A total of 33 colleges and universities are located in Mississippi, all of which are accredited by one or more organizations. InstitutionLocationTypeEnrollmentFoundedClassificationAlcorn State UniversityLormanPublic2,9951871Research UniversityBelhaven UniversityJacksonPrivate4,2131883Doctoral universityBlue Cliff CollegeGulfportPrivate2001987UnclassifiedBlue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue MountainPrivate9681873Baccalaureate collegeCoahoma Community CollegeClarksdalePublic1,6331949Community collegeCopiah–Lincoln Community CollegeWessonPublic2,9321928Community collegeDelta State UniversityClevelandPublic2,6541924Master's universityEast Central Community CollegeDecaturPublic2,7851928Community collegeEast Mississippi Community CollegeScoobaPublic3,8411927Community collegeHinds Community CollegeRaymondPublic8,8591917Community collegeHolmes Community CollegeGoodmanPublic5,0391911Community collegeItawamba Community CollegeFultonPublic5,1391948Community collegeJackson State UniversityJacksonPublic6,3261877Research universityJones CollegeEllisvillePublic4,7531911Community collegeMeridian Community CollegeMeridianPublic2,7801937Community collegeMillsaps CollegeJacksonPrivate5931890Baccalaureate collegeMississippi CollegeClintonPrivate4,1641826Doctoral universityMississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorheadPublic1,9781927Community collegeMississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinstonPublic8,6941912Community collegeMississippi State UniversityStarkvillePublic23,1501878Research universityMississippi University for WomenColumbusPublic2,1931884Master's universityMississippi Valley State UniversityItta BenaPublic2,2051950Master's universityNortheast Mississippi Community CollegeBoonevillePublic3,4421948Community collegeNorthwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobiaPublic7,8671927Community collegePearl River Community CollegePoplarvillePublic6,0111921Community collegeRust CollegeHolly SpringsPrivate4671866Baccalaureate collegeSoutheastern Baptist CollegeLaurelPrivate931948Faith-related institutionSouthwest Mississippi Community CollegeSummitPublic1,7581908Community collegeTougaloo CollegeTougalooPrivate1,3011869Baccalaureate collegeUniversity of MississippiOxfordPublic26,4491848Research universityUniversity of Southern MississippiHattiesburgPublic13,1701910Research universityWesley Biblical SeminaryRidgelandPrivate1701974Faith-related institutionWilliam Carey UniversityHattiesburgPrivate5,3211892Doctoral university

See also

List of college athletic programs in Mississippi Higher education in the United States Lists of American institutions of higher education List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations Lists of universities and colleges Lists of universities and colleges by country

References

External links Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Mississippi