Colleges in Mississippi by Acceptance Rate

14 Mississippi colleges ranked from most to least selective, using the latest federal IPEDS admissions data.

#	College	State	Rate	Applicants
1	Alcorn State University	Mississippi	24.7%	7,511
2	Rust College	Mississippi	34.7%	1,715
3	Mississippi College	Mississippi	48.9%	3,315
4	Millsaps College	Mississippi	49%	2,058
5	Mississippi Valley State University	Mississippi	51.2%	3,411
6	Belhaven University	Mississippi	53.2%	2,156
7	Tougaloo College	Mississippi	53.2%	1,976
8	William Carey University	Mississippi	58%	571
9	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	76.3%	20,877
10	Jackson State University	Mississippi	91%	14,141
11	University of Mississippi	Mississippi	97.8%	27,837
12	University of Southern Mississippi	Mississippi	99.4%	8,818
13	Delta State University	Mississippi	99.7%	1,242
14	Mississippi University for Women	Mississippi	100%	553