by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Mississippi was awarded 422 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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Ole Miss landed the #361 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Ole Miss held the #396 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Ole Miss also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Mississippi ranking.
University of Mississippi has an acceptance rate of 90%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Ole Miss.
About 19% of students accepted to Ole Miss submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 515 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 605.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Mississippi is about average at 16 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Mississippi is 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Mississippi has a freshmen retention rate of 88%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Ole Miss the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 46%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 16,179 undergraduates at Ole Miss with 14,839 being full-time and 1,340 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,764 | $9,489 | $15,351 | $18,184 | $19,846 |
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 Ole Miss, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Ole Miss, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $9,413 a year. That adds up to $37,652 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Ole Miss is 6.0%. 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 Ole Miss are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Oxford, Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848 |
| Phone: | 662-915-7211 |
| Website: | www.olemiss.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/olemiss |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/olemissrebels |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 368 | $38,748 |
| Accounting | 335 | $50,415 |
| Nursing | 292 | $56,141 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 225 | $48,765 |
| General Psychology | 199 | $22,599 |
| Marketing | 198 | $37,982 |
| Health & Physical Education | 182 | $24,639 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 167 | NA |
| General Biology | 160 | $22,078 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 154 | $28,413 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 11,702 students took at least one online class at University of Mississippi. This is an increase from the 10,688 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 11,702 | 1,746 |
| 2019-2020 | 10,688 | 1,164 |
| 2018-2019 | 8,245 | 787 |
| 2017-2018 | 7,464 | 991 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,972 | 811 |
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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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