Admissions
Getting in, fall 2024
Millsaps admits about 1 in 2 applicants (43%). That puts it in the "Selective" tier, more selective than 87% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.
Out of every 100 applicants…
The funnel
No application fee
Grants credit for AP exams
Men and women
Women were admitted at 43%, men at 47%.
Yield
18% of admitted students enroll, in the typical range nationally.
Where you stand
How Millsaps reads a record
GPA is required; the high school record and a college-prep program are considered. Scores are optional. 5% of first-years sent an SAT and 66% an ACT.
What they look at
- High school GPA
- Required
- High school record
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
- College-prep program
- Considered
- Recommendations
- Considered
- Essay
- Considered
- Legacy status
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Demonstration of competencies
- Considered
- English proficiency test
- Not considered
- Other tests
- Not considered
Recent change: Stopped considering class rank in fall 2024; Stopped considering legacy status in fall 2024; Stopped requiring an English proficiency test (no longer considered) in fall 2024; Stopped requiring the high school record (still considered) in fall 2024.
On the admissions map
↑ SAT midpoint (higher = higher scores)
Test scores
What enrolled first-years scored
The typical enrolled first-year who sent scores is around 1088 on the SAT, 82 points below the median for colleges that report scores.
Optional
Scores are considered if you send them. For students who entered in fall 2024.
Where would you land?
Middle 50% of enrolled first-years who sent scores This college's median National median midpoint
Who submitted scores?
submitted SAT
submitted ACT
At least half of students submitted a score, so the ranges are reasonably representative.
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)