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University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

95.8%

USM requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

23

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 8922 admitted students 1573 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

99%

Similar to the SAT, USM requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 99% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 19 and 26, with 25% scoring above 26 and another 25% scoring below 19.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    19-27

  • Math

    17-25

  • Composite

    19-26

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Undergraduate

$60

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in USM during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 9,314 3,007 6,307
Admitted students 8,922 2,828 6,094
Enrolled students 1,587 505 1,082
Acceptance rate 96% 94% 97%
Yield rate 18% 18% 18%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, USM received a total of 9,314 applications. These applications included 3,007 male applicants and 6,307 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 9,314 applicants, USM admitted 8,922 students. Among the admitted students, there were 2,828 males and 6,094 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,587 students chose to enroll at USM. This means that 1,587 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 505 were male and 1,082 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, USM had an overall acceptance rate of 96% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 94% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 97%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. USM had an overall yield rate of 18% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 18%, and for female admitted students, it was 18%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for USM over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 6,046 2,017 4,029 3,509 1,136 2,373 58% 56% 59% 1,527 497 1,030 44% 44% 43%
2016 5,180 1,941 3,239 3,115 1,169 1,946 60% 60% 60% 1,558 536 1,022 50% 46% 52%
2017 6,372 2,243 4,129 6,272 2,190 4,082 98% 98% 99% 1,903 637 1,266 30% 29% 31%
2018 8,550 2,854 5,696 8,369 2,770 5,599 98% 97% 98% 2,080 667 1,413 25% 24% 25%
2019 9,217 3,234 5,983 8,935 3,099 5,836 97% 96% 98% 1,888 642 1,246 21% 21% 21%
2020 9,683 3,147 6,536 9,328 3,002 6,326 96% 95% 97% 1,675 537 1,138 18% 18% 18%
2021 9,314 3,007 6,307 8,922 2,828 6,094 96% 94% 97% 1,587 505 1,082 18% 18% 18%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Southern Mississippi uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Formal demonstration of competencies

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Southern Mississippi.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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