Mississippi College

MC Box 4001
Clinton, MS 39058
http://www.mc.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1826
Religious Affiliation	Southern Baptist
Undergrad Students	2,553
Endowment	437,145,835
Application Deadline	August 15
Application Fee	N/A
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	August 15
Tuition	12,288
Room/Board	N/A

Services
Associated Firms	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
Campus Safety	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)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, interest inventory, interview training, other
Museums	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
Basic Services	placement service, health service
Museums	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
Periodical Subs	889
# of Books	249,961
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	3%
Students in sororities	6%
Campus Size	75 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	61%
College housing types	women's dorms (52%), men's dorms (48%), special housing for disabled students
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
Nearest Airport	Jackson, MS (25)
Nearest Train	Jackson, MS (15)
Army ROTC	Offered at cooperating institution (Jackson State University)
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
Number of Organizations	63
# of fraternities	5
# of sororities	4
Students in fraternities	3%
Students in sororities	6%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Mississippi Collegian (twice a month); The Arrowhead (annually)
Honor Societies	Alpha Chi, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Psi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Delta Mu Delta, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Pi, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association, Pi Gamma Mu, Pi Mu Epsilon, Psi Chi, and Sigma Tau Delta
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union (BSU), Canterbury Episcopal Student Society, Catholic Student Association (CSA), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Reformed University Fellowship (RUF)
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) The Black Student Association Plus, Mu Kappa (Missionary kids and American kids who grew up in foreign countries), International Student Programming, International Student Outreach, and Pathfinders through the Baptist Student Union (BSU)--foreign or ethnic
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) The Concert Chorale, The Concert Singers, The Chamber Choir, The Concert Ringers, The Naturals, The Opera Workshop, The Choctaw Marching Band, The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Jazz Band, Priority, Adopted, Surrender, and Cross Section