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University of Mississippi, The

University of Mississippi, The
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677

Official telephone: (662) 915-7211
Fax number: (662) 915-5869
Website: https://olemiss.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 19,094
Full-time undergraduates: 18,032
Part-time undergraduates: 1,062
Total graduate students: 4,998
Full-time graduate students: 3,502
Part-time graduate students: 1,496
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
9.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.3% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
78.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.1% Nonresident Alien
0.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 3,693 acres
Nearest major city: Memphis

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 30%
Percent of students who live off campus: 70%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 162
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
American Medical Women's Association; Active Minds; American Medical Student Association; Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship; Gamma Beta Phi

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cheerleading  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's riflery NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; cheerleading; equestrian sports; fencing; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; racquetball; riflery; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; indoor track; sand volleyball; swimming and diving; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Memphis International

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