Academic Profile for 2025

Four Year Graduation Rate
43%

Six Year Graduation Rate
63%

Eight Year Graduation Rate
63%

Student to Faculty Ratio
16 to 1

First Year Retention Rate
81%


Distribution of Students per State

for the first-year class of
3,367
students in 2022

(Hover in each state to view details of distribution)

None
1 To 10
11 To 30
31 To 50
51 To 100
101 and Above

Student Race, Ethnicity, and Age Information


Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity for the 2022 school year

Students Total
18,305

Total Enrollment by Age for the 2022 school year

Students Total
18,305

Other Learning Opportunities
Distance learning
Graduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Undergraduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Special learning
ROTC - Air Force
ROTC - Army
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Weekend/evening college


Accreditation

Institutional

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Agency Period of Accreditation Status
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
01/01/1926 - Current
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Meridian Campus)
07/01/1972 - Current
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Stennis Space Center)
07/01/1963 - Current
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Vicksburg Graduate Center)
01/01/1926 - Current
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Gulf Coast Comm Design Studio)
02/26/2013 - Current
Accredited
Specialized

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Agency / Program Period of Accreditation Status
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
[Didactic Program in Dietetics]
07/01/1976 - Current
Accredited
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
[School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs]
12/10/1996 - Current
Accredited
American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education
[Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree (College of Veterinary Medicine)]
07/01/1981 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
[Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs]
09/01/1985 - Current
Accredited
National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation
[Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs]
09/01/1991 - Current
Accredited
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
[Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools]
01/01/1961 - Current
Accredited

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