University of Southern Mississippi Admission and Test Scores

Southern Mississippi Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 99.12% at University of Southern Mississippi. Total 7,048 students applied and 6,986 were accepted.

Open Admission Policy	✗
Undergraduate Application Fees	$45
Graduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	https://www.usm.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://www.usm.edu/admissions/index.php
Acceptance Rate	99.12%
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 99.12%. A total of 7,048 students (2,582 men and 4,466 women) have applied to and 6,986 (2,551 men and 4,435 women) students admitted to University of Southern Mississippi.

Among them, 662 male and 1,083 female students have enrolled into Southern Mississippi and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 24.98%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

Admission Statistics at Southern Mississippi
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	7,048	2,582	4,466	0	0
Admitted	6,986	2,551	4,435	0	0
Enrolled	1,745	662	1,083	0	0
Acceptance Rate	99.12%	98.80%	99.31%	-	-
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	24.98%	25.95%	24.42%	-	-

[Chart] University of Southern Mississippi Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Southern Mississippi, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.

Application Requirements for Southern Mississippi
High School GPA	✔
High School Rank	✗
High School Record	✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program	✔
Recommendations	✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	✗
Admission Test Scores	✔
English Proficiency Test	✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	✗
Work experience	✗
Personal statement or essay	✗
Legacy status	✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Southern Mississippi

The calendar system at University of Southern Mississippi is Semester. University of Southern Mississippi accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Southern Mississippi accepts.

Calendar System	Semester
Dual Credits	✔
Credits for Life Experiences	✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits	✔
Credit for military training	✔

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