; Admission Statistics for Mississippi Colleges
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Mississippi Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 461,545 students have applied and among them 342,870 were admitted to Mississippi Colleges. 75,267 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Mississippi Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
Mississippi Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total461,545 342,87075,267
Public Schools370,673 293,05865,428
4 Years (Or High)370,673 293,05865,428
2-4 Years0 00
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools90,872 49,8129,839
4 Years (Or High)90,872 49,8129,839
2-4 Years0 00
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Mississippi Colleges

74.29% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Mississippi Colleges is 74.29% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 79.06% and the average rate of private schools was 54.82%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Mississippi Colleges with comparable factors.
74.29% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Mississippi Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average74.29%
Public Schools79.06%
4 Years (Or High)79.06%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools54.82%
4 Years (Or High)54.82%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] 74.29% Acceptance Rate for Mississippi Colleges

21.95% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Mississippi Colleges was 21.95% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 22.33% and the average rate of private schools was 19.75%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Mississippi Colleges with comparable factors.
21.95% Yield (2022-2023)
Mississippi Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average21.95%
Public Schools22.33%
4 Years (Or High)22.33%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools19.75%
4 Years (Or High)19.75%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] 21.95% Yield for Mississippi Colleges

1,148 SAT Score

The average SAT score of Mississippi Colleges is 1,148 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,104 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,191. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
1,148 SAT Score (2022-2023)
Mississippi Colleges
TotalEvidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.966485482
50th pctl.1148584564
75th pctl.1246631615
Public colleges 25th pctl.1003503500
50th pctl.1104571533
75th pctl.1221615606
Private colleges 25th pctl.929466463
50th pctl.1191597594
75th pctl.1271648623
[CHART#4] 1,148 SAT Score for Mississippi Colleges

21 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of Mississippi Colleges is 21 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 21 and private schools' average ACT score is 22. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
21 ACT Score (2022-2023)
Mississippi Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.181817
50th pctl.212120
75th pctl.252623
Public colleges 25th pctl.181716
50th pctl.212019
75th pctl.242522
Private colleges 25th pctl.191918
50th pctl.222221
75th pctl.262724
[CHART#5] 21 ACT Score for Mississippi Colleges