Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Mississippi

Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Mississippi, ranked by first-year retention rate. Share of students returning after their first year. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 13 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi87.2%97%1184$13k$51k72%21,473266 mi 2Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, Mississippi83.2%60%—$17k$35k33%639139 mi 3Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi82.5%78%1219$18k$52k67%18,397193 mi 4William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, Mississippi77.9%60%1122$14k$43k60%2,20163 mi 5Mississippi Christian UniversityClinton, Mississippi77.8%29%1090$28k$47k59%2,518135 mi 6Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, Mississippi76.6%45%904$13k$36k57%2,363116 mi 7University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi72.1%99%1190$22k$44k49%10,07565 mi 8Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, Mississippi69.8%92%870$10k$32k27%1,439216 mi 9Belhaven UniversityJackson, Mississippi67.8%50%1124$16k$46k49%1,471133 mi 10Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi67.3%90%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 11Delta State UniversityCleveland, Mississippi66.7%100%1050$14k$42k48%1,620234 mi 12Jackson State UniversityJackson, Mississippi62.4%93%965$24k$39k51%4,600132 mi 13Millsaps CollegeJackson, Mississippi58.0%43%1181$26k$54k57%549133 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.