Most Favored Mississippi Colleges

Most Favored Mississippi Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Mississippi. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.

Mississippi College, has the highest yield rate of 90.99% for academic year 2024-2025 in Mississippi. Blue Mountain Christian University is positioned second with 56.52% yield and William Carey University follows them with 48%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Mississippi.

Most Favored Mississippi Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
	Name	Yield	# of Applicants	# of Admitted	# of Enrolled	Acceptance Rate
1	Mississippi College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClinton, MS	90.99%	2,212	644	586	29.11%
2	Blue Mountain Christian University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBlue Mountain, MS	56.52%	181	161	91	88.95%
3	William Carey University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHattiesburg, MS	48.32%	841	507	245	60.29%
4	Mississippi University for Women Public, four-yearsColumbus, MS	34.59%	557	503	174	90.31%
5	Mississippi Valley State University Public, four-yearsItta Bena, MS	32.26%	1,141	1,054	340	92.38%
6	University of Southern Mississippi Public, four-yearsHattiesburg, MS	24.98%	7,048	6,986	1,745	99.12%
7	Alcorn State University Public, four-yearsAlcorn State, MS	20.60%	6,532	2,961	610	45.33%
8	Mississippi State University Public, four-yearsMississippi State, MS	19.84%	23,346	18,125	3,596	77.64%
9	University of Mississippi Public, four-yearsUniversity, MS	18.53%	33,363	32,223	5,972	96.58%
10	Belhaven University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, MS	18.52%	2,637	1,312	243	49.75%

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Most Favored Mississippi Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

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