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.

Mississippi University for Women Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MUW.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#72	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#79	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards MUW has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#103	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#113	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#135	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/muwedu
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/muwedu

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

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 16% of accepted students are men and 84% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 99%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to MUW submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 480 and 690.

MUW received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 23. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

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 66% of students took out student loans averaging $6,468 a year. That adds up to $25,872 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MUW is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Mississippi University for Women

In 2019-2020, 2,245 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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of MUW

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Mississippi University for Women was $7,525 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how MUW is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#43	#252
General Business Administration and Management	#52	#309

Online Affordability Rankings of MUW Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Mississippi University for Women was $7,525 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how MUW is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#49	#16
General Business Administration and Management	#70	#31

Online Growth Rankings of MUW

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mississippi University for Women was 17.7%. This is the #626 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at MUW regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	109	10	119
Accounting	1	0	1
TOTAL	110	10	120

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.