Institution | Location | Type | Founded | Classification |
Alcorn State University | Lorman | Public | 1871 | Master's university |
Belhaven University | Jackson | Private | 1883 | Doctoral university |
Blue Cliff College | Gulfport | Private | 1987 | Unclassified |
Blue Mountain Christian University | Blue Mountain | Private | 1873 | Baccalaureate college |
Coahoma Community College | Clarksdale | Public | 1949 | Community college |
Copiah–Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Public | 1928 | Community college |
Delta State University | Cleveland | Public | 1924 | Master's university |
East Central Community College | Decatur | Public | 1928 | Community college |
East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | Public | 1927 | Community college |
Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 1917 | Community college |
Holmes Community College | Goodman | Public | 1911 | Community college |
Itawamba Community College | Fulton | Public | 1948 | Community college |
Jackson State University | Jackson | Public | 1877 | Research university |
Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | Public | 1911 | Community college |
Meridian Community College | Meridian | Public | 1937 | Community college |
Millsaps College | Jackson | Private | 1890 | Baccalaureate college |
Mississippi College | Clinton | Private | 1826 | Doctoral university |
Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead | Public | 1927 | Community college |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | Public | 1912 | Community college |
Mississippi State University | Starkville | Public | 1878 | Research university |
Mississippi University for Women | Columbus | Public | 1884 | Master's university |
Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena | Public | 1950 | Master's university |
Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville | Public | 1948 | Community college |
Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 1927 | Community college |
Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | Public | 1921 | Community college |
Rust College | Holly Springs | Private | 1866 | Baccalaureate college |
Southeastern Baptist College | Laurel | Private | 1948 | Faith-related institution |
Southwest Mississippi Community College | Summit | Public | 1908 | Community college |
Tougaloo College | Tougaloo | Private | 1869 | Baccalaureate college |
University of Mississippi | Oxford | Public | 1848 | Research university |
University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | Public | 1910 | Research university |
Wesley Biblical Seminary | Ridgeland | Private | 1974 | Faith-related institution |
William Carey University | Hattiesburg | Private | 1892 | Doctoral university |