Mississippi University for Women Healthcare Programs

Located in Columbus, Mississippi, Mississippi University for Women is a public institution. Columbus is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Mississippi University for Women?

Contact details for MUW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1100 College Street, Columbus, MS 39701
Phone:	662-329-4750
Website:	www.muw.edu

How Do I Get Into MUW?

You can apply to MUW online at: https://apply.muw.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for MUW

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into MUW?

With an acceptance rate of 99%, MUW is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 21% of accepted students are men and 79% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 96%, and the acceptance rate for women is 100%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to MUW submitted their SAT scores.MUW received ACT scores from 96% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford Mississippi University for Women?

The overall average net price of MUW is $16,138. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MUW, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,219 a year. That adds up to $24,876 over four years for those students.

Mississippi University for Women Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,418 undergraduate students at MUW, with 1,835 being full-time and 583 being part-time.

There are also 286 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,835 full-time undergraduates at MUW, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mississippi University for Women students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	23
Black or African American	726
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1,025
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at Mississippi University for Women. At this time, 9 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 15 countries are represented at MUW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Nigeria, and Kenya.

Mississippi University for Women Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	37	357	0	0	394
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	0	34	26	0	60
Public Health Education and Promotion	0	27	0	0	27
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	0	19	0	19
General Public Health	0	0	8	0	8
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	6	6
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	37	418	53	6	514

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.