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Mississippi Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 374,997 students have applied and among them 274,561 were admitted to Mississippi Colleges. 62,194 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
Total374,997 274,56162,194
Public Schools297,328 232,10753,775
4 Years (Or High)297,328 232,10753,775
2-4 Years0 00
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools77,669 42,4548,419
4 Years (Or High)77,669 42,4548,419
2-4 Years0 00
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Mississippi Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Mississippi Colleges is 73.22% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 78.06% and the average rate of private schools was 54.66%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Mississippi Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Mississippi Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average73.22%
Public Schools78.06%
4 Years (Or High)78.06%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools54.66%
4 Years (Or High)54.66%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for Mississippi Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Mississippi Colleges was 73.22% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 78.06% and the average rate of private schools was 54.66%. 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.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
Mississippi Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average22.65%
Public Schools23.17%
4 Years (Or High)23.17%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools19.83%
4 Years (Or High)19.83%
2-4 Years0.00%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for Mississippi Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of Mississippi Colleges is 740 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
Mississippi Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%333328
75%412408
Public Schools25%350356
75%431435
Private Schools25%316299
75%392381
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for Mississippi Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of Mississippi Colleges is 38 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
Mississippi Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%16 1515
75%22 2220
Public Schools25%181716
75%242523
Private Schools25%141413
75%192018
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for Mississippi Colleges