University of Mississippi Rankings and Quick Facts
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| Ranking - Times 200 (UK) | N/A |
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| University world Ranking - Jiaotong 500 (China) | > 510 |
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| University world Ranking - Newsweek 100 (USA) | N/A |
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| American Rank (Jiaotong) | > 197 |
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University of Mississippi Oxford Facts |
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| Students (Undergraduates / PG/ Total) | 17,545 |
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| Faculty / Staff | 700 |
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| Established | 1848 |
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| Endowment | $370,000,000 |
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| Affiliations | SEC |
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University of Mississippi Information
The University of Mississippi, or Ole Miss as it is popularly called, is a coeducational research university whose main campus is in Oxford, Mississippi, United States. It has three other branch campuses in Southaven, Tupelo and Booneville. It also runs the space-grant and sea-grant institution, Mississippi Field Station located in Abbeville.
The Ole Miss was founded in 1848. One of its first buildings is the Lyceum which, on the University’s first year, housed all of the faculty offices and student classrooms. The University’s nickname “Ole Miss” was taken from a contest for naming the University yearbook in 1897. Students were asked to submit names for the yearbook; the winning name was “Ole Miss” which was submitted by Elma Meek. The name was used for the yearbook and has since then also become the University’s nickname.
During the Civil War, the School of Medicine was used as a hospital by both the Confederate and Union soldiers. The site of the old medical building is now the site of the new Chemistry building. Two of the most notable events that took place in the University’s were the Ole Miss riot of 1962 and the Presidential Debate in 2008.
The University of Mississippi at Oxford has 11 degree-granting divisions: School of Applied Sciences, School of Accountancy, School of Education, College of Liberal Arts, University of Mississippi College of Business Administration, University of Mississippi School of Engineering, School of Nursing, University of Mississippi School of Law, Edwin and Becky Meek School of Journalism and New Media, School of Pharmacy and Graduate School.
The Ole Miss has numerous alumni who have become famous in their respective fields. Some of these notable alumni include best-selling author John Grisham; former National Football League quarterbacks Archie Manning and Eli Manning; three Miss Americas, Lynda Lee Mead, Mary Ann Mobley and Susan Akin; actress Kate Jackson; and actor Anthony Herrera.
University of Mississippi Address
The University of Mississippi address is located at:
University Avenue, Oxford, MS 38677. USA.