| Screen last updated on: January 2009 |
| Total undergraduates: |
2,782 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
2,233 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
549 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
23 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Southeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
4% |
| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 17.0% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 83.0% | White (non-Hispanic) |
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| Campus size: |
300 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Poplarville |
| Population of city/town: |
2,500 |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
25% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
75% |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
80% |
| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
no |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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reading, writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, day care |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tutors, reader services |
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| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, yearbook |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Dixie Drawl, published quarterly |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Baptist Student Union, Wesley Foundation |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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musical and drama groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Keith Daniels,
Athletic Director |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
NJCAA |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | yes | |
| Men's basketball | yes | |
| Men's cheerleading | yes | |
| Men's football | yes | |
| Men's golf | no | |
| Men's tennis | yes | |
| Women's basketball | yes | |
| Women's cheerleading | yes | |
| Women's golf | no | |
| Women's softball | yes | |
| Women's tennis | yes | |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, football, pool, softball, table tennis, volleyball |
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| Nearest international airport: |
New Orleans (70 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Gulfport (40 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Picayche (20 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Poplarville (1 mile) |
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| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Four-year school most often selected by recent graduates is U of Southern Mississippi. |
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