Mississippi

Where Mississippi's high school graduates go to college

43,253
Total Freshmen
669
Destination Colleges
89%
Stay In-State
36%
Go to 4-Year

Enrollment by Sector

Trends Over Time

Top Destination Colleges

Where Mississippi's high school graduates enroll as freshmen

# College State Freshmen Share
1 Mississippi State University in-state Mississippi 3,637 8.4%
2 Northwest Mississippi Community Col in-state Mississippi 3,256 7.5%
3 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Co in-state Mississippi 3,145 7.3%
4 University of Mississippi in-state Mississippi 2,571 5.9%
5 Itawamba Community College in-state Mississippi 2,534 5.9%
6 Hinds Community College in-state Mississippi 2,527 5.8%
7 University of Southern Mississippi in-state Mississippi 2,258 5.2%
8 Holmes Community College in-state Mississippi 2,146 5.0%
9 Northeast Mississippi Community Col in-state Mississippi 1,785 4.1%
10 Jones County Junior College in-state Mississippi 1,526 3.5%
11 Pearl River Community College in-state Mississippi 1,447 3.3%
12 East Mississippi Community College in-state Mississippi 1,380 3.2%
13 East Central Community College in-state Mississippi 1,227 2.8%
14 Copiah-Lincoln Community College in-state Mississippi 1,152 2.7%
15 Mississippi Delta Community College in-state Mississippi 942 2.2%
16 Meridian Community College in-state Mississippi 905 2.1%
17 Southwest Mississippi Community Col in-state Mississippi 858 2.0%
18 Coahoma Community College in-state Mississippi 718 1.7%
19 Midwest Technical Institute-Ridgela in-state Mississippi 685 1.6%
20 Alcorn State University in-state Mississippi 494 1.1%
21 Mississippi College in-state Mississippi 463 1.1%
22 Delta Technical College-Mississippi in-state Mississippi 449 1.0%
23 Jackson State University in-state Mississippi 413 1.0%
24 University of South Alabama Alabama 315 0.7%
25 Mississippi University for Women in-state Mississippi 302 0.7%
26 University of Memphis Tennessee 278 0.6%
27 Delta State University in-state Mississippi 266 0.6%
28 William Carey University in-state Mississippi 226 0.5%
29 Tougaloo College in-state Mississippi 213 0.5%
30 Blue Mountain Christian University in-state Mississippi 166 0.4%
31 Mississippi Valley State University in-state Mississippi 150 0.3%
32 Millsaps College in-state Mississippi 146 0.3%
33 Louisiana State University and Agri Louisiana 145 0.3%
34 The University of Alabama Alabama 139 0.3%
35 Belhaven University in-state Mississippi 135 0.3%
36 Southern New Hampshire University New Hampshire 118 0.3%
37 Concorde Career College-Southaven in-state Mississippi 94 0.2%
38 Blue Cliff College-Gulfport in-state Mississippi 85 0.2%
39 Rust College in-state Mississippi 84 0.2%
40 Southern University and A & M Colle Louisiana 71 0.2%
41 American InterContinental Universit Arizona 60 0.1%
42 University of North Alabama Alabama 59 0.1%
43 University of Phoenix-Arizona Arizona 57 0.1%
44 Christian Brothers University Tennessee 55 0.1%
45 Ultimate Medical Academy Florida 49 0.1%
46 Tennessee State University Tennessee 49 0.1%
47 University of Alabama at Birmingham Alabama 48 0.1%
48 Xavier University of Louisiana Louisiana 48 0.1%
49 Independence University Utah 47 0.1%
50 Lincoln College of Technology-Nashv Tennessee 47 0.1%