Universities in Mississippi

Southeastern offers an excellent two-year curriculum for those who would like to begin their college career in a Christian atmosphere.  These students can then transfer their credits to a senior college or university to continue their studies in a more specialized field. Southeastern Baptist College is owned and operated by the ...

William Carey University is located on three campuses in Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Gulfport, Mississippi; and New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1906 and operating for decades as Mississippi Woman's College, the institution was renamed in honor of the founder of modern missions in 1954 when the school became coeducational. William Carey University claims two ...

Blue Mountain College was founded in 1873 by Civil War Brigadier General Mark Perrin Lowrey.  The 135+ year old co-educational institution has a stellar history of educating young women and men. The distinctive atmosphere of Blue Mountain College is attributable to a blending of several factors:  the college's sense of its ...

Tougaloo College is a private, coeducational, historically black four-year liberal arts, church related, but not church controlled institution. It sits on 500 acres of land located on West County Line Road on the northern edge of Jackson, Mississippi. In Good Biblical Style, one might say that the Amistad, the famous ...

Alcorn State has educated leaders in the full range of professions agriculture, the arts, business, human services, education, law, politics, medicine, and nursing. An important reason for our graduates' success: At Alcorn, students form close, collaborative relationships with faculty mentors. Alcorn State University was founded on the site originally occupied by ...

Mississippi University students won honorable mention in the annual Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity Scholarship Competition. Winners were Frances Hairston of Crawford, Shirley Boudreaux of Blue Mountain and LaSquizzie Kern of Ethel. The annual scholarship competition is open to all Kappa Pi members, and the competition juror has no ...

Delta State University is a public institution providing a comprehensive undergraduate curriculum to over 4,000 students representing 34 states and 20 countries. Delta State University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor, master, educational specialist, and doctorate degrees. It ...

Millsaps College provides an ideal atmosphere for learning, with one teacher for every 10 students and an average class size of 15. Associated with the United Methodist Church, and located on 100 beautiful acres in the heart of Mississippi's capital city of Jackson - a progressive southern metropolitan city of ...

Belhaven University, formerly Belhaven College, is a Christian liberal arts university dedicated to excellence in Christian higher education. Situated in the heart of one of Jackson’s most beautiful historic neighborhoods, Belhaven offers a residential campus within minutes of fine dining, good shopping, and a thriving arts community. At Belhaven, a ...

The University of Mississippi Medical Center, located in Jackson, is the state's only academic health science center. UMMC encompasses six health science schools: medicine, nursing, dentistry, health related professions, graduate studies and pharmacy. (The School of Pharmacy is headquartered on the Oxford campus.) Enrollment in all programs is more than ...