| Name |
Mississippi College |
| Address |
MC Box 4001
Clinton, MS 39058 |
| Website |
http://www.mc.edu |
| Email |
enrollment-services@mc.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
61% |
| Percent Fraternity |
3% |
| Percent Sorority |
6% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
50% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
61% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (52%), men's dorms (48%), special housing for disabled students |
| College Owned Singles |
0% |
| College Owned Doubles |
64% |
| College Owned Triples |
35% |
| College Owned Apartments |
1% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
11 |
| Sprinkler System |
55% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
99% |
| Campus Size |
75 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
50% |
| Nearest Airport |
Jackson, MS (25) |
| Nearest Train |
Jackson, MS (15) |
| Nearest Bus |
Jackson, MS (17) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
90% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
20% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,100 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Jackson State University) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Welcome Week, Family Day, Homecoming, Sadie Hawkins, Lighting of the Quad, Spring Fever Week, Unity/Black History Week, Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week, I Love America Day, and Freshman Experience |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
63 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Chi, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Delta Mu Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Pi, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association, Pi Gamma Mu, Pi Mu Epsilon, Psi Chi, and Sigma Tau Delta |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union (BSU), Canterbury Episcopal Student Society, Catholic Student Association (CSA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Black Student Association Plus, Mu Kappa (Missionary kids and American kids who grew up in foreign countries), International Student Programming, International Student Outreach, and Pathfinders through the Baptist Student Union (BSU)--foreign or ethnic |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Concert Chorale, The Concert Singers, The Chamber Choir, The Concert Ringers, The Naturals, The Opera Workshop, The Choctaw Marching Band, The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Jazz Band, Priority, Adopted, Surrender, and Cross Section |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Mississippi Collegian (twice a month); The Arrowhead (annually) |
| Num Frats |
5 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
3% |
| Num Sororities |
4 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
6% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1826 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Southern Baptist |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
2,553 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
437,145,835 |
| Application Deadline |
August 15 |
| Application Fee |
N/A |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
12,288 |
| Room Board |
N/A |
| Basic |
placement service, health service |
| Remedial |
math, study skills, other |
| Counseling |
career, academic, psychological |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Trustmark National Bank; Horne CPA Group; Mississippi Baptist Health Systems; Youth Villages; St. Dominic Health Services, Inc.; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; University Directories; Haddox, Reid, Barkes, and Calhoun, CPA |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
249,961 |
| Num Subscriptions |
889 |
| Num Microforms |
331,772 |
| Num Audiovisual |
15,652 |
| Num Ebooks |
0 |
| Library Facilities |
Mississippi College School of Law Library |
| Museums |
Samuel Marshall Gore Art Gallery; Mississippi Historical Society Archives; second largest spectrometer (most advanced imaging nuclear magnetic resonance instrument of its type) in Mississippi used in teaching and research in the Chemistry Department |
| Computer Course |
Yes |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
345 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
No |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
31 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
159 |
| Num Wired Labs |
171 |
| Num Wired Other |
12 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
1,850 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
99% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
