University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677-1848
The University of Mississippi is experiencing a renaissance unparalleled in the institution's 153-year history. Dramatic growth in its endowment, a huge jump in funding for research and an explosion of innovative new academic programs make The University of Mississippi one of America's great public universities.

At the University of Mississippi, the health sciences complex in Jackson trains professionals in the fields of medicine, nursing, health-related professions and dentistry. With a goal of bringing the resources of the Mississippi university to the people it serves, Ole Miss continues to expand academic courses and degree offerings on its Tupelo and Southaven campuses.

Total enrollment on The University of Mississippi is three campuses and The University of Mississippi Medical Center is almost 16,500. Sixty-seven percent of undergraduates are from Mississippi, and 18 percent of all students are minorities. International students come from 66 nations.

The University of Mississippi libraries house more than 1.2 million volumes, as well as monographs, microfilms, audiovisual materials, government publications, and more than 8,500 current periodical titles. The J.D. Williams (main) Library boasts several noteworthy features: the Hall of Mississippi Writers, William Faulkner Room, world-renowned Music/Blues Archive, and the national library of the accountancy profession.
  
 
Quick Facts:
  • The University of Mississippi was chartered as the first public university in Mississippi.
  • This Mississippi college was chartered by the Mississippi Legislature in 1844. The University of Mississippi then opened its doors to 80 students in 1848.
  • This Mississippi college was one of the first public universities to offer engineering education.
  • The University of Mississippi was one of the south's first universities to admit women, and the first to hire a female faculty member.
  • Each residence hall room is connected to the computer network at this Mississippi college, and many public areas on campus provide wireless connectivity.
  • With 2,224 full-time employees on the Oxford campus at this Mississippi college, including 591 full time faculty, Ole Miss (that's the University of Mississippi) is the largest employer in Lafayette County. More than 82 percent of full-time faculty hold the highest degrees available in their respective fields.
  • The student to faculty ratio at the University of Mississippi is 21:1.
  
 
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