University of Mississippi overview

Q. What is the University of Mississippi famous for?

Ans. The University of Mississippi is among the top universities of the United States. It provides top quality academics, expert faculty and numerous research opportunities for their students. It offers comprehensive graduate programs in humanities, social sciences and in STEM fields.

Q. What is the ranking of University of Mississippi?

• In U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Ranking University of Mississippi is ranked 148th among national universities and 67th among public universities.
• According to Chronicle’s the University of Mississippi ranked 84 among 253 colleges and universities. It ranked the 2nd safest in the SEC and one of the safest in the nation.
• The university has 27 Rhodes Scholars, 10 Goldwater Scholars, 7 Truman Scholars, 18 Fulbright Scholars, 2 Gates Cambridge Scholars, 1 Mitchell Scholar, 19 Boren Scholars, 1 Boren Fellow and 1 German chancellor Fellowship. 

Q. Who are the top Alumni of the University of Mississippi?

Ans. The notable alumni of the University of Mississippi are – 

• Florence Mars – writer 
• Boston Globe – Journalist
• Tate Taylor – Emmy Award
• Mose Allison – musician
• Glen Ballard – Grammy Award Winner
• Mahesh Bhupati – 12-time grand Slam Champion
• Jeanne – US senator
• Bill Waller – Mississippi Supreme Court chief Justice
• Thomas K. McCraw – Pulitzer Prize winner
• William Parsons – Director of NASA’s Stennis Space Center

Q. How is the campus of the University of Mississippi?

Ans. The main campus of the University of Mississippi is the Oxford campus. The buildings of the campus are designed in Georgian architectural style. The campus’ center is “The Circle” which consists of eight academic buildings. The oldest building of the campus is the Lyceum. It also includes University High School, Barr Hall, Bondurant Hall, Farley Hall, Faulkner Hall, Hill Hall, Howry Hall, Isom Hall, Longstreet Hall, Martindale Hall and Vardhman Hall. The university also owns and operates the University of Mississippi Museum, which comprises collections of American fine arts, classical antiquities, southern folk art and historic properties.

Q. What is the main USP of the University of Mississippi?

Ans. The University of Mississippi is among the top universities of the United States. It provides top quality academics, expert faculty and numerous research opportunities for their students. It offers comprehensive graduate programs in humanities, social sciences and in STEM fields.

Q. How are the libraries at the University of Mississippi?

Ans. The main library of the University of Mississippi is John Davis Williams Library. The Williams Library is the general library for the university community and houses the main collection of books, manuscripts, periodicals, microforms, government publications, audio visual materials and maps. The library has more than 2,500,000 volumes, 1,000,000 electronic resources and 2,500,000 unique titles. 

The other library and collections of the University of Mississippi are –

• The Science Library – It serves primarily students and faculty in the School of Pharmacy, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Natural Products Center. It has more than 65,000 volumes and includes 3 group study rooms. 
• Archives and Special Collections
• Government Documents
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountant