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"Millsaps College simply is first-rate, a warm, friendly place that exemplifies the ideal of learning together."
-Loren Pope
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CHARACTER |
- Millsaps College is known for its academic strength, spirit of community
service, and national-caliber faculty. Millsaps embraces the whole
student, provides many international study opportunities, and graduates
principled leaders and accomplished citizens.
- Founded in 1840 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church,
Millsaps College was the first college or university in Mississippi
to earn a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
- Jackson, Mississippi, is a metropolitan capital city of 425,000.
- 100-acre campus located in a tree-lined residential neighborhood.
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WORTH NOTING |
- "What differentiates the school is its focus on scholarly inquiry,
spiritual growth, and community service." ~Fiske Guide to
Colleges (2010)
- One of only 24 private colleges and the only college in Mississippi
named a 2010 “Best Buy” in the Fiske’s Top Financial
Finds on the College Tuition Market.
- The unique Faith & Work Initiative challenges students to explore
their personal and professional futures through academic classes that
examine the meaning of work and mentor-based internships in the Jackson
community.
- Unique, multi-disciplinary study abroad program on our 4,000 acre
biocultural reserve in Yucatan, Mexico
- One of only a few national liberal arts colleges with both Phi Beta
Kappa and AACSB business school accreditation
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ENROLLMENT |
- 1,200 students from 33 states and 18 foreign countries
- 17% minority student population, with 11% African American
- 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio
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FACULTY & ACADEMICS |
- Approximately 100 full-time, or tenure-track faculty. 98% of full-time
faculty hold the most advanced degree in their field.
- 33 majors; 34 minors; including a self-designed major
- Students regularly publish research with faculty members in scholarly
publications.
- Student-developed Honor Code
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TUITION & FEES |
- Comprehensive Fee: $35,492 for 2009-10
- Extensive program of need-based financial aid, as well as merit based academic and service scholarships
- More than 90% of students receive assistance.
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CAMPUS LIFE |
- More than 85 student clubs and organizations
- New $1 million dollar W.M. Keck Center for Instrumental and BioChemical
Comparative Archeology supports pioneering interdisciplinary research
to explore complex archeological questions using bioanalytical and
biochemical techniques.
- 87% of students live on campus.
- NCAA Division III, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
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ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS |
- Middle 50% SAT composite scores: 1110-1310
- Middle 50% ACT scores: 23-29
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