Mississippi Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate
This page lists the schools having low yield) 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.
Jackson State University, has the lowest yield rate of 7.25% for academic year 2020-2021 in Mississippi. Millsaps College is positioned second with 8.61% yield and Mississippi Valley State University follows them with 9%. Next table shows the schools that have low 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 highest yield rates in Mississippi.
Name | Yield | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | |
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1 | Jackson State UniversityPublic, 4 or more yearsJackson, MS | 7.25% | 9,551 | 8,594 | 623 | 89.98% |
2 | Millsaps CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsJackson, MS | 8.61% | 2,796 | 1,952 | 168 | 69.81% |
3 | Mississippi Valley State UniversityPublic, 4 or more yearsItta Bena, MS | 8.87% | 3,351 | 2,772 | 246 | 82.72% |
4 | Tougaloo CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsTougaloo, MS | 10.74% | 1,844 | 1,313 | 141 | 71.20% |
5 | Alcorn State UniversityPublic, 4 or more yearsAlcorn State, MS | 15.53% | 6,846 | 2,582 | 401 | 37.72% |
6 | University of Southern MississippiPublic, 4 or more yearsHattiesburg, MS | 17.96% | 9,683 | 9,328 | 1,675 | 96.33% |
7 | University of MississippiPublic, 4 or more yearsUniversity, MS | 20.97% | 16,383 | 14,421 | 3,024 | 88.02% |
8 | Belhaven UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsJackson, MS | 24.09% | 2,380 | 1,179 | 284 | 49.54% |
9 | Mississippi State UniversityPublic, 4 or more yearsMississippi State, MS | 24.97% | 16,127 | 12,908 | 3,223 | 80.04% |
10 | Mississippi University for WomenPublic, 4 or more yearsColumbus, MS | 37.18% | 516 | 511 | 190 | 99.03% |
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