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University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · USM

Public institution in Hattiesburg, MS · 9,899 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $44,140 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$14,224615th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,618548th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$11,618363rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$25,482717th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,500934th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,1401,404th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,7101,363rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
50.6%1,123rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.5%1,207th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
99.4%1,532nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1120596th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
9,899258th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
46.6%471st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 327 mi (ATL)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$45
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 67 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$54,939$56,254
Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$51,482$52,107
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$50,543$52,464
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$46,087—
Data ProcessingComputer Sciencebachelors$46,087$47,846
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$44,384—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,021$38,829
International BusinessBusinessbachelors$38,289—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$36,938$37,208
MarketingBusinessbachelors$36,220$34,348
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$35,157$33,993
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$35,060—

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,015,655 (M $3,637,667 · W $2,377,988)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Southern Mississippi’s 9,899 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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