University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS | www.olemiss.edu
The University of Mississippi is located in Oxford, Mississippi and boasts more than 90 majors for undergraduates.
- Enrollment: 21,000+
- 47% of students are from Mississippi
- 24% of students are minorities
Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
- Liberal Arts
- Engineering
- Law
- Education
- Pharmacy
- Applied Science
- Business Administration
- Accountancy
- Journalism and New Media
- Nursing
Faculty and Staff
- 11,500 full-time employees
- 1,137 full-time faculty
- 82% of full-time faculty hold highest degrees in their field
- 17:1 student:faculty
Centers of Study and Institutes
- Center for Study of Southern Culture
- Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
- Croft Institute for International Studies
- Trent Lott Leadership Institute
- Center for Intelligence and Security Studies
- National Center for Natural Products Research
- National Center for Physical Acoustics
- National Institute for Undersea Technology
Technology Transfer
UM holds more than 40 patents. 15 of these technologies have been licenses to new businesses or multibillion-dollar companies. Such as:
- Fire ant trap
- Algal herbicide
- Novel drug-delivery system
- Thermacoustic refrigeration device
- Immune stimulators
- Possible treatments for cancer, malaria, pain, and infections
University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Located in Jackson, MS
- Houses schools of medicine, nursing, health related professions, dentistry, and graduate studies in health sciences
- University Hospitals and Health System
- Rowland Medical Library
- Employs 8,500 people
- More than 900 faculty
- 2nd largest employer in the state
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS – 51 miles from Oxford | www.northwestms.edu
Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the
- Associate of Arts degree
- the Associate of Applied Science degree
- certificates in career education.
Courses of Study at Northwest Mississippi Community College
Offers 100 courses of study in academic, career, and technical divisions at three main campuses and two centers. Divisions include:
- Business
- Education
- Fine Arts
- Languages and Communications
- Social Science
- Nursing
- Science and Mathematics
Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center at Oxford
- Enrollment of more than 1,500 students
- Modern classrooms
- Labs
- Learning resource center
- Library
Technical majors offered:
- Medical Office Technology
- Microcomputer Technology
- Office Assistant
- Office Systems Technology
- Paralegal Technology
- Surgical Technology
Career majors include:
- Cosmetology
- Health Care Assistant
- Practical Nursing
