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32.9%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.7%	Asian or Pacific Islander
7.5%	Hispanic
54.7%	White (non-Hispanic)
0.5%	total international (nonresident aliens)
3.3%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


29.1%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.2%	Asian or Pacific Islander
1.2%	Hispanic
64.8%	White (non-Hispanic)
0.8%	total international (nonresident aliens)
2.5%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

1,090 acres

City or town school is located in:

Hattiesburg

Population of city/town:

44,779

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

Gulf Park, J.L. Scott Aquarium, Jackson County, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Meridian, Keesler Air Force Base, Stennis Space Center, Pontlevoy, France

Nearest major city:

Jackson, MS

Distance of nearest major city:

90 miles

Population of nearest major city:

1,300,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

No. Limited Facilities which make it impossible to house all enrolled students.

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

women's dorms (51%)
men's dorms (29%)
sorority housing (8%)
fraternity housing (6%)
married-student apartments (6%)
special housing for disabled students

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

79%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

21%

Percent of students who live off campus:

79%

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

66%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors

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:

yes

Computer equipment is provided in:

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

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

133

Other computer facilities/services:

All students are eligible to receive a usm.edu e-mail address upon acceptance and registration to an academic program at Southern Miss. Listservs are available for student organizations. applications for admission and financial aid may be submitted online. Students may also register for courses online using the university's online accessible record system. The university delivers a number of courses online using WebCT course management software.

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:

William David McCain Library and Archives, USM Gulf Coast Library, gunter Library-Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

USM Museum of Art, CW Woods Gallery

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, study skills

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Eagle Advantage, Online Job Search, View Jobs/Post Jobs, Apply for Jobs

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services, Accessable Classrooms-Furniture and FM Listeners

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of fraternities that have chapter houses:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Percent of women who join sororities:

Student activities:

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

School newspaper(s):

Student Printz bi-weekly

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

248

Campus-based religious organizations:

Association of Baptist Students, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, For Students by Students, Generation 6:20 Campus Ministry (Glory Phi God), Jewish Student Union/Hillel House, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Lutheran Student Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, New Dimension Ministry, Presbyterian Fellowship, Reformed University Fellowship, Baptist Student Union,, Salvation Army Student Center, Southern Christian Student Center, Southern Miss Christian Fellowship, Wesley Foundation, Young Adult Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ,, Catholic Student Association,, Chosen Ministries, Church of God in Christ Fellowship, Crossroads Student Ministry, Episcopal Church, Exodus Generation Ministry

Minority student organizations:

Afro-American Student Organization, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Indian Students Organization, IDEAL Women, Men of Excellence, Black Graduate Student Organization, Chinese Student Association, Golden Eagle Intertribal Society, Irish Dance Society, NAACP, National Association of Black Journalists, National Society for Black Engineers, Future Black Lawyers Association, Future Black Medical Doctors Association

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

A Show of Hands, College Republicans, Convention of American Instructors for the Deaf, Eagle Connection, Gay/Straight Alliance, Honors Student Association, I.D.E.A.L. Women, Increasing Minority Access in Graduating Education (IMAGE), Legacy Association (Student Alumni Association);, Linux User Group, Men of Excellence, Adult Learners??? Association, Picture Perfect Models;, Unofficial Juggling Club, Rho Gamma (The Southerner), Roots and Shoots (Environment), Sierra Club (Environment), Southern Miss Adventure Club, Southern Style, Stage Monkeys (Comedy Improv), Student Government Association, Student Government Association-Senate, Alcoholics Anonymous, Students Promoting Educating and Empowering for Diversity (SPEED), Transfer Leadership Board, Union Advisory Board, University Activities Council, American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Anime Club (Japanese Animation), Brothers and Sisters of the Light, Campus Coalition (Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi), College Democrats

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Richard Giannini,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Sonya R. Varnell,
Associate Athletic Director/SWA

Athletic department's mailing address:

Director of Athletics
Richard Giannini
University of Southern Mississippi
Athletic Department
Southern Station Box 5017
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5017

School mascot:

Golden Eagles

Athletic conference memberships:

Conference USA (Division I, Football I-AA)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball	no
Men's basketball	no
Men's football	no
Men's golf	no
Men's tennis	no
Men's track and field (indoor)	no
Men's track and field (outdoor)	no
Women's basketball	no
Women's cross-country	no
Women's golf	no
Women's soccer	no
Women's softball	no
Women's tennis	no
Women's track and field (indoor)	no
Women's track and field (outdoor)	no
Women's volleyball	no

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Gulfport, MS (60 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Hattiesburg/Laurel (15 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Hattiesburg, MS (5 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Hattiesburg (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

10% immediately, 15% within one year of graduation

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

78% within six months of graduation, 92% within one year of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Cintas Corporation; Brasfield and Gorrie, LLC; Raytheon Company; Sherwin Williams Co; Enterprise; Darden (Oliver Garden, Red Lobster, Smokey Bones); Frito Lay; Bancorp South; New Orleans Marriott; Federated Insurance; Consolidated Electrical Distributors; Hensel Phelps Construction; Horne LLP; Centex Homes; Norfolk Southern; KPMG LLP; Ernst and Young LLP; Wal-Mart; Knight Transportation; Pfizer; Eli Lilly; Regions/Union Planters; Hancock Bank; Mississippi State Tax Commission; Walgreens; Haddox, Reid, Burkes, and Calhoun; FBI; Sandersons Farms; W.G. Yates and Sons Construction; Youth Villages; Forrest General Hospital; E & J Gallo; Hyatt; University of Mississippi Medical Center; Benchmark Construction; Aramark; New York Life; Beau Rivage; C. H. Robinson Company; Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI), LLC; Cypress Pharmaceuticals (Hawthorn Div.); Harper, Rains, Knight & Company; Southern Farm Bureau Life; Mississippi Department of Information Technology; Sandestin Beach Resort; Pappas Restaurants; Georgia Pacific; Red Spot Paint and Varnish; Social Security Administration; Eastman Chemical; Georgia Gulf Corporation; Heritage Plastics; Shell Oil Co; St Joe Company; Poimerica Finance Service

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