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Mississippi University for Women

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Columbus, MS
Population 90,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,593
Men / Women 20% / 80%
White 54%
Black 37%
Asian 3%
Hispanic 2%
Native American 1%
Mixed 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 66%
Business & Economics 16%
Humanities & Social Sciences 11%
Education 4%
Arts 3%
Engineering, Computing & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $8,492
Est. Cost of Attendance $10,985
10-Year ROI $161,000
ROI Percentile 62th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 67%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,683 (64th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (68th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 7 #527
Humanities & Social Sciences 0 #605

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
ACT Range 17 – 24

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Mississippi University for Women 594 17% / 83% 1% $79,526
Mathematics 3 33% / 67% 0%
Biology 18 33% / 67% 0%
Chemistry 1 0% / 100% 100%
Culinary Arts 8 12% / 88% 0% $42,090
Kinesiology 21 +1 29% / 71% 0% $48,240
Nursing 312 9% / 91% 0% $98,811
Public Health Education and Promotion
Speech-Language Pathology 30 7% / 93% 0% $64,762
Business Administration 96 +1 35% / 65% 2% $47,436
Child Development 1 0% / 100% 0%
Communication 6 67% / 33% 0% $34,352
English 9 22% / 78% 0%
Family and Consumer Sciences 4 0% / 100% 0%
General Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $42,705
History 4 75% / 25% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Arts 11 36% / 64% 0% $42,705
Paralegal Studies 7 14% / 86% 0%
Political Science 6 33% / 67% 0%
Psychology 13 15% / 85% 0%
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 23 0% / 100% 0% $43,718
Music 4 25% / 75% 0%
Visual and Performing Arts 14 21% / 79% 0%