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.

Interesting facts

• The University houses the largest blues music archive in the United States.
• The school grows the only US government endorsed cannabis. The National Institute on Drug Abusehttp://www.nida.nih.gov/ (NIDA) contracts to the University the production of cannabis for the use in the few approved research studies on the plant as well as for distribution to the seven surviving medical cannabis patients grandfathered into the Compassionate Use Program (established in 1975 and cancelled in February 1992).
• University of Mississippi Medical Center surgeons performed the world's first lung transplant in man and transplanted the heart of a chimpanzee - man's closest genetic relation - into the chest of a dying man.
• William Faulkner's estate, Rowan Oak, is owned by the University. The town surrounding the campus is said to have inspired Faulkner and his imaginary Yoknapatawpha County
• The fictional Leonard "Bones" McCoy of Star Trek attended this university.

FACULTY AND STAFF

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With 2,224 full-time employees on the Oxford campus, including 591 full time faculty, Ole Miss is the largest employer in Lafayette County. More than 82 % of full time faculty hold the highest degrees available in their respective fields. The student to faculty ratio is 21:1.

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The health sciences campus in Jackson employs 7,450 people full-time, including 741 faculty. The University of Mississippi Medical Center is the second-largest employer in Hinds County; 100 % of faculty hold the highest degrees available in their respective fields.

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More than 28 fraternity and sorority houses are located on the UM-Oxford campus, and more than 35 % of the student body belongs to a Greek letter organization.

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CAMPUS

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Ole Miss is located in the rolling hills of North Mississippi about 80 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. The historic, wooded campus encompasses nearly 1,000 acres (4 km²) and includes 220 major buildings. The Lyceum, opened in 1848, is the institutional landmark and is the theme of the University?s logo. The University also operates campuses at the DeSoto Center in Southaven, the Advanced Education Center in Tupelo, and The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

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ADMISSION

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The admission standards are relatively modest; a student graduating high school with a 2.5 GPA and a 16 on the ACT (or 760 on the SAT) will qualify for admission to Ole Miss. (Source:Ole Miss Admissions)

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