University of Southern Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi is a large four-year university in the small city of Hattiesburg, MS. The school is on the semester calendar system and is a research university with high research activity. There are 14,833 undergraduate students and 3,878 graduate students at University of Southern Mississippi. The freshman class has 1,591 students. Students attend full-time. It is a selective institution with a high transfer-in rate; 62% of students who apply to University of Southern Mississippi are admitted and 44% of those admitted students attend the school. The school has its own library and participates in Title IV federal financial aid programs for those who qualify. University of Southern Mississippi is in the Conference USA.

Most students attend for four or more years and there is a high undergraduate student population. Most undergraduates study professions or the arts and sciences. There is some graduate student coexistence with the undergraduates. University of Southern Mississippi's President is Martha D. Saunders. more