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.
Rust College, has the highest yield rate of 66.51% for academic year 2020-2021 in Mississippi. Mississippi College is positioned second with 57.47% yield and Blue Mountain College follows them with 49%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Mississippi.
Name | Yield | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | |
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1 | Rust CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsHolly Springs, MS | 66.51% | 2,158 | 636 | 423 | 29.47% |
2 | Mississippi CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsClinton, MS | 57.47% | 2,559 | 736 | 423 | 28.76% |
3 | Blue Mountain CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsBlue Mountain, MS | 49.33% | 227 | 225 | 111 | 99.12% |
4 | William Carey UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsHattiesburg, MS | 47.97% | 758 | 419 | 201 | 55.28% |
5 | Delta State UniversityPublic, 4 or more yearsCleveland, MS | 37.48% | 517 | 515 | 193 | 99.61% |
6 | Mississippi University for WomenPublic, 4 or more yearsColumbus, MS | 37.18% | 516 | 511 | 190 | 99.03% |
7 | Mississippi State UniversityPublic, 4 or more yearsMississippi State, MS | 24.97% | 16,127 | 12,908 | 3,223 | 80.04% |
8 | Belhaven UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsJackson, MS | 24.09% | 2,380 | 1,179 | 284 | 49.54% |
9 | University of MississippiPublic, 4 or more yearsUniversity, MS | 20.97% | 16,383 | 14,421 | 3,024 | 88.02% |
10 | University of Southern MississippiPublic, 4 or more yearsHattiesburg, MS | 17.96% | 9,683 | 9,328 | 1,675 | 96.33% |
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