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13.3%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.4%	Asian or Pacific Islander
1.0%	Hispanic
80.2%	White (non-Hispanic)
0.5%	total international (nonresident aliens)
3.2%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


13.5%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.2%	Asian or Pacific Islander
0.9%	Hispanic
82.1%	White (non-Hispanic)
0.9%	total international (nonresident aliens)
1.2%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

2,500 acres

City or town school is located in:

Oxford, MS

Population of city/town:

11,756

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

Tupelo, MS; Southaven, MS; Jackson, MS

Nearest major city:

Memphis, TN

Distance of nearest major city:

70 miles

Population of nearest major city:

1,135,614

Online campus map:

www.olemiss.edu/
hospitality/maps/

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

women's dorms (55%)
men's dorms (39%)
sorority housing
fraternity housing
married-student apartments (6%)

Students required to live on campus:

All freshmen must live on campus unless living with family.

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s)

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

700

Other computer facilities/services:

The University of MS (UM) offers a wide array of resources, including supercomputers, servers, workstations, personal computers, and networked labs, along with a comprehensive campus-wide network connected to the Internet and Internet2 including some areas that are enabled for wireless access. The MS Center for Supercomputing Research (www.mcsr.olemiss.edu), a statewide high performance computing facility, is located on the UM campus and is operated by the Office of Information Technology.

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Southern History and Culture:
Mississippi Territory
Antebellum Mississippi
Civil War Collections
Reconstruction
Spanish American War, WWI, and WWII
Civil Rights and Race Relations
Women's Studies
Religion
Art
Business and Industry
Music

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Mary Buie Museum, Kate Skipwith Teaching Museum,Walton-Young Historic
House, Seymour Lawrence Gallery of American Art, Fortune Gallery,
University Gallery, and Rowan Oak (home of William Faulkner).

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, science & career counseling

Additional services offered:

health service, women's center, health insurance

Counseling services:

personal, academic, psychological

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of fraternities that have chapter houses:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

32%

Number of social sororities on campus:

Number of sororities that have chapter houses:

Percent of women who join sororities:

34%

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

The Daily Mississippian,

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

264

Campus-based religious organizations:

Baptist Student Union, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Interfaith Dialogue Organization, International Christian Fellowship, Korean Christian Association, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Ole Miss Pagan Alliance, Oxford Church of Christ, Peace Lutheran Church and Student Center, Pentecostal Youth Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, Rebels for Christ, Reformed University Fellowship, Sigma Phi Lambda, Students Tearing Down Strongholds, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, University Friends, Wesley Foundation, Westminster Foundation, Young Life, Catholic Campus Ministry, Catholic Student Association, Chi Alpha, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Christian Student Union, Episcopal Church

Minority student organizations:

African Caribbean Association, Chinese Student Association, Friendship Association of Chinese Students, India Association, International Students Organization, Korean Student Association, Malaysian Student Association, Taiwanese Student Association, Thai Student Organization

