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University of Southern Mississippi Common Data Set 2023-24

MSTest policy: Test-required: SAT or ACT required to be considered for admission (Fall 2025 policy); scores also used for academic advising; C8F clarification blankCompare with other schoolsAP credit policy

Acceptance rate

99.4%

8,763 of 8,818

Early decision rate

—

SAT middle 50%

—

ACT middle 50%

19–27

Admissions
AppliedC18,818
AdmittedC18,763
EnrolledC11,733
YieldC119.8%
Early decisionC21Offered, counts not reported
Early actionC22Not offered
Waitlist
Offered a placeC2—
Accepted a placeC2—
Admitted from waitlistC2—
Odds if you stay on the listC2—
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC9—
Submitted ACTC998%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9—
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9—
Average high school GPAC123.40
GPA of 4.0C1114.6%
GPA 3.75–3.99C1121.6%
GPA 3.50–3.74C1115.9%
GPA below 3.50C1147.9%
Cost and financial aid
Tuition, in-stateG1$9,508
Tuition, out-of-stateG1$11,904
Required feesG1$110
Food and housingG1$12,014
Need fully met (first-years)H225.8%
Average % of need metH267.7%
Average need-based packageH2$12,550
Average need-based grantH2$2,776
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordNot considered
  • Class rankImportant
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresVery important
  • Application essayNot considered
  • Recommendation(s)Not considered
  • InterviewNot considered
  • Extracurricular activitiesNot considered
  • Talent/abilityNot considered
  • Character/personal qualitiesNot considered
  • First generationNot considered
  • Alumni/ae relationNot considered
  • Geographical residenceNot considered
  • State residencyNot considered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workNot considered
  • Work experienceNot considered
  • Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB110,012
First-year retentionB2270.5%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB41.4%
Notes on this filing
  • Year taken from the filing title 'Common Data Set 2023-2024' (fall 2023 data); the test-policy item C8 references Fall 2025 admissions.
  • Admissions applied/admitted are sums of the men and women rows in C1 (no total printed); enrolled 1,733 from C2 male+female enrollees and the C1 residency table total.
  • C2: the waitlist policy is answered 'No' and all waitlist counts are blank.
  • C21 early decision: the offered Yes/No box is unchecked and no counts are given. C22 early action: answered No.
  • C8: SAT percent submitting is blank; the SAT composite and section percentiles are blank. Only ACT scores are reported.
  • C11: the 'Percent (All enrolled students)' column is blank. GPA bands use the 'students who submitted scores' column, and pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the bands 3.25-3.49 through below 1.0 from that column.
  • B4-B11: the Fall 2017 cohort is used. The 6-year rate of 41.37% is printed. The 4-year rate is not printed, so it is null (the filing shows 541 completers in 4 years of a 1,893 final cohort).
  • G1: public institution with separate in-district/in-state/out-of-state tuition, so tuition is null and in-state and out-of-state are filled. Room and board is the 'Food and Housing (on-campus)' figure.
  • H2 (first-time, full-time first-year column): pct_need_fully_met = 280/1,087 = 25.8%. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed and is left null. avg_need_based_package uses line J (average package of all students awarded any aid), which is not strictly need-based.
  • H2 line I is printed as 67.7% for average percent of need met.

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University of Southern Mississippi admissions FAQ
What is University of Southern Mississippi's acceptance rate?
University of Southern Mississippi admitted 8,763 of 8,818 first-year applicants for 2023-24, an acceptance rate of 99.4%, according to its Common Data Set.
How much does University of Southern Mississippi cost?
Tuition is $9,508 in-state, plus $12,014 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $2,776.
What is University of Southern Mississippi's graduation rate?
41.4% of students graduate within six years.

Source: University of Southern Mississippi Common Data Set 2023-24 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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