THE BASICS HISTORY
Four Years. Guaranteed.
Founded in 1890 by Major Reuben Webster Millsaps, the College has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. ACCOLADES ► In the Princeton Review’s Best Colleges, Millsaps recently ranked 12th for “Professors Get High Marks” and 18th for “Town-Gown Relations.” ► Millsaps is among 21 private universities and colleges nationwide named a “Best Buy” by the Fiske Guide to Colleges. CAMPUS
The Compass Curriculum at Millsaps College will help you choose your own path to graduation in four years with a bachelor’s degree, or we will waive additional tuition and mandatory fees for courses required for graduation. Get more details and requirements at millsaps.edu/guarantee.
Covering 100 beautiful acres in the heart of Jackson, the Millsaps campus centers around the tree-lined “Bowl,” where students gather for quiet study and spirited play. STUDENTS Millsaps is home to just under 1,000 students from 26 states and 23 countries. Fifty-nine percent come from outside Mississippi. FACULTY Among our faculty of 97 teacher/ scholars, 94 percent hold the highest degree in their fields. RESIDENTIAL LIFE Seventy percent of students live on campus. Roughly half are affiliated with one of the College’s 10 national Greek organizations. GRADUATION RATE Because each student starts with a four year gration plan, Millsaps’ four year graduation rate is double that of any other university or college in Mississippi.
Millsaps is: $ One of a select few liberal
arts colleges in the nation with a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honors society and an AACSB-accredited business school.
Ranked among the nation’s top 100 liberal arts colleges, according to U.S. News & World Report.
$ Sending graduates to medical school at
double the national average acceptance rate.
$ Recognized in Loren
Pope’s book Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges.
$ Known for its pre-law program with 90%
of graduates who apply to law school earning admission in the initial year of application.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES Students share their interests and passions through 70 organizations that span academic, professional, cultural, religious, creative, and recreational pursuits.
ATHLETICS
ADMISSIONS
Millsaps fields 18 NCAA Division III teams in the Southern Athletic Association, including recent conference champions in football, baseball, and softball.
We look for students who are interested in asking questions, taking risks, and pushing themselves—students who are inspired to discover their true potential.
► Men’s sports
► Women’s sports
Baseball Basketball Cross-Country Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Tennis Track and Field
Basketball Cross-Country Golf Lacrosse Soccer Softball Tennis Track and Field Volleyball
PROGRAMS OF STUDY Students choose from among 32 majors and 41 minors. ► Majors Accounting Art: Art History Art: Studio Art Biochemistry Biology Business Administration Chemistry Classical Studies Communication Studies Creative Writing Economics Education European Studies Geology History Latin American Studies Literature in English Mathematics Mathematics: Applied Mathematics Music Neuroscience and Cognitive Studies Philosophy Philosophy: Religious Studies Physics Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Religious Studies: Sociology/Anthropology Self-Designed Major Sociology/Anthropology Spanish ► Pre-professional programs Engineering Health (Medical, Dental, and Nursing) Law Ministry
The middle 50 percent of Millsaps students’ ACT and SAT scores is 23–29 and 1060–1230, respectively, and 87 percent had a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher. Learn more: millsaps.edu/admissions FINANCIAL AID Millsaps offers two kinds of aid— scholarships based on academic merit and need-based grants for students whose families require assistance in meeting college costs. More than 80 percent of incoming students receive some type of aid from the College. In 2014-2015, the average financial aid package for students with demonstrated need was $31,863. Students who wish to be considered for need-based aid must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1. Learn more: millsaps.edu/finaid AR
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LOCATION Millsaps’ campus is in the heart of a capital city. Just north is Fondren, with its shops, galleries, restaurants, and funky charm. The beautiful Natchez Trace is just 7 miles down the road. New Orleans and Memphis are both within a three-hour drive. VISITING To visit Millsaps is to fall in love with it. We invite you and your family to come for a personalized visit at any time throughout the year. We also host a number of special on-campus programs for prospective students.
Choose your own path.
Learn more: millsaps.edu/visit
Office of Admissions 1701 North State Street Jackson, MS 39210-0001 (800) 352-1050 admissions@millsaps.edu
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STUDY ABROAD
UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL Undergraduate students can enhance their liberal arts study with a major or course work at the College’s own Else School of Management. An AACSBaccredited institution, Else offers majors in accounting, business administration, and economics; a fifth-year MBA option; highimpact internships, innovative programs for entrepreneurship and community out-reach; and opportunites to study business theory and practices around the world.
About half of Millsaps students study in another country— most through the College’s unique faculty-led trips, which immerse students in other cultures and often lead to life-long relationships with professors.
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
$ Students also pursue semester or full-year abroad programs offered by partner colleges and universities in other countries around the world.
Through the Compass Curriculum, all students explore the humanities, sciences, fine arts, and social sciences, building a broad base of knowledge and learning to synthesize ideas across disciplines. Whatever their major, students gain a core set of skills and perspectives—from critical reasoning to social and cultural awareness to written and verbal communication. They graduate as nimble and adaptable thinkers prepared for success in an ever-changing world.
JACKSON
Countries where Millsaps students and professors study abroad together:
Mississippi’s capital, Jackson is a vibrant center of commerce, government, health care, and culture. Home to nearly half a million people (including more than 35,000 college students), the city and tri-county metro area is energetic, friendly, eclectic, and entrepreneurial—a great place to live, grow, and make connections. Millsaps students partner with Jackson schools, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses for the benefit of local communities—all while developing vital skills and becoming informed citizens.
Albania Cambodia China Costa Rica Ecuador England France Germany Ghana Greece
Italy Japan Liechtenstein Mexico Northern Ireland Tanzania Vietnam
On Our Campus
Across the Street
Around the Globe
This is how we learn. This is how we live.
A good idea is just the beginning.
As the world gets smaller, its problems grow more complex.
Millsaps balances intellectual challenge and community spirit. Students support and inspire one another—to try new things, to excel, and to always keep in mind that learning and fun are compatible concepts.
Ideas come to life when we take them to the communities and institutions of Jackson. Through internships, service learning, and community outreach, Millsaps students both add to and test their knowledge in partnerships with our neighbors.
Millsaps students prepare for lives of leadership in a global economy by exploring other cultures—through study and research in Jackson, and in direct contact with communities around the world.
Companies and organizations where Millsaps students have recently held internships:
$ ALWAYS MOVING Millsaps students bring their passion and energy to 18 NCAA Division III athletic teams, 70 student organizations, 10 national sororities and fraternities, and countless friendships in this dynamic campus community.
Alzheimer’s Association Mississippi Chapter American Health Tech C Spire Wireless Crossroads Film Festival Ernst & Young Eudora Welty House Galloway United Methodist Church Jackson Free Press KPMG Merrill Lynch Mississippi Children’s Museum Mississippi Department of Health Mississippi Public Broadcasting National Parks Service Northwestern Mutual Republican National Commetee St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital Southern Strategy Group State Farm Insurance Trustmark Bank US Army Corps of Engineers University of Mississippi Medical Center University Press of Mississippi
INTERNSHIPS Whether shadowing a neurosurgeon at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, exploring the archives at the Eudora Welty House Museum, interning at an international accounting firm, or researching legislation at the Mississippi State House, Millsaps students hone skills and build powerful networks while logging professional experience.
YUCATÁN Applying their learning in a whole new context, students travel to the College’s 4,500-acre biocultural reserve and environmental laboratory in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula for research and fieldwork—and to the College’s Center for Business and Culture in nearby Merida, Mexico.