by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of Southern Mississippi was awarded 134 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Southern Miss landed the #1,161 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Southern Miss also holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in Mississippi ranking.
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With an acceptance rate of 99%, University of Southern Mississippi is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
Southern Miss received ACT scores from 100% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 27.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Southern Mississippi, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Southern Mississippi is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Southern Mississippi is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Southern Miss have a four-year graduation rate of 31%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Southern Mississippi.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,451 undergraduates at Southern Miss with 9,644 being full-time and 1,807 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,182 | $11,620 | $16,774 | $17,620 | $18,563 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Southern Miss, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 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.
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See which majors at University of Southern Mississippi make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of Southern Mississippi.
Contact details for Southern Miss are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 118 College Drive # 0001, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 |
| Phone: | 601-266-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.usm.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 283 | $38,757 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 236 | $38,766 |
| Health & Physical Education | 223 | $39,049 |
| Nursing | 219 | $70,068 |
| General Psychology | 173 | $28,130 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 161 | $37,800 |
| Library & Information Science | 159 | NA |
| General Biology | 126 | $24,195 |
| Social Work | 125 | $28,262 |
| Communication Sciences | 107 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 10,444 students took at least one online class at University of Southern Mississippi. This is an increase from the 9,586 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 10,444 | 3,954 |
| 2021-2022 | 9,586 | 3,781 |
| 2020-2021 | 14,002 | 6,641 |
| 2018-2019 | 9,956 | 2,539 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Southern Mississippi.
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Footnotes
*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.
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