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Millsaps College

Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college located in Jackson, Mississippi. The college was founded in 1890. The college’s campus is set across an area of 106 acres. The college offers bachelor’s program with majors and minors in several subjects from various fields like science, arts and fine arts. Millsaps College also offers pre-professional programs, several special programs, student research programs and writing programs.

Millsaps College has an active student life. There are several Greek clubs, organizations and honor societies that operate on campus, including Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Order, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha, Lambda Chi Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Delta and Phi Mu.

Campus Location

1701 N State St
Jackson, MS 39210-0001
USA
Main Tel: (601) 974-1000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Millsaps College Highlights

Where Millsaps College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • United Methodist religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in science, business and management, liberal arts, and music.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of students.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor19927
Master412

Students

The student enrollment at Millsaps College was 1,151 in 2007 (1,104 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 23,352
Room$ 4,708
Board$ 3,660
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 1,740

Financial Aid: Millsaps College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  59
Without tenure; working toward tenure  24
Without tenure; tenure not available  7

Housing and Meals

Millsaps College provides on-campus housing for 910 of its 1,104 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Millsaps College Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Millsaps College is in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Millsaps College Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men76%
Women79%
All77%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal550-670
Math540-650

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (83 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

  • Education

LIBERAL ARTS (54 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • French Language and Literature
  • German Language and Literature
  • History
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MUSIC (5 awarded)

  • Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (45 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

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Related Mississippi School Links

List of Mississippi colleges

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