Mississippi College

151 E. Griffith Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 925-7152

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#50 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Mississippi College ranks #50 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (16.9%).

#52 in Presence of Female Faculty

Mississippi College is tied for #52 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (43.7%).

#57 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#180 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Mississippi College ranks #57 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (55.7%) and #180 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (55.7%).

#64 in Presence of Minority Students

Mississippi College ranks #64 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (39.3%).

#101 in Library Size

Mississippi College ranks #101 in terms of library size with 403,959 volumes or equivalents.

#120 in Private Sector Salary

Mississippi College is tied for #120 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($67,000).

#152 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Mississippi College is tied for #152 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (8.4:1).

#166 in Public Sector Salary

Mississippi College is tied for #166 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($45,000).

#171 in Acceptance Rate

Mississippi College ranks #171 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 62.5% among those who applied for admission.

#173 in Median LSAT

Mississippi College is tied for #173 in terms of the median LSAT score (148) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#176 in Bar Passage Rate

Mississippi College ranks #176 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (57.1%), and it underperforms by -6.9% the state of Mississippi’s overall bar passage rate of 64.0%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#176 in Highest Tuition

Mississippi College ranks #176 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($35,510). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#182 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Mississippi College ranks #182 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.05) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: July 15
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 62.5% 85.2%
LSAT Score (Median) 148 146
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 145-151 142-150
GPA (Median) 3.05 3.03
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.70-3.52 2.73-3.33

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: MS MS
School's bar passage rate: 57.1% 45.8%
State overall bar passage rate: 64.0% 86.7%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: -6.9% -40.9%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 55.7% 22.3%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 55.7% 61.7%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $35,510 $33,630
Room and Board: $12,375 $12,375
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 62.8% 50.5%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $15,000 $20,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $119,500 $129,000
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 81.9% 70.5%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 356 380
Men: 50.0% 56.1%
Women: 50.0% 43.9%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 60.7% N/A
Black: 17.4% N/A
Hispanic: 1.1% N/A
Asian: 1.7% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 8.4 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 71 N/A
Male: 56.3% N/A
Female: 43.7% N/A
Minority: 16.9% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $67,000 $55,000
Public Sector (Median): $45,000 $45,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 403,959 400,913