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Mississippi University for Women

General Information

Name: Mississippi University for Women
Address: 1100 College Street, Columbus, MS 39701
Phone:

  • General information: (662) 329-4750
  • Financial aid office: (662) 329-7114
  • Admissions office: (662) 329-7106

Website: www.muw.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$3,933$3,690$3,495
        Out-of-state$9,724$8,914$8,442
Books and supplies$840$800$800
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$4,516$4,260$3,778
        Other expenses$2,654$2,654$2,671
Off-campus
        Room and board$5,024$4,785$4,785
        Other expenses$2,654$2,654$2,671
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,654$2,654$2,671

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$11,943$11,404$10,744
        Off-campus$12,451$11,929$11,751
        Off-campus with family$7,427$7,144$6,966
Out-of-state
        On-campus$17,734$16,628$15,691
        Off-campus$18,242$17,153$16,698
        Off-campus with family$13,218$12,368$11,913

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 98%
  • Federal grants: 48%
  • State/local grants: 38%
  • Institutional grants: 74%
  • Student loans: 54%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3310
  • State/local grants:$606
  • Institutional grants:$3510
  • Student loans:$3018

Admissions

Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants1,3811731,208
Percent admitted49.5%49.1%49.5%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time37.8%16.5%40.8%
Part-time0.9%1.2%0.8%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 2295
Undergraduate enrollment: 2124
First-time student retention: 69%
Overall graduation rate: 44%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 79%
    • Part Time: 21%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 16%
    • Women: 84%

White non-hispanic: 66%
Black non-hispanic: 30%
Hispanic: 1%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 1%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Education
  • Art Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Health Teacher Education - Master
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Family Systems - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Music Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Associate, Bachelor, Master
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
    Personal and Culinary Services
  • Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Physical Sciences - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor


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