University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi (also known as Ole Miss) is a public, coeducational research university located near Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1848, the school is composed of the main campus, with three branch campuses located in Tupelo, Southaven, and Booneville. UM maintains a field station in Bay Springs as well as the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Additionally, it is a sea-grant institute, as well as a space-grant institute.

Accolades

• Ole Miss is among the top 30 public institutions with largest endowments per student.
• Ole Miss is notable for its production of Rhodes Scholars (24) and has also produced five Truman and seven Goldwater scholars since 1998.
• Ole Miss is ranked by the Carnegie Foundation as one of the top 100 Research Extensive institutions in the nation.
• The School of Pharmacy ranks 20th in the nation among schools of pharmacy for funding from the prestigious National Institutes of Health and 2nd among pharmacy schools for total federal funding.