2024 Tightest Mississippi Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Mississippi colleges, Alcorn State University has the tightest acceptance rate (29.93%) and Mississippi State University has the second lowest rate (75.19%) based on academic year 2022-2023 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Mississippi Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Mississippi colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Mississippi Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS | 6,748 | 2,020 | 498 | 29.9% | 24.7% | $8,549 | 2,933 | 920 |
| 2 | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | 18,830 | 14,158 | 3,367 | 75.2% | 23.8% | $26,580 | 22,649 | 1,220 |
| 3 | Jackson State University Jackson, MS | 12,583 | 11,153 | 1,132 | 88.6% | 10.1% | $9,795 | 6,906 | 960 |
| 4 | University of Mississippi University, MS | 22,311 | 21,727 | 4,465 | 97.4% | 20.6% | $26,980 | 22,300 | 1,100 |
| 5 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | 9,051 | 8,946 | 1,624 | 98.8% | 18.2% | $11,618 | 13,526 | - |
Qualified Mississippi Colleges in Core Admission Stats