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Residence Hall Association, Badminton Club, UM Emergency Medical Responders, UM National Science Teacher Association, University of Mississippi Geological Society, Aikido Club, Alpha Phi Omega, American Constitution Society, Amnesty International, Anime Club, The Awesome Dudes Fraternity/Soroity of Alpha Delta, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Ballroom Dance Club, Black Graduate and Professional Student Association, Black Student Union, Channel 12 Newswatch, Cine World Student Advisory Board, Civil Air Patrol, College Democrats, College Republicans, Commission on the Status of Women, Disney College Program Alumni Association Ole Miss Chapter, El Club de Conversacion de Espanol, Bridge Club, EMERGE, Feral University Rebel Rescuers, Francophones de Universite de Mississippi, Gay Straight Alliance, Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Association, Gospel Choir, Graduate Women's Group, Habitat for Humanity, Hyperbole, Iaido Club, Chess Club, IMAGE, Invictus, La Tavola Italiana, Lafayette-Oxford-University Linux Users Group, MAMP-IMAGE, Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program, Model United Nations, Modeling Squad, Mud Daubers, Disc Golf Club, NAACP, NOBCChE, Ole Miss Ambassadors, Ole Miss Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Ole Miss Chapter of Delta Waterfowl, Ole Miss Cheerleading, OM for Life, Ole Miss Gamers Association, Ole Miss Hand Band, Ole Miss Hip Hop Dance Troupe, Fencing Club, Ole Miss Mock Trial Association, Ole Miss Percussion Studio, Ole Miss Rebelettes, Omega Phi Alpha, Partner Violence Coalition, Phi Theta Kappa Gamma of Mississippi, Rebel Rocketry, Rebels Against Drunk Driving, Roteracts, Russian Club, Karate Club, Russkii Klub, SAACS, Sierra Student Coalition, Sigma Alpha Iota, Silver Wings, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Student Alumni Council, Student Art Association, Student Media, Student Rebel Athletic Foundation, Lacrosse, Student Veterans Organization, Students Envisioning Equality through Diversity, Students for the Advancement of the Non-Religious, Students for Saferide, The Dance Club, The German Club, The Partnership for a Healthy MS on Campus, The Society for Creative Anachronism, The University of Mississippi Forensics Team, The University of Mississippi Marching Band, Ole Miss Men's Volleyball Club, Total Communication, UM American Constitution Society, UM Mac User Group, United Entrepreneurs, University of Mississippi Amateur Radio Club W5UMS, University of Mississippi ACLU, University of Mississippi College Libertarians, University of Mississippi Film Association, University of Mississippi Student Spirit Committee, Vasari Society, Ole Miss Rowing Club, William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of the Advancement of Management, Rebel Radio - WUMS, Residence Hall Council, Ole Miss Table Tennis Club, Ole Miss Ultimate Frisbee Club, Paint Ball Club, Racquetball Club, Soccer Club, Tae Kwon Do Club, Tip Off Club, Academy of Student Pharmacists, Air Force Reserve Office Training Corps, American Choral Directors Association, Resident Assistant Association, American Chemical Society, American Criminal Justice Association/Lambda Alpha Epsilon, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineering, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Medical Student Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Student Chapter, Army Reserve Officer Training Corps, Association for Computing Machinery, Student Advancement Foundation, Association for Information Technology Professionals, Black Law Student Association, Center for Community Earthquake Preparedness, Christian Legal Society, Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International, Co-Sign, Delta Epsilon Chi, Emergency Medical Responders, Engineering Student Body, Student Leaders Council, Environmental Law Society, Exercise Science Club, FCS Student Dietetic Association, FCS Student Hospitality Association, Financier's Club, Gender Studies Student Organization, Gorove Society of International Law, Society of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute of Management Accountants, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Student Programming Board, Insurance and Risk Management Society, Kappa Epsilon Professional Pharmacy Fraternity, Kappa Psi-Beta Rho Chapter, Legal Studies Student Association, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, Music Educators National Conference, Mid-South Double Reed Society, Mississippi Association of Educators, Mississippi Association of Physicists, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, The Associated Student Body Minority Affairs Committee, Mississippi Law Journal, Mississippi School Plant Management Association, National Association of Black Journalists, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, National Society of Black Engineers, Navy/Marine ROTC, North Mississippi Educational Consortium, Ole Miss Ad Club, Ole Miss Marketing Organization, The Associated Student Body, Ole Miss Society for Human Resource Management, Park and Recreation Manangement Majors Association, Phi Delta Chi - Pharmacy, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Lambda Sigma, The Pharmacy Leadership Society, Public Interest Law Foundation, Rho Epsilon, Sigma Xi, Society of Physics Students, Society of Professional Journalists, The Graduate Student Council, Society of Student Anthropologists, Society of Women Engineers, Southern Political Science Association, Sports Journalism Interest Group, Student Chapter of the National Community Pharmacists Association, Student Personnel Association, Student Social Work Organization, Student Affilates of Forensic Chemistry, Teachers of Tomorrow, The Yalobusha Review

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Pete Boone,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Lynnette S. Johnson

Athletic department's mailing address:

Athletic Director
John Shafer
University of Mississippi
Office of Student Athlete Services
P.O. Box 1848
University, MS 38677

School colors:

Cardinal Red, Navy

School mascot:

Ole Miss Rebels

Athletic conference memberships:

Southeastern Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	yes
Men's basketball	yes
Men's cross-country	yes
Men's football	yes
Men's golf	yes
Men's tennis	yes
Men's track and field (indoor)	yes
Men's track and field (outdoor)	yes
Women's basketball	yes
Women's cross-country	yes
Women's golf	yes
Women's riflery	yes
Women's soccer	yes
Women's softball	yes
Women's tennis	yes
Women's track and field (indoor)	yes
Women's track and field (outdoor)	yes
Women's volleyball	yes

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

Nearest international airport:

Memphis, TN (70 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Memphis, TN (70 miles)

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

27% immediately

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Auburn University (AL);Mississippi College (MS);Texas A&M University--College Station (TX);University of Alabama--Birmingham (AL);University of Mississippi (MS);University of Mississippi Medical Center (MS);University of Tennessee (TN)

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