Mississippi College
151 E. Griffith Street
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#50 in Presence of Minority Faculty
Mississippi College ranks #50 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (16.9%).
#52 in Presence of Female Faculty
Mississippi College is tied for #52 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (43.7%).
#57 in Employment Rate at Graduation
#180 in Employment Rate at 10 MonthsMississippi College ranks #57 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (55.7%) and #180 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (55.7%).
#64 in Presence of Minority Students
Mississippi College ranks #64 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (39.3%).
#101 in Library Size
Mississippi College ranks #101 in terms of library size with 403,959 volumes or equivalents.
#120 in Private Sector Salary
Mississippi College is tied for #120 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($67,000).
#152 in Student to Faculty Ratio
Mississippi College is tied for #152 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (8.4:1).
#166 in Public Sector Salary
Mississippi College is tied for #166 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($45,000).
#171 in Acceptance Rate
Mississippi College ranks #171 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 62.5% among those who applied for admission.
#173 in Median LSAT
Mississippi College is tied for #173 in terms of the median LSAT score (148) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.
#176 in Bar Passage Rate
Mississippi College ranks #176 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (57.1%), and it underperforms by -6.9% the state of Mississippi’s overall bar passage rate of 64.0%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)
#176 in Highest Tuition
Mississippi College ranks #176 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($35,510). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.
#182 in Median Undergraduate GPA
Mississippi College ranks #182 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.05) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.
Fall 2020 Application Information |
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Application Deadline: | July 15 | |
Application Fee: | $0 |
Admissions Statistics |
2020 | 2017 |
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Acceptance Rate | 62.5% | 85.2% |
LSAT Score (Median) | 148 | 146 |
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) | 145-151 | 142-150 |
GPA (Median) | 3.05 | 3.03 |
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) | 2.70-3.52 | 2.73-3.33 |
Bar Exam Statistics |
2020 | 2017 |
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State in which most graduates took bar exam: | MS | MS |
School's bar passage rate: | 57.1% | 45.8% |
State overall bar passage rate: | 64.0% | 86.7% |
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: | -6.9% | -40.9% |
Employment Statistics |
2020 | 2017 |
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Graduates employed at graduation: | 55.7% | 22.3% |
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: | 55.7% | 61.7% |
Tuition and Expenses |
2020 | 2017 |
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Tuition: | $35,510 | $33,630 |
Room and Board: | $12,375 | $12,375 |
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: | 62.8% | 50.5% |
Median grant amount among full-time students: | $15,000 | $20,000 |
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: | $119,500 | $129,000 |
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: | 81.9% | 70.5% |
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Students & Faculty |
2020 | 2017 |
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Total Students: | 356 | 380 |
Men: | 50.0% | 56.1% |
Women: | 50.0% | 43.9% |
Student Racial Demographics: |
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White: | 60.7% | N/A |
Black: | 17.4% | N/A |
Hispanic: | 1.1% | N/A |
Asian: | 1.7% | N/A |
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: | 8.4 : 1 | N/A |
Total Faculty: | 71 | N/A |
Male: | 56.3% | N/A |
Female: | 43.7% | N/A |
Minority: | 16.9% | N/A |
Full-Time Starting Salaries |
2020 | 2017 |
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Private Sector (Median): | $67,000 | $55,000 |
Public Sector (Median): | $45,000 | $45,000 |
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Library Resources |
2020 | 2017 |
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Volumes and equivalents: | 403,959 | 400,913 |