“Mississippi's oldest college, a private Baptist-affiliated Christian university founded in 1826.”
Mississippi College (MC) is a private Christian university in Clinton, Mississippi, and the oldest university in the state. Chartered in 1826 as Hampstead Academy, MC is also the second-oldest Baptist-affiliated university in the United States, and today it remains closely connected with the Mississippi Baptist Convention. The university sits on an 80-acre campus about ten miles west of downtown Jackson, anchored by historic Provine Chapel — which Union General Ulysses S. Grant used as a hospital during the Civil War — and surrounded by red-brick academic buildings, residence halls, and modern science and nursing facilities. Mississippi College is best known for its professional and health-sciences programs, including one of Mississippi's oldest Physician Assistant programs, a highly regarded School of Nursing, MC Law (the state's only private law school), and strong undergraduate offerings in business, education, biology, and Christian studies. The university offers more than 80 undergraduate majors, 50+ graduate areas of study, and three doctoral programs across schools including Christian Studies, Humanities and the Arts; Business; Education and Human Sciences; Nursing; and Sciences and Mathematics. Life at MC revolves around a tight-knit, faith-based community of about 2,700 students. The Choctaws compete in NCAA Division II in the Gulf South Conference across 18 varsity sports, and more than 50 clubs and organizations — from campus ministries and honor societies to intramurals and student government — fill the calendar. Traditions like the annual Homecoming, Tribesman-Swannanoa service groups, and Founders' Week give MC its distinctive blue-and-gold culture, while its location minutes from Jackson gives international and domestic students access to a mid-sized Southern capital with museums, internships, and healthcare employers.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
National Universities
US News 2026
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Official SourceRolling Admission (Domestic)
MC uses rolling admissions with no hard domestic deadline; earlier applicants get priority scholarship consideration.
International — Fall 2026
International Institute deadline for Fall 2026 intake.
International — Spring 2027
International Institute deadline for Spring 2027 intake.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$23,500
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Offers BSN, MSN, and DNP tracks with more than 50 years of clinical partnerships across Mississippi health systems; one of the state's larger private nursing programs.
AACSB-style professional training with strong MBA tracks in Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Management Information Systems; known for producing CPAs and regional business leaders.
Long-established teacher-preparation programs plus the nation's only Doctor of Professional Counseling degree; strong placement across Mississippi public schools.
Ministerial preparation alongside programs in communication, English, history, music, art, and theatre — reflecting the university's Baptist mission.
Strong pre-health pipeline feeding MC's PA, nursing, dental, and medical programs, plus applied math and computer science.
The only private law school in Mississippi; located in downtown Jackson with clinics and externships in the state's legal and political center.
2.5 years
One of Mississippi's oldest PA programs, producing board-certified physician assistants with strong first-time PANCE pass rates and clinical rotations across the Jackson metro.
4 years
Direct-admit BSN track with clinical partnerships across University of Mississippi Medical Center, Baptist, and Merit Health systems; tight cohort model and strong NCLEX outcomes.
3 years
Mississippi's only private law school, headquartered in downtown Jackson steps from the state capitol, supreme court, and federal courthouse — giving students uncommon access to clerkships and externships.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $23,500
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
