Mississippi University for Women Business Programs

Mississippi University for Women is a public institution situated in Columbus, Mississippi. 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://www.muw.edu/admissions/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?

MUW has the high acceptance rate of 99%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MUW, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,967 a year. That adds up to $23,868 over four years for those students.

Mississippi University for Women Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,178 undergraduate students at MUW, with 1,627 being full-time and 551 being part-time.

There are also 299 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,627 full-time undergraduates at MUW, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	645
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	916
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

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.

Online Learning at Mississippi University for Women

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at MUW. In 2022-2023, 1,629 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MUW has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 17th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of MUW majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management	8%

Mississippi University for Women Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	111	19	130
Accounting	0	0	0
TOTAL	111	19	130

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.