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Academics at University of Mississippi - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Ole Miss will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Ole Miss this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 18,007 undergraduate students at University of Mississippi is 1,355 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 17 to 1 which makes University of Mississippi worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at University of Mississippi , there are 17 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.
The vast majority of the instructors (81.0% ) are full-time.
The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".
The vast majority of the faculty (81.0% ) are full-time.
A significant percentage of the faculty (50.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at University of Mississippi compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

University of Mississippi offers 81 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 70 majors within 23 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, University of Mississippi awarded 4,588 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular MajorsAssociates GraduationsBachelors GraduationsAll Graduations
Radio, Television & Digital Communication0367367
Accounting0346346
Nursing0264264
Finance & Financial Management0234234
Interdisciplinary Studies0222222

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