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Men in the Entering Class
Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.
Enrolled Undergraduates
Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.
IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Ranked | Trends | Degrees | Male | White | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Intl | Earnings | Earn % | Earn z | ROI | Employment | Debt-to-Earn | Accept | SAT p25 | SAT p75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern Mississippi | 2,493 | 34% | 61% | 2% | 26% | 5% | 2% | $62,479 | 16 | -0.61 | 69 | 95% | 6.7% | |||||
| Computer Engineering | 7 — | 86% | 14% | 29% | 29% | 14% | 14% | $96,419 | 6 | -0.97 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ocean Engineering | 7 — | 86% | 71% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 0% | $95,269 | 13 | -0.98 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Polymer Science and Engineering | 22 — | 68% | 73% | 0% | 9% | 9% | 0% | $92,415 | 37 | -0.23 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Computer Science | 73 — | 70% | 52% | 7% | 19% | 1% | 15% | $92,148 | 13 | -0.96 | 94 | 92% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance | 72 — | 58% | 56% | 1% | 36% | 1% | 0% | $84,873 | 30 | -0.47 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician | 18 — | 94% | 61% | 6% | 28% | 0% | 0% | $79,096 | 15 | -0.93 | 87 | 93% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chemistry | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $73,915 | 71 | +0.22 | 83 | 96% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chemistry | 10 — | 40% | 40% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 0% | $73,915 | 71 | +0.22 | 83 | 96% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Geosciences | 5 — | 60% | 80% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 0% | $79,037 | 92 | +1.26 | 87 | 95% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Mathematics | 10 +1 | 30% | 70% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 20% | $55,916 | 3 | -1.11 | 56 | 96% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Oceanography | 6 — | 83% | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 0% | $79,037 | 92 | +1.26 | 87 | 95% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Physics | 3 +1 | 100% | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $67,334 | 10 | -1.17 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Biology | 109 +1 | 28% | 60% | 2% | 26% | 6% | 3% | $55,949 | 8 | -1.22 | 56 | 95% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 10 — | 10% | 60% | 0% | 10% | 20% | 0% | $68,885 | 72 | +0.47 | 78 | 95% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 28 — | 32% | 89% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 4% | $45,552 | 11 | -0.99 | 29 | 100% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Athletic Training | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $59,195 | 28 | -0.70 | 63 | 100% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 42 — | 5% | 67% | 0% | 21% | 5% | 0% | $61,736 | 47 | -0.05 | 68 | 97% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 115 — | 29% | 57% | 2% | 34% | 3% | 2% | $63,878 | 62 | +0.24 | 72 | 99% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences | 37 — | 19% | 24% | 5% | 54% | 8% | 0% | $65,754 | 46 | -0.19 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Health Sciences | 4 — | 0% | 25% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | $66,726 | 48 | -0.12 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Medical Laboratory Science | 10 — | 10% | 70% | 10% | 20% | 0% | 0% | $76,925 | 51 | -0.07 | 86 | 100% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Nursing | 179 — | 13% | 59% | 4% | 27% | 5% | 1% | $88,580 | 41 | -0.36 | 93 | 98% | 4.4% | — | — | — | ||
