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Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 549 undergrads, where 37% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

−28% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.60

Diversity index vs. every college0.60
0.60
← 0.00higher than 54% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients37%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students17%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college37%
37%
← 0%higher than 58% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

549undergrads
Compared to every college549
549
← 19larger than 22% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

179 first-time students

61% came from other states and 0.0% from abroad; 23% are from Mississippi. More from other states than at 86% of colleges.

  • In-state (Mississippi)23%
  • Other states61%
  • Abroad0.0%
  • Not reported16%

Top home states

  1. Louisiana34% 61
  2. Mississippi(home state)23% 41
  3. Texas10% 18
  4. Alabama9.5% 17
  5. Tennessee3.4% 6

From 8 states (counting DC).

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

25

new transfer students, 12% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 20% of colleges.

25 full-time, 0 part-time.

Going on to another college

6.1%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 18 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

Almost everyone studies full-time.

Men55%
National median: 44%Above typical

45% women

Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Part-time students1.1%
National median: 7.5%Below typical
Students 25 and older1.7%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 819 students.

Housing

Beds

819

Room for every undergrad (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division III · Southern Athletic Association

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Southern Athletic Association compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Affiliation

United Methodist

Other Methodist and Wesleyan colleges

Greek life

4chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

  • 2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Alpha-Upsilon

    Lambda Chi Alpha

    Theta-Eta (Millsaps)

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Gender unknown: 0

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

84 applied · 0 admitted

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)