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University of Southern Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001

Official telephone: (601) 266 1000
Website: https://www.usm.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 10,693
Full-time undergraduates: 9,018
Part-time undergraduates: 1,675
Total graduate students: 3,453
Full-time graduate students: 1,572
Part-time graduate students: 1,881
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
28.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
60.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% Nonresident Alien
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 1,090 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of students who live in school housing: 27%
Percent of students who live off campus: 73%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 436
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cheerleading  
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; bowling; football; golf; racquetball; rugby; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; track and field; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 60% within six months of graduation

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