University of Mississippi
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.
University of Mississippi is a public research university in Oxford, MS (town setting), with 19,094 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 98% of 27,837 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1020–1210 on the SAT and 21–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $46,520 a year for out-of-state students and $28,952 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,946 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 68% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, communication & journalism. The campus reported 0.82 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Mississippi ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 68%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,412 in-state · $26,980 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 28 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Mississippi
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Mississippi teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southeastern Conference | 34 | 6 over | 4 | $2.8M | $82,923 | 995 | |
| Baseball | Southeastern Conference | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $11M | $264,049 | 985 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 16 | 1 over | 9 | $18M | $1,139,273 | 979 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $8.5M | $565,288 | 965 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 9 | — | — | 993 | |
| Football | Southeastern Conference | 126 | 21 over | 1 | $62M | $490,841 | 997 | |
| Men's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 9 | at cap | 3 | $1.5M | $167,951 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 7 | room 2 | 3 | $1.5M | $220,709 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Southeastern Conference | 26 | 1 over | 6 | $3.9M | $148,256 | 989 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $1.4M | $175,615 | 979 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 7 | room 3 | 3 | $1.8M | $255,262 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 107 | 62 over | 9 | $3.2M | $29,816 | 995 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 95 | 50 over | 9 | $3M | $31,277 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southeastern Conference | 17 | room 1 | 5 | $2.7M | $161,713 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.