Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
United Methodist
Population
400,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours
2,683 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (68%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
557
Men / Women
55% / 45%
From State
27%
From Region
56%
Athletes
71.1%
Racial/Ethnic
White
58%
Black
23%
Hispanic
6%
International
4%
Asian
3%
Native American
1%
Mixed
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 56.7% 56.7%
2012 Men: 54.5% 54.5%
2013 Men: 56.1% 56.1%
2014 Men: 49.6% 49.6%
2015 Men: 53.4% 53.4%
2016 Men: 53.3% 53.3%
2017 Men: 46.7% 46.7%
2018 Men: 43.3% 43.3%
2019 Men: 45.3% 45.3%
2020 Men: 51.8% 51.8%
2021 Men: 54.7% 54.7%
2022 Men: 65.1% 65.1%
2023 Men: 51.0% 51.0%
2024 Men: 61.5% 61.5%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2015 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2017 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2012 Asian: 5.3% 5.3%
2013 Asian: 4.1% 4.1%
2014 Asian: 5.6% 5.6%
2015 Asian: 4.3% 4.3%
2016 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2017 Asian: 5.4% 5.4%
2018 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2019 Asian: 4.1% 4.1%
2020 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Asian: 3.5% 3.5%
2024 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2011 Black: 14.7% 14.7%
2012 Black: 10.7% 10.7%
2013 Black: 9.1% 9.1%
2014 Black: 15.4% 15.4%
2015 Black: 13.9% 13.9%
2016 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2017 Black: 12.5% 12.5%
2018 Black: 18.6% 18.6%
2019 Black: 12.2% 12.2%
2020 Black: 11.1% 11.1%
2021 Black: 18.6% 18.6%
2022 Black: 20.2% 20.2%
2023 Black: 21.8% 21.8%
2024 Black: 22.0% 22.0%
2011 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2012 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2013 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2014 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3%
2015 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8%
2016 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2%
2017 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3%
2018 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2019 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2020 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2021 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2022 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2%
2023 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2024 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2011 White: 80.6% 80.6%
2012 White: 81.3% 81.3%
2013 White: 83.4% 83.4%
2014 White: 70.7% 70.7%
2015 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2016 White: 70.6% 70.6%
2017 White: 76.3% 76.3%
2018 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2019 White: 76.2% 76.2%
2020 White: 71.1% 71.1%
2021 White: 70.1% 70.1%
2022 White: 65.1% 65.1%
2023 White: 56.8% 56.8%
2024 White: 58.8% 58.8%
2011 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2014 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2017 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2018 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2019 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2021 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2022 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2023 International: 6.1% 6.1%
2024 International: 5.7% 5.7%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2025 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2021 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2022 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2023 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2024 Asian: 3.1% 3.1%
2025 Asian: 2.9% 2.9%
2020 Black: 24.1% 24.1%
2021 Black: 24.2% 24.2%
2022 Black: 25.1% 25.1%
2023 Black: 27.1% 27.1%
2024 Black: 25.7% 25.7%
2025 Black: 23.2% 23.2%
2020 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2021 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2022 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2023 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2024 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2025 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2020 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2021 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2022 White: 59.4% 59.4%
2023 White: 59.9% 59.9%
2024 White: 56.0% 56.0%
2025 White: 58.2% 58.2%
2020 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2021 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2022 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2023 International: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2025 International: 4.3% 4.3%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Millsaps College
148
45% / 55%
10%
$61,630
46
98%
Applied Mathematics
4 —
75% / 25%
0%
$86,635
87
—
Chemistry
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
—
—
—
Geosciences
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Mathematics
