Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 10,075 undergrads, where 46% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.60
Economic access
Campus size
25% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 51% take some
Where first-years come from
1,745 first-time students
23% came from other states and 11% from abroad; 66% are from Mississippi. Fewer from other states than at 53% of colleges.
- In-state (Mississippi)66%
- Other states23%
- Abroad11%
Top home states
- Mississippi(home state)66% 1,150
- Louisiana12% 207
- Alabama4.6% 81
- Florida1.8% 32
- Texas0.9% 15
From 25 states (counting DC).
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
1,408
new transfer students, 45% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 77% of colleges.
1,252 full-time, 156 part-time.
Going on to another college
26%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,031 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
14% of undergrads study part-time.
62% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
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 3,539 students.
Housing
Beds
3,539
About 35 for every 100 undergrads (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 I FBS · Sun Belt Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Sun Belt Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
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
Faith communities · 3
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
The University of Southern Mississippi Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Eta Zeta Chapter
Beta Sigma
Alpha Omicron
Mississippi Alpha
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Epsilon-Nu
Theta Alpha
Theta Gamma
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
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)