University of Mississippi Business Programs

University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The surrounding location of University is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

University of Mississippi Rankings

Out of the 15 colleges in Mississippi, Ole Miss is ranked at #1.

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 Ole Miss.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Most Popular Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#60	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Other Accounting and Related Services Schools	College Factual
#32	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#58	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#61	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#104	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#241	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Mississippi?

Contact details for Ole Miss are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Oxford, Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848
Phone:	662-915-7211
Website:	www.olemiss.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/olemiss
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/olemissrebels

How Do I Get Into Ole Miss?

You can apply to Ole Miss online at: www.olemiss.edu/applynow

Admission Requirements for Ole Miss

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	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 Ole Miss?

With an acceptance rate of 88%, Ole Miss is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Ole Miss submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 500 and 610.

Ole Miss received ACT scores from 84% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 22 and 32. Math scores were between 20 and 28. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

Can I Afford University of Mississippi?

The overall average net price of Ole Miss is $32,046. 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 Ole Miss, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $9,181 a year. That adds up to $36,724 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ole Miss is 6.0%. 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.

University of Mississippi Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 16,179 undergraduate students at Ole Miss, with 14,839 being full-time and 1,340 being part-time.

There are also 4,835 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,839 full-time undergraduates at Ole Miss, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	315
Black or African American	1,814
Hispanic or Latino	599
White	11,477
International Students	206
Other Races/Ethnicities	428

Geographic Diversity

Mississippi students aren't the only ones who study at University of Mississippi. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 79 countries are represented at Ole Miss. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at University of Mississippi

In 2019-2020, 10,688 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 4th 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 Ole Miss

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Mississippi was $8,828 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $25,100. The following table shows how Ole Miss 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
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1	#4
Public Relations & Advertising	#6	#24
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#28	#49
Hospitality Management	#31	#55

Online Growth Rankings of Ole Miss

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Mississippi was 12.0%. This is the #1,167 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Ole Miss regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Ole Miss ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Ole Miss.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#22
Public Relations & Advertising	#76

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%.

University of Mississippi Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Accounting	335	94	0	429
Finance	225	0	0	225
General Business Administration and Management	112	83	7	202
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	168	0	0	168
General Business/Commerce	139	0	0	139
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	67	0	67
Taxation	0	56	0	56
Insurance	38	0	0	38
Real Estate	31	0	0	31
Other Marketing	30	0	0	30
General Management Information Systems	29	0	0	29
General Hospitality Administration/Management	23	2	2	27
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	22	0	22
General Economics	11	3	2	16
Business Economics	15	0	0	15
Entrepreneurship	9	0	0	9
TOTAL	1,165	327	11	1,503

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
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.