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Mississippi College was awarded 12 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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MC is ranked #1,006 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 24 colleges in Mississippi, MC is ranked at #5.
Mississippi College has an acceptance rate of 40%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for MC.
MC received ACT scores from 79% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 28.
The student to faculty ratio at Mississippi College is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Mississippi College is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Mississippi College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at MC for first-time, full-time students is 52%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,757 undergraduates at MC with 2,291 being full-time and 466 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,489 | $17,347 | $22,042 | $24,721 | $23,331 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MC, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $5,946 a year. That adds up to $23,784 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at MC is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for MC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 200 South Capitol Street, Clinton, MS 39058 |
| Phone: | 601-925-3000 |
| Website: | www.mc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 181 | $17,342 |
| Educational Administration | 145 | NA |
| Nursing | 133 | $69,572 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 119 | $37,051 |
| Law | 107 | NA |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 86 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 75 | $30,193 |
| Special Education | 67 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 49 | $43,299 |
| Accounting | 41 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,795 students took at least one online class at Mississippi College. This is a decrease from the 1,797 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,795 | 650 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,797 | 770 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,969 | 870 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,957 | 745 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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