Hattiesburg, Mississippi · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
University of Southern Mississippi is a public four-year institution in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 13,170, made up of 10,193 undergraduates and 2,977 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.
University of Southern Mississippi offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 109 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Library and Information Science. It awarded 3,977 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 25 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
13,170
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
3,977
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
109
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 109
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.