| Public Health | 28 — | 18% | 50% | 0% | 43% | 4% | 0% | $54,048 | 14 | -1.03 | 51 | 95% | 11.5% | — | — | — | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 28 — | 75% | 46% | 0% | 39% | 0% | 0% | $63,878 | 62 | +0.24 | 72 | 99% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy | 13 — | 31% | 8% | 0% | 92% | 0% | 0% | $65,586 | 46 | -0.20 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Accounting | 45 +1 | 36% | 87% | 0% | 11% | 0% | 0% | $80,909 | 37 | -0.40 | 88 | 97% | 5.7% | — | — | — | ||
| Business Management and Administration | 186 — | 44% | 57% | 0% | 31% | 6% | 2% | $60,661 | 10 | -0.88 | 66 | 93% | 6.6% | — | — | — | ||
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $82,028 | 71 | +0.23 | 89 | 94% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Economics | 3 — | 100% | 33% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 0% | $70,180 | 9 | -1.05 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Economics | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $70,724 | 10 | -1.03 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Finance | 32 +2 | 84% | 69% | 3% | 9% | 9% | 3% | $71,302 | 7 | -0.96 | 81 | 92% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 11 — | 36% | 64% | 0% | 27% | 0% | 0% | $53,519 | 21 | -0.64 | 50 | 97% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Human Resources Management | 16 — | 19% | 56% | 0% | 31% | 0% | 6% | $62,152 | 12 | -1.00 | 69 | 94% | 6.0% | — | — | — | ||
| International Business | 4 — | 50% | 25% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 25% | $76,819 | 46 | -0.30 | 86 | 94% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Marketing | 15 — | 40% | 80% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 0% | $66,253 | 16 | -0.88 | 75 | 94% | 6.0% | — | — | — | ||
| Marketing | 52 — | 25% | 71% | 2% | 19% | 6% | 0% | $66,253 | 16 | -0.88 | 75 | 94% | 6.0% | — | — | — | ||
| Research and Development Management | 20 — | 45% | 55% | 5% | 30% | 0% | 0% | $60,661 | 1 | -1.82 | 66 | 93% | 6.6% | — | — | — | ||
| Sports Management | 25 — | 76% | 72% | 4% | 12% | 0% | 8% | $63,878 | 63 | +0.28 | 72 | 99% | — | — | — | — | ||
| English | 44 +1 | 18% | 75% | 2% | 16% | 2% | 0% | $47,836 | 28 | -0.56 | 35 | 97% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Foreign Languages | 8 — | 25% | 75% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 0% | $49,854 | 21 | -0.73 | 40 | 89% | — | — | — | — | ||
| General Studies | 34 — | 29% | 47% | 0% | 53% | 0% | 0% | $51,602 | 24 | -0.55 | 45 | 88% | 8.4% | — | — | — | ||
| History | 30 +2 | 47% | 77% | 0% | 20% | 3% | 0% | $53,219 | 38 | -0.36 | 49 | 86% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 18 — | 44% | 61% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 0% | $57,240 | 61 | -0.01 | 59 | 89% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Philosophy | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $52,903 | 25 | -0.64 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Anthropology | 9 +1 | 33% | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 0% | $49,603 | 19 | -0.66 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | 16 — | 25% | 69% | 0% | 6% | 19% | 6% | $58,107 | 10 | -1.24 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Family Systems | 55 — | 5% | 45% | 2% | 47% | 4% | 0% | $40,328 | 7 | -1.53 | 16 | 93% | 12.2% | — | — | — | ||
| Geography | 4 — | 75% | 50% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | $54,652 | 17 | -0.86 | 53 | 86% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Journalism | 17 — | 18% | 53% | 0% | 35% | 6% | 0% | $50,579 | 7 | -1.31 | 42 | 93% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Library and Information Science | 37 — | 11% | 73% | 3% | 3% | 19% | 0% | $34,052 | 0 | -2.60 | 7 | 100% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Political Science | 16 +1 | 50% | 75% | 0% | 12% | 6% | 0% | $58,985 | 14 | -0.97 | 63 | 93% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Psychology | 177 — | 20% | 59% | 1% | 26% | 6% | 1% | $48,341 | 14 | -1.02 | 36 | 93% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Public Relations and Advertising | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $58,107 | 10 | -1.24 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Social Work | 67 — | 9% | 39% | 1% | 51% | 6% | 0% | $51,699 | 36 | -0.19 | 45 | 97% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sociology | 29 — | 17% | 52% | 3% | 31% | 7% | 0% | $50,809 | 27 | -0.55 | 43 | 94% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 19 +1 | 32% | 47% | 0% | 42% | 0% | 11% | $60,131 | 49 | -0.16 | 65 | 93% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 1 — | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $56,736 | 27 | -0.45 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Elementary Education | 172 — | 1% | 79% | 1% | 13% | 4% | 0% | $47,934 | 22 | -0.65 | 35 | 96% | 7.2% | — | — | — | ||
| General Education | 74 — | 49% | 38% | 0% | 46% | 8% | 4% | $51,602 | 32 | -0.41 | 45 | 88% | 8.4% | — | — | — | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | — — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $53,012 | 29 | -0.58 | 49 | 96% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Special Education | 1 — | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $51,832 | 30 | -0.62 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dance | 11 — | 0% | 64% | 0% | 27% | 9% | 0% | $44,157 | 56 | +0.15 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Fashion Merchandising | 2 — | 0% | 50% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | $58,700 | 34 | -0.29 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Interior Architecture | 14 — | 7% | 79% | 0% | 21% | 0% | 0% | $60,595 | 15 | -0.86 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Intermedia/Multimedia | 43 — | 58% | 56% | 2% | 28% | 7% | 5% | $46,123 | 46 | -0.07 | 30 | 96% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Music | 21 — | 52% | 57% | 5% | 10% | 14% | 14% | $44,445 | 40 | -0.25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Music Education | 20 — | 45% | 70% | 10% | 15% | 0% | 0% | $53,012 | 79 | +0.67 | 49 | 96% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Studio Art | 4 — | 25% | 50% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | $41,994 | 28 | -0.52 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Theater | 14 +1 | 43% | 43% | 0% | 43% | 0% | 0% | $38,577 | 23 | -0.60 | 13 | 94% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts | 21 — | 38% | 62% | 0% | 29% | 5% | 0% | $47,316 | 78 | +0.57 | 33 | 88% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 26 — | 46% | 62% | 12% | 23% | 4% | 0% | $94,420 | 27 | -0.53 | 95 | 94% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Computer Engineering Technology | 2 — | 50% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | $76,656 | 11 | -1.00 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Construction Management | 72 +3 | 89% | 78% | 3% | 12% | 6% | 0% | $90,420 | 16 | -0.89 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Criminal Justice | 44 +1 | 36% | 61% | 2% | 23% | 5% | 0% | $58,714 | 47 | -0.16 | 62 | 96% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Electrical Engineering Technology | 1 — | 100% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | $77,950 | 12 | -0.90 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Forensic Science and Technology | 60 — | 20% | 68% | 0% | 23% | 5% | 0% | $54,775 | 22 | -0.71 | 53 | 100% | — | — | — | — | ||
| Industrial Technology/Technician | 49 — | 71% | 71% | 4% | 12% | 8% | 0% | $85,105 | 31 | -0.30 | 91 | 90% | 3.6% | — | — | — | ||
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 16 +1 | 25% | 38% | 12% | 31% | 12% | 0% | $49,004 | 4 | -1.50 | 38 | 90% | — | — | — | — |
Financial
Retention & Graduation
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
| ⇅ | % | Degrees | Male | White | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Intl | Earnings | Earn % | Earn z | ROI | Employment | Debt-to-Earn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Sciences | 18.3% | 456 | 21% | 54% | 3% | 34% | 4% | 1% | $73,286 | 32 | -0.16 | 83 | 98% | 5.4% | |
| 17.9% | 447 | 18% | 56% | 1% | 30% | 7% | 1% | $48,253 | 4 | -1.03 | 36 | 94% | 12.2% | ||
