Tightest Mississippi Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The following table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Mississippi colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. Mississippi College has the lowest acceptance rate as of 29.11% for academic year 2023-2024 in Mississippi. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Mississippi.
| Name | Acceptance Rate | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsClinton, MS | 29.11% | 2,212 | 644 | 586 | 90.99% |
| 2 | Millsaps CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, MS | 43.12% | 2,340 | 1,009 | 179 | 17.74% |
| 3 | Alcorn State UniversityPublic, four-yearsAlcorn State, MS | 45.33% | 6,532 | 2,961 | 610 | 20.60% |
| 4 | Rust CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHolly Springs, MS | 48.67% | 3,807 | 1,853 | 119 | 6.42% |
| 5 | Belhaven UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, MS | 49.75% | 2,637 | 1,312 | 243 | 18.52% |
| 6 | Tougaloo CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsTougaloo, MS | 59.85% | 2,334 | 1,397 | 143 | 10.24% |
| 7 | William Carey UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsHattiesburg, MS | 60.29% | 841 | 507 | 245 | 48.32% |
| 8 | Mississippi State UniversityPublic, four-yearsMississippi State, MS | 77.64% | 23,346 | 18,125 | 3,596 | 19.84% |
| 9 | Mississippi University for WomenPublic, four-yearsColumbus, MS | 90.31% | 557 | 503 | 174 | 34.59% |
| 10 | Mississippi Valley State UniversityPublic, four-yearsItta Bena, MS | 92.38% | 1,141 | 1,054 | 340 | 32.26% |
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