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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.
Tightest Mississippi Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate (2023-2024)
NameAcceptance Rate# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledYield
1Mississippi College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClinton, MS
29.11%2,21264458690.99%
2Millsaps College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, MS
43.12%2,3401,00917917.74%
3Alcorn State University
Public, four-yearsAlcorn State, MS
45.33%6,5322,96161020.60%
4Rust College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHolly Springs, MS
48.67%3,8071,8531196.42%
5Belhaven University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, MS
49.75%2,6371,31224318.52%
6Tougaloo College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTougaloo, MS
59.85%2,3341,39714310.24%
7William Carey University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHattiesburg, MS
60.29%84150724548.32%
8Mississippi State University
Public, four-yearsMississippi State, MS
77.64%23,34618,1253,59619.84%
9Mississippi University for Women
Public, four-yearsColumbus, MS
90.31%55750317434.59%
10Mississippi Valley State University
Public, four-yearsItta Bena, MS
92.38%1,1411,05434032.26%