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Mississippi University for Women

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Columbus, MS
Population 90,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,593
Men / Women 20% / 80%
White 54%
Black 37%
Asian 3%
Hispanic 2%
Native American 1%
Mixed 1%
International 1%
From State 83%
From Region 13%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 61%
Business & Economics 16%
Humanities & Social Sciences 11%
Education 4%
Life & Natural Sciences 4%
Arts 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $8,492
Est. Cost of Attendance $10,985
10-Year ROI $161,000
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 7 #495
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #575

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 990 – 1130
SAT Math Range 460 – 570
SAT RW Range 490 – 600
ACT Range 17 – 24

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mississippi University for Women 594 17% / 83% 1% $65,311 94%
Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 100% $56,880 69
Mathematics 3 33% / 67% 0% $63,410 79
Biology 18 33% / 67% 0% $51,835 59
Culinary Arts 8 12% / 88% 0% $36,618 17 96%
Kinesiology 21 +1 29% / 71% 0% $41,969 32 96%
Nursing 312 9% / 91% 0% $85,976 95 95%
Public Health Education and Promotion $55,174 66
Speech-Language Pathology 30 7% / 93% 0% $56,343 68 100%
Business Administration 96 +1 35% / 65% 2% $41,269 30 89%
Child Development 1 0% / 100% 0% $42,133 32
Communication 6 67% / 33% 0% $29,886 7 94%
English 9 22% / 78% 0% $41,322 30
Family and Consumer Sciences 4 0% / 100% 0% $41,967 32
General Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $37,153 19 88%
History 4 75% / 25% 0% $41,805 31
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $43,992 38
Liberal Arts 11 36% / 64% 0% $37,153 19 88%
Paralegal Studies 7 14% / 86% 0% $44,179 38 96%
Political Science 6 33% / 67% 0% $52,731 61
Psychology 13 15% / 85% 0% $35,418 15 87%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $43,408 36
Elementary Education 23 0% / 100% 0% $38,035 21 100%
Music 4 25% / 75% 0% $35,594 15
Visual and Performing Arts 14 21% / 79% 0% $28,508 6 96%