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Acceptance Rate
76.8%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
19.64%
Applicants
75,975
Admitted
58,352
Enrolled
11,463
Applying To Mississippi Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 76.8% at Mississippi colleges and universities where total 75,975 students have applied and 58,352 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $52.00 and the graduate application fees is $39.00. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to Mississippi colleges.
Open Admission Policy | 39 out of 60 schools |
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Average Undergraduate Application Fees | $ 52.00 |
Average Graduate Application Fees | $ 39.00 |
Average Acceptance Rate | 76.8% |
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 19.64% |
Average Test Scores | 1,067 SAT / 21 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For academic year 2021-2022, total 75,975 students (27,167 men and 48,808 women) applied to and 58,352 (20,893 men and 37,459 women) students were accepted to admit Mississippi Colleges. Among them, 4,615 men and 6,848 women were enrolled into Mississippi schools. The average acceptance rate is 76.80% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 19.64%. The table below shows the Mississippi colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
Total | Men | Women | |
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Applicants | 75,975 | 27,167 | 48,808 |
Admitted | 58,352 | 20,893 | 37,459 |
Enrolled | 11,463 | 4,615 | 6,848 |
Acceptance Rate | 76.80% | 76.91% | 76.75% |
Enrollment Ratio | 19.64% | 22.09% | 18.28% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
For Mississippi college, 1,299 students (10.00% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 9,831 students (91.00%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,164 and 25th percentile score is 970. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 72 and 25th percentile score is 52. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Mississippi colleges and universities.
25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 492.00 | 578.00 |
SAT Math | 478.00 | 586.00 |
ACT Composite | 18.00 | 24.00 |
ACT Math | 17.00 | 23.00 |
ACT English | 17.00 | 25.00 |
Calendar System and Accepted Credits
In Mississippi State, 32 schools use semester calendar systems and 1 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.
Next table describes credits that Mississippi colleges and universities are accepting for their students
Application Requirements
15 Mississippi schools require High School GPA and 17 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 13 Mississippi colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to Mississippi colleges.
Required | Recommended | |
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High School GPA | 15 | 1 |
High School Rank | 2 | 7 |
High School Record (or Transcript) | 17 | 0 |
Completion of College Preparatory Program | 6 | 5 |
Recommendations | 3 | 4 |
Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 0 | 0 |
Admission Test Scores | 13 | 1 |
TOEFL | 15 | 0 |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 1 | 1 |
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