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$66,440
59
—
Biochemistry
6 —
50% / 50%
17%
$59,537
40
—
Biology
36 +10
28% / 72%
8%
$55,112
26
100%
Neuroscience
8 —
50% / 50%
12%
$60,393
42
—
Health and Wellness
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Accounting
10 —
50% / 50%
10%
$80,875
82
91%
Business Administration
27 —
70% / 30%
11%
$73,093
72
97%
Economics
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Economics
3 —
0% / 100%
67%
—
—
—
Classics
— —
—
—
$54,800
26
—
Communication
— —
—
—
$51,968
18
—
Communication
4 +2
25% / 75%
0%
$52,383
19
—
Creative Writing
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$50,210
15
—
English
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$49,890
14
—
History
7 —
71% / 29%
0%
$54,298
24
—
Philosophy
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Philosophy and Religious Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Political Science
9 —
33% / 67%
11%
$61,600
46
—
Psychology
11 +4
27% / 73%
18%
$51,271
17
—
Sociology
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$53,653
22
—
Sociology and Anthropology
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$55,152
27
—
Spanish
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,625
25
—
Education
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
$54,208
24
—
Music
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$42,887
6
—
Studio Art
— —
—
—
$41,933
5
—
Theatre Arts
— —
—
—
$38,992
3
—
Visual and Performing Arts
— —
—
—
$38,678
3
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$47,807
ROI Percentile
46th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
58%
4-Year Graduation Rate
54%
6-Year Graduation Rate
57%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 65.5% 65.5%
2012 Graduated: 71.6% 71.6%
2013 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2%
2014 Graduated: 64.3% 64.3%
2015 Graduated: 66.2% 66.2%
2016 Graduated: 71.6% 71.6%
2017 Graduated: 66.5% 66.5%
2018 Graduated: 63.8% 63.8%
2019 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5%
2020 Graduated: 68.1% 68.1%
2021 Graduated: 61.5% 61.5%
2022 Graduated: 56.7% 56.7%
2023 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5%
2024 Graduated: 57.1% 57.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 60.0% 60.0%
2012 Men: 65.0% 65.0%
2013 Men: 59.2% 59.2%
2014 Men: 54.4% 54.4%
2015 Men: 56.4% 56.4%
2016 Men: 67.6% 67.6%
2017 Men: 56.7% 56.7%
2018 Men: 58.8% 58.8%
2019 Men: 59.4% 59.4%
2020 Men: 59.0% 59.0%
2021 Men: 59.3% 59.3%
2022 Men: 51.4% 51.4%
2023 Men: 48.6% 48.6%
2024 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2011 Women: 72.0% 72.0%
2012 Women: 77.0% 77.0%
2013 Women: 66.9% 66.9%
2014 Women: 73.0% 73.0%
2015 Women: 80.2% 80.2%
2016 Women: 75.5% 75.5%
2017 Women: 79.4% 79.4%
2018 Women: 69.8% 69.8%
2019 Women: 86.8% 86.8%
2020 Women: 77.1% 77.1%
2021 Women: 64.1% 64.1%
2022 Women: 63.2% 63.2%
2023 Women: 61.5% 61.5%
2024 Women: 64.0% 64.0%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 71.4% 71.4%
2012 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2013 Asian: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2015 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Asian: 70.0% 70.0%
2017 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2018 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2020 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2021 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 Asian: 100.0% 100.0%
2023 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2024 Asian: 75.0% 75.0%
2011 Black: 60.5% 60.5%
2012 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 Black: 44.4% 44.4%
2014 Black: 34.1% 34.1%
2015 Black: 48.7% 48.7%
2016 Black: 25.0% 25.0%
2017 Black: 53.6% 53.6%
2018 Black: 43.6% 43.6%
2019 Black: 66.7% 66.7%
2020 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Black: 58.5% 58.5%
2022 Black: 49.0% 49.0%
2023 Black: 50.0% 50.0%
2024 Black: 38.9% 38.9%
2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Hispanic: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5%
2017 Hispanic: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2019 Hispanic: 62.5% 62.5%
2020 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2021 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6%
2022 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8%
2023 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2024 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5%
2011 White: 66.8% 66.8%
2012 White: 75.4% 75.4%
2013 White: 64.8% 64.8%
2014 White: 68.1% 68.1%
2015 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2016 White: 79.2% 79.2%
2017 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2018 White: 67.8% 67.8%
2019 White: 71.0% 71.0%
2020 White: 69.5% 69.5%
2021 White: 60.0% 60.0%
2022 White: 59.1% 59.1%
2023 White: 63.8% 63.8%
2024 White: 63.2% 63.2%
