Division I · Sun Belt Conference
The University of Southern Mississippi · Admissions
Hattiesburg, MS · City · Public · Research university · the Golden Eagles · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
99%
Admitted
of 8,818 applicants
3rd
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
19–27
ACT middle 50%
Required
Test scores
51%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
ACT
19 – 27
Your ACT
Test scores are required to be considered for admission.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants8,818
- Admitted8,730 99%
- Undergraduates10,012
- Women64%
- Graduate within 6 years51%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
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