MC Box 4001
Clinton, MS 39058
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1826
Religious Affilation: Southern Baptist
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,553
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $437,145,835
Admissions
Application Fee: $N/A
Application Deadline: August 15
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $12,288
Room/Board: $N/A
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: placement service, health service
Remedial Services Offered: math, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: career, academic, psychological
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Trustmark National Bank; Horne CPA Group; Mississippi Baptist Health Systems; Youth Villages; St. Dominic Health Services, Inc.; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; University Directories; Haddox, Reid, Barkes, and Calhoun, CPA
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 249,961
Number of current serial subscriptions: 889
Number of microforms: 331,772
Number of audiovisuals: 15,652
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: Mississippi College School of Law Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Samuel Marshall Gore Art Gallery; Mississippi Historical Society Archives; second largest spectrometer (most advanced imaging nuclear magnetic resonance instrument of its type) in Mississippi used in teaching and research in the Chemistry Department
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 345
Available internet access? – No
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 31
Classrooms: 159
Labs: 171
Other areas: 12
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 1,850
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 99%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 61%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 3%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 6%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 50%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 61%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: women’s dorms (52%), men’s dorms (48%), special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 0%
Doubles: 64%
Triples or Suites: 35%
Apartments: 1%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 11
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 55%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 99%
Campus Size: 75 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Jackson, MS (25)
Nearest train station: Jackson, MS (15)
Nearest bus station: Jackson, MS (17)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 90%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 20%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,100
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Jackson State University)
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Welcome Week, Family Day, Homecoming, Sadie Hawkins, Lighting of the Quad, Spring Fever Week, Unity/Black History Week, Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week, I Love America Day, and Freshman Experience