MC at a Glance

Institutional Type

Mississippi College, affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention, is a private, co-educational, Christian university of liberal arts and sciences.

History

Mississippi College was founded in 1826 – the oldest institution of higher learning in Mississippi. It is also the first coeducational institution in the U.S. to grant a degree to a woman. Since 1850, MC has been affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention.

Campus

Located in Clinton, Mississippi (population 26,000). Fifteen minutes away from the capitol city of Jackson, the campus is steeped in tradition and beauty. Off-campus facilities include the Mississippi College School of Law in downtown Jackson and the Flowood Center in Rankin County.

• 320 acres
• 36 buildings
• Six residence halls on campus for women and four for men

Enrollment (Fall 2010)

5,008 students enrolled - 3,148 undergraduate, 1,310 graduate and 550 law students

Academics

• 80 undergraduate areas of study
• 14 graduate degrees, 50 graduate areas of study
• Juris Doctor and Doctor of Education

15 international programs located in Africa, Austria, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Italy, Ireland, and Greece

Student Profile

• Residential: 47% Male, 53% Female
• 60% of resident students live on campus
• The student body represents 41 states and 30 countries
• Resident students volunteer 280,000+ hours each year

Faculty Profile

• 16:1 Student-to-faculty ratio
• 194 Full-time faculty
• 80% Full-time faculty hold terminal degrees

Rankings

• U.S. News & World Report ranks Mississippi College 9th in the “Best Colleges, Best Values” category among the South’s regional universities in its 2011 “America's Best Colleges” survey.
• The Princeton Review ranks Mississippi College as one of 133 colleges as “Best in the Southeast” in the 2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region.
• Forbes magazine lists MC as one of the nation's top 25 “Best College Buys” in its 2009 edition. It considers student/faculty awards, faculty salaries, graduation rates and academic quality when weighing affordability.
• The 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognizes Mississippi College for its strong commitment to community service. The MC Community Service Center puts students in touch with 150 agencies in metro Jackson.

Athletics

• 16 NCAA Division III Athletic programs
• 2 Club Sports
• 12 Intramural Sports

Technology

• 84% Technology-enabled classrooms
• 75% of campus has wireless access

Tuition

• $19,310 approximate 9-month session undergraduate resident cost including tuition, fees and housing
• Percentage of undergraduates receiving some sort of financial aid (2009): 80%

Alumni

• Number of living alumni: 35,220
• Number of alumni residing in Mississippi: 18,571
• Alumni Association founded: 1946

Notable Alumni

• Dr. Landrum B. Shettles
  Renowned medical researcher and physician; accomplished the first in-vitro fertilization process
• Dr. Samuel M. Gore
  Internationally renowned artist and sculptor
• Dr. Joseph H. Hamilton, Jr.
  World renowned physicist and professor at Vanderbilt University
• Clifford Charlesworth
  Apollo 8 Flight Director and Deputy Director of NASA
• Barry Hannah
  Renowned Mississippi author 
• Dr. Dan Jones
  Chancellor of University of Mississippi
• Dr. Michael Catt
  Pastor and executive movie producer with Sherwood Pictures
• Wyatt Waters
  One of the South's most recognized and most popular watercolor artists
• Gregg Harper
  Mississippi Third District Congressman
• Anita Renfroe
  Christian comedian
• Phil Bryant
  Mississippi Lt. Governor
• Larry Myricks
  Olympic bronze-medalist in the long jump
• Lance Barksdale
  Major League Baseball Umpire
• Fred McAfee
  Former National Football League (NFL) player and director of Player Personnel for the New Orleans Saints
• Barbie Bassett
  One of twelve female chief meteorologists in the country