University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS; www.olemiss.edu
Demographics
- Enrollment: 18,344
- 70% of students are from Mississippi
- 20% 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
- 2,5003 full-time employees
- 729 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.
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