2011 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2013 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2014 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2015 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2016 International: 66.7% 66.7%
2017 International: 50.0% 50.0%
2018 International: 81.8% 81.8%
2019 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 International: 80.0% 80.0%
2021 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2022 International: 84.6% 84.6%
2023 International: 57.1% 57.1%
2024 International: 64.3% 64.3%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Life & Natural Sciences
33.8%
50
34% / 66%
10%
$56,488
30
100%
Humanities & Social Sciences
29.1%
43
35% / 65%
7%
$54,537
25
—
Business & Economics
27.7%
41
59% / 41%
15%
$75,196
75
95%
Physical Sciences & Math
6.1%
9
67% / 33%
0%
$79,903
81
—
Arts
2.0%
3
100% / 0%
0%
$42,887
6
—
Education
0.7%
1
0% / 100%
100%
$54,208
24
—
Health Sciences
0.7%
1
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
68%
Yield (Unbound)
18%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 15
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
86%
85%
75%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 60.5% 60.5%
2012 Acceptance: 54.8% 54.8%
2013 Acceptance: 47.4% 47.4%
2014 Acceptance: 57.2% 57.2%
2015 Acceptance: 52.6% 52.6%
2016 Acceptance: 59.1% 59.1%
2017 Acceptance: 48.9% 48.9%
2018 Acceptance: 59.3% 59.3%
2019 Acceptance: 68.8% 68.8%
2020 Acceptance: 69.8% 69.8%
2021 Acceptance: 68.1% 68.1%
2022 Acceptance: 67.8% 67.8%
2023 Acceptance: 49.0% 49.0%
2024 Acceptance: 43.1% 43.1%
2011 Yield: 20.8% 20.8%
2012 Yield: 17.1% 17.1%
2013 Yield: 19.0% 19.0%
2014 Yield: 14.4% 14.4%
2015 Yield: 11.6% 11.6%
2016 Yield: 10.3% 10.3%
2017 Yield: 10.9% 10.9%
2018 Yield: 9.9% 9.9%
2019 Yield: 5.6% 5.6%
2020 Yield: 8.6% 8.6%
2021 Yield: 13.3% 13.3%
2022 Yield: 12.8% 12.8%
2023 Yield: 15.2% 15.2%
2024 Yield: 17.7% 17.7%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,779 1,779
2012 Applicants: 2,255 2,255
2013 Applicants: 1,901 1,901
2014 Applicants: 2,861 2,861
2015 Applicants: 3,657 3,657
2016 Applicants: 4,269 4,269
2017 Applicants: 4,276 4,276
2018 Applicants: 4,161 4,161
2019 Applicants: 5,223 5,223
2020 Applicants: 2,796 2,796
2021 Applicants: 2,220 2,220
2022 Applicants: 2,210 2,210
2023 Applicants: 2,058 2,058
2024 Applicants: 2,340 2,340
2011 Admitted: 1,077 1,077
2012 Admitted: 1,235 1,235
2013 Admitted: 902 902
2014 Admitted: 1,636 1,636
2015 Admitted: 1,925 1,925
2016 Admitted: 2,525 2,525
2017 Admitted: 2,093 2,093
2018 Admitted: 2,468 2,468
2019 Admitted: 3,594 3,594
2020 Admitted: 1,952 1,952
2021 Admitted: 1,511 1,511
2022 Admitted: 1,499 1,499
2023 Admitted: 1,009 1,009
2024 Admitted: 1,009 1,009
2011 Enrolled: 224 224
2012 Enrolled: 211 211
2013 Enrolled: 171 171
2014 Enrolled: 236 236
2015 Enrolled: 223 223
2016 Enrolled: 259 259
2017 Enrolled: 229 229
2018 Enrolled: 245 245
2019 Enrolled: 203 203
2020 Enrolled: 168 168
2021 Enrolled: 201 201
2022 Enrolled: 192 192
2023 Enrolled: 153 153
2024 Enrolled: 179 179
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
71%
SAT Range
1020
–
1150
SAT Math Range
530
–
570
SAT RW Range
490
–
570
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1055 1055
2012 25th: 1010 1010
2013 25th: 1018 1018
2014 25th: 1030 1030
2015 25th: 1045 1045
2016 25th: 1046 1046
2017 25th: 1110 1110
2018 25th: 1080 1080
2019 25th: 1080 1080
2020 25th: 1083 1083
2021 25th: 1135 1135
2022 25th: 1135 1135
2024 25th: 1025 1025
2011 75th: 1300 1300
2012 75th: 1220 1220
2013 75th: 1250 1250
2014 75th: 1270 1270
2015 75th: 1260 1260
2016 75th: 1240 1240
2017 75th: 1320 1320
2018 75th: 1260 1260
2019 75th: 1290 1290
2020 75th: 1271 1271
2021 75th: 1354 1354
2022 75th: 1354 1354
2024 75th: 1150 1150
SAT Math
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 545 545
2012 25th: 520 520
2013 25th: 520 520
2014 25th: 520 520
2015 25th: 525 525
2016 25th: 523 523
2017 25th: 550 550
2018 25th: 530 530
2019 25th: 530 530
2020 25th: 530 530
2021 25th: 525 525
2022 25th: 525 525
2024 25th: 530 530
2011 75th: 650 650
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 620 620
2014 75th: 630 630
2015 75th: 630 630
2016 75th: 630 630
2017 75th: 660 660
2018 75th: 630 630
2019 75th: 650 650
2020 75th: 628 628
2021 75th: 655 655
2022 75th: 655 655
2024 75th: 575 575
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 510 510
2012 25th: 490 490
2013 25th: 498 498
2014 25th: 510 510
2015 25th: 520 520
2016 25th: 523 523
2017 25th: 560 560
2018 25th: 550 550
2019 25th: 550 550
2020 25th: 553 553
2021 25th: 610 610
2022 25th: 610 610
2024 25th: 495 495
2011 75th: 650 650
2012 75th: 610 610
2013 75th: 630 630
2014 75th: 640 640
2015 75th: 630 630
2016 75th: 610 610
2017 75th: 660 660
2018 75th: 630 630
2019 75th: 640 640
2020 75th: 643 643
2021 75th: 699 699
2022 75th: 699 699
2024 75th: 575 575
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0%
2022 Submitted: 74.0% 74.0%
2023 Submitted: 4.0% 4.0%
2024 Submitted: 71.0% 71.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
