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Acceptance Rate 88.02%
Yield 20.97%
SAT Score 1,120
ACT Score 26
Applicants 16,383

Applying To Ole Miss

For the academic year 2020-21, the acceptance rate is 88.02% at University of Mississippi where a total of 16,383 students applied and 14,421 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,120 and the average ACT score is 26. It requires five items and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Ole Miss.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationadmissions.olemiss.edu
Online Applicationwww.olemiss.edu/applynow
Acceptance Rate88%
Average Test Scores1,120 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2020-2021, the acceptance rate is 88.02% where a total of 16,383 students (6,178 men and 10,205 women) have applied to Ole Miss and 14,421 (5,319 men and 9,102 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 1,196 male and 1,828 female students have enrolled into Ole Miss and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.97%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Ole Miss
TotalMenWomen
Applicants16,3836,17810,205
Admitted14,4215,3199,102
Enrolled3,0241,1961,828
Acceptance Rate 88.02% 86.10% 89.19%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.97% 22.49% 20.08%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Ole Miss, 752 applicants (25% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,525 applicants (84%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,120 and the average ACT score is 26 at Ole Miss. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,230 and 25th percentile score is 1,010. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 90 and the 25th percentile score is 64. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Ole Miss.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Ole Miss
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing510620
SAT Math500610
ACT Composite2230
ACT Math2028
ACT English2232
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

University of Mississippi requires 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) and recommends 1 articles (High School Rank) to submit to their applicants.
Application Requirements for Ole Miss
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at University of Mississippi is Semester. University of Mississippi accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Mississippi accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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