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Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Mississippi

Mississippi Valley State University has the lowest graduation rate of 27% for academic year 2021-2022 in Mississippi. Rust College is ranked second with 27% and Tougaloo College follows them with 34%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have low graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the highest graduation rates in Mississippi.
Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate in Mississippi
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Mississippi Valley State University
Public, four-yearsItta Bena, MS
27%-59%
2Rust College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHolly Springs, MS
27%-55%
3Tougaloo College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTougaloo, MS
34%22%60%
4Jackson State University
Public, four-yearsJackson, MS
39%-77%
5Alcorn State University
Public, four-yearsAlcorn State, MS
42%-75%
6Delta State University
Public, four-yearsCleveland, MS
44%-65%
7Mississippi University for Women
Public, four-yearsColumbus, MS
45%-75%
8University of Southern Mississippi
Public, four-yearsHattiesburg, MS
52%-70%
9Belhaven University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, MS
54%-68%
10Blue Mountain College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBlue Mountain, MS
58%35%69%
11Mississippi State University
Public, four-yearsMississippi State, MS
60%-81%
12William Carey University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHattiesburg, MS
60%-87%
13Millsaps College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, MS
62%28%71%
14Mississippi College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClinton, MS
63%29%77%
15University of Mississippi
Public, four-yearsUniversity, MS
68%-88%