University Of Mississippi Main Campus

The University of Mississippi was established in 1848. The university is also known as Ole Miss, which was adopted in 1897 through a contest. The main campus of Ole Miss covers more than 1,000 acres in Oxford, Mississippi. In addition, the university has three branch campuses in Tupelo/Booneville, Jackson, and Southaven. Ole Miss offers a number of academic and vocational degree programs and has produced approximately 25 Rhode Scholars. The academic units of the university are organized into the following schools and colleges:

College of Liberal Arts
Graduate School
School of Accountancy
School of Applied Sciences
School of Business Administration
School of Education
School of Engineering
School of Law
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy

There is an active Greek life at Ole Miss. Some of the fraternities and sororities recognized by the university are Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Beta Sigma, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta.

Campus Location

Oxford Mississippi
University, MS 38677-1848
USA
Main Tel: (662) 915-7211
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

University Of Mississippi Main Campus Highlights

Where University Of Mississippi Main Campus stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in medical adminstration, business and management, law, and education and teaching.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,376	67
Master	492	38
First-professional degree	234	2
Doctorale	103	23
Post-master's certificate	43	4

University Of Mississippi Students

The student enrollment at University Of Mississippi was 15,129 in 2007 (13,977 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 82% of enrolled students, graduate students are 14%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 4%.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 4,932
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 11,436
Room	$ 3,300
Board	$ 3,278
Books and supplies	$ 1,100
Other	$ 3,874

Financial Aid: University Of Mississippi participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of Mississippi:

School	Location	Enrollment
University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia, MO	28,405
California State University-Chico	Chico, CA	17,034
The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	25,544
Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, GA	16,841
The University of Tennessee	Knoxville, TN	29,937
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	12,180
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, TX	28,260
Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	40,555
Appalachian State University	Boone, NC	15,871
West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV	28,113

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		298
Without tenure; working toward tenure		164
Without tenure; tenure not available		212

Housing and Meals

University Of Mississippi provides on-campus housing for 3,674 of its 13,977 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

University Of Mississippi Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Mississippi is in the Southeastern Conference for major sports.

University Of Mississippi offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 181 male students received the aid (men were 62% of those receiving aid) and 111 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 38% of students receiving such aid) .

University Of Mississippi Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	82%
Women	85%
All	84%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	460-560
Math	460-570

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (32 awarded)

Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (740 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce
Business/Managerial Economics
Finance
Insurance
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management
Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (22 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (563 awarded)

Art Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Foreign Language Teacher Education
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Mathematics Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Studies Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (139 awarded)

Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Science
Engineering
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (154 awarded)

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Social Work

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW (179 awarded)

Court Reporting/Court Reporter
Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (400 awarded)

African-American/Black Studies
Anthropology
Area Studies
Chinese Language and Literature
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Creative Writing
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
History
International Relations and Affairs
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Linguistics
Political Science and Government
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (37 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (130 awarded)

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (90 awarded)

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (60 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (85 awarded)

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy (MS, PhD)
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)

MUSIC (31 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (95 awarded)

Health and Physical Education/Fitness
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (28 awarded)

Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (175 awarded)

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Geology/Earth Science
Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (99 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (161 awarded)

Educational Psychology
Psychology