University of Southern Mississippi vs Mississippi State University

Side-by-side comparison of University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi State University

Metrics	US University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	MS Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	Add from backpackUp to 1 more
Location	Hattiesburg, MS	Mississippi State, MS
Control	Public	Public
Carnegie	A Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with very high research activity	A Doctoral University (which undergraduates attend) with very high research activity
Tuition (out-of-state)	$12,394	$28,736
Avg. net price	$21,172	$18,781
Acceptance rate	99%	78%
Enrollment	10,075	18,397
Campus setting	City: Small	Town: Remote
Graduation rate	54%	69%
Retention rate	72%	83%
Median earnings	$47,355	$54,296
SAT range	N/A	ERW 560-670 · Math 540-680
ACT range	20-29	21-29
Themes	AffordableBig sports	AffordableBig sportsA State's Flagship Public University or SimilarPublic flagshipResearch university
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Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).