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Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution. The location of Southern Miss is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

347 Undergraduate Degrees
186 Graduate Degrees
$20,205 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
99% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Southern Mississippi?

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Contact details for Southern Miss are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 118 College Drive # 0001, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Phone: 601-266-1000
Website: www.usm.edu

How Do I Get Into Southern Miss?

You can apply to Southern Miss online at: https://www.usm.edu/admissions/index.php

Admission Requirements for Southern Miss

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southern Miss?

99% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
Since Southern Miss has an acceptance rate of 99%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

Southern Miss received ACT scores from 100% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for University of Southern Mississippi  ( 20 to 28 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Southern Mississippi  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Southern Mississippi?

$20,205 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Southern Miss is $20,205. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Southern Miss, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,250 a year. That adds up to $25,000 over four years for those students.

University of Southern Mississippi Undergraduate Student Diversity

9,644 Full-Time Undergraduates
66% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,451 undergraduate students at Southern Miss, with 9,644 being full-time and 1,807 being part-time.

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There are also 3,155 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,644 full-time undergraduates at Southern Miss, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 127
Black or African American 2,820
Hispanic or Latino 351
White 5,802
International Students 152
Other Races/Ethnicities 392

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at University of Southern Mississippi. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at Southern Miss. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nepal, and China.

University of Southern Mississippi Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 168 0 0 0 168
General Public Health 44 0 66 0 110
Speech Pathology & Audiology 58 0 24 0 82
Nursing Practice 0 0 0 47 47
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 14 0 11 0 25
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 21 0 0 0 21
Dietetics/Dietitian 18 0 0 0 18
Athletic Training 13 0 1 0 14
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 13 0 0 13
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 11 0 0 0 11
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services 0 0 0 7 7
Clinical/Medical Social Work 0 0 7 0 7
Nursing Science 0 0 0 7 7
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 3 0 0 3
TOTAL 347 16 109 61 533

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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