| Business & Economics | 16.4% | 409 | 45% | 64% | 1% | 23% | 4% | 2% | $64,928 | 12 | -0.80 | 73 | 94% | 6.3% | |
| Professional | 10.8% | 270 | 54% | 67% | 4% | 20% | 6% | 0% | $74,150 | 64 | -0.63 | 83 | 95% | 3.6% | |
| Education | 9.9% | 247 | 15% | 67% | 1% | 23% | 5% | 1% | $49,049 | 19 | -0.57 | 38 | 93% | 7.6% | |
| Computer Science | 6.5% | 163 | 67% | 55% | 4% | 28% | 1% | 7% | $87,493 | 14 | -0.74 | 92 | 92% | — | |
| Arts | 6.0% | 150 | 41% | 60% | 3% | 25% | 5% | 3% | $47,533 | 29 | -0.03 | 34 | 94% | — | |
| Humanities | 5.4% | 134 | 31% | 66% | 1% | 24% | 3% | 0% | $51,380 | 27 | -0.45 | 44 | 91% | 8.4% | |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 4.4% | 109 | 28% | 60% | 2% | 26% | 6% | 3% | $55,949 | 8 | -1.22 | 56 | 95% | — | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 1.5% | 38 | 26% | 82% | 0% | 5% | 8% | 3% | $51,692 | 15 | -0.61 | 45 | 99% | — | |
| Engineering | 1.4% | 36 | 75% | 61% | 6% | 11% | 11% | 3% | $93,749 | 13 | -0.52 | 95 | — | — | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | 1.4% | 34 | 53% | 65% | 3% | 12% | 6% | 6% | $69,698 | 25 | +0.04 | 79 | 96% | — |
Research R1
| ⇅ | Research $ | Rank | Federal | Industry $ | PhDs | Rank | PhD students | Postdocs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences & Math | $44.6M | #76 | 73% | $0.5M | 6 | #187 | 52 | 5 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $13.5M | #142 | 79% | $0.0M | 7 | #165 | 35 | 4 |
| Engineering | $11.7M | #183 | 46% | $0 | 14 | #160 | 59 | 3 |
| $8.3M | #163 | 21% | $0 | 52 | #99 | 85 | — | |
| Education | $4.6M | #105 | 7% | $0 | 205 | #4 | — | — |
| Health Sciences | $3.2M | #180 | 21% | $0.0M | 54 | #37 | 36 | — |
| Business & Economics | $2.0M | #158 | 4% | $0 | 18 | #67 | 36 | — |
| Computer Science | $0.5M | #268 | 5% | $0 | 6 | #124 | 34 | 1 |
| Agriculture & Food Science | $0 | #318 | — | $0 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $88.4M | #161 | 58% | $0.5M | 362 | #62 | 337 | 13 |
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Sports NCAA D1
| ⇅ | Athletes ▼ | Revenue | Expenses | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football | 113 | $11.0M | $11.0M | $0 |
| Baseball | 39 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $0 |
| Track & Field (indoor) | 32 | $242K | $242K | $0 |
| Track & Field (outdoor) | 31 | $302K | $302K | $0 |
| Basketball | 16 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $0 |
| Golf | 12 | $334K | $334K | $0 |
| Tennis | 9 | $326K | $326K | $0 |
| Total | 210 | $17.0M | $17.0M | $0 |
| ⇅ | Athletes ▼ | Revenue | Expenses | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track & Field (combined) | 80 | $890K | $890K | $0 |
| Softball | 30 | $957K | $957K | $0 |
| Soccer | 26 | $729K | $729K | $0 |
| Volleyball | 18 | $829K | $829K | $0 |
| Beach Volleyball | 15 | $409K | $409K | $0 |
| Basketball | 14 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $0 |
| Tennis | 9 | $378K | $378K | $0 |
| Golf | 8 | $413K | $413K | $0 |
| Total | 158 | $6.5M | $6.5M | $0 |
| ⇅ | Athletes ▼ | Revenue | Expenses | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football | 113 | $11.0M | $11.0M | $0 |
| Track & Field (combined) | 80 | $890K | $890K | $0 |
| Baseball | 39 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $0 |
| Track & Field (indoor) | 32 | $242K | $242K | $0 |
| Track & Field (outdoor) | 31 | $302K | $302K | $0 |
| Basketball | 30 | $4.3M | $4.3M | $0 |
| Softball | 30 | $957K | $957K | $0 |
| Soccer | 26 | $729K | $729K | $0 |
| Golf | 20 | $748K | $748K | $0 |
| Tennis | 18 | $705K | $705K | $0 |
| Volleyball | 18 | $829K | $829K | $0 |
| Beach Volleyball | 15 | $409K | $409K | $0 |
| Total | 368 | $31.9M | $31.9M | $0 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.
Admissions
Acceptance Rates
| In-State | Out-of-State | International | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Decision | 93% | 93% | 93% |
This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
SAT Composite
SAT Math
SAT Reading & Writing
Submitting a Test Score
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.