Softball 23 $164K $138K $26K
Golf 17 $207K $198K $9K
Tennis 15 $48K $47K $1K
Volleyball 14 $130K $127K $2K
Total 231 $2.7M $2.4M $228K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (non-ED) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 950 – 1170
SAT Math Range 460 – 570
SAT RW Range 490 – 600