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Best Colleges in Mississippi

The strongest colleges and universities in Mississippi, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

How this list is ranked

The strongest colleges and universities in Mississippi, ranked by graduation rate and selectivity, with verified acceptance rates, net price, and test scores for this admissions cycle.

Schools on this list 40
Source Federal data, same records as every school page

Admit rate, net price, and SAT in the table are for context. Rank order follows the method above, not those columns.

Rank School Admit Net price SAT
1 University of Mississippi University, MS 97% $13,314 1000-1200 See record
2 Southeastern Baptist College Laurel, MS 100% $8,138 - See record
3 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 78% $17,595 1100-1350 See record
4 William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS 60% $14,258 1040-1290 See record
5 Mississippi College Clinton, MS 29% $27,712 1090 See record
6 Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS 45% $13,265 670-998 See record
7 Millsaps College Jackson, MS 43% $26,034 1025-1150 See record
8 Blue Mountain Christian University Blue Mountain, MS 89% $24,016 1090 See record
9 Jackson State University Jackson, MS 93% $23,836 820-1070 See record
10 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 99% $21,708 1190 See record
11 Belhaven University Jackson, MS 50% $15,676 1010-1298 See record
12 Delta State University Cleveland, MS 100% $13,540 925-1210 See record
13 Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS 90% $12,411 1090 See record
14 Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS 60% $17,043 - See record
15 Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS 92% $9,686 870 See record
16 Rust College Holly Springs, MS 49% $12,587 - See record
17 Academy of Hair Design-Grenada Grenada, MS - $18,742 - See record
18 Academy of Hair Design-Jackson Jackson, MS - $17,356 - See record
19 Academy of Hair Design-Pearl Pearl, MS - $16,468 - See record
20 Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Gulfport, MS - $8,252 - See record
21 C N K Barber College Tupelo, MS - $16,579 - See record
22 Chris Beauty College Gulfport, MS - $21,858 - See record
23 Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, MS - $-274 - See record
24 Concorde Career College-Southaven Southaven, MS 100% $23,591 - See record
25 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson, MS - $3,894 - See record
26 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Simpson County Center Mendenhall, MS - - - See record
27 Copiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez Campus Natchez, MS - - - See record
28 Corinth Academy of Cosmetology Corinth, MS - $23,198 - See record
29 Delta Technical College-Mississippi Horn Lake, MS - $18,032 - See record
30 East Central Community College Decatur, MS - $5,240 - See record
31 East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS - $4,608 - See record
32 Fosters Cosmetology College Ripley, MS - $18,334 - See record
33 Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture Laurel, MS - $25,753 - See record
34 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS - $4,060 - See record
35 Holmes Community College Goodman, MS - $5,643 - See record
36 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS - $4,616 - See record
37 Jones County Junior College Ellisville, MS - $6,048 - See record
38 KC's School of Hair Design Pontotoc, MS - $10,214 - See record
39 Meridian Community College Meridian, MS - $6,351 - See record
40 Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead, MS - $3,715 - See record