Top Ranked Universities in Mississippi

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Top Ranked Universities in Mississippi - Highest Enrollment

Rank in Mississippi			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1 ↑	2	University of Mississippi	22,456	19,431 (↑15.6%)
2 ↓	1	Mississippi State University	21,974	20,161 (↑9.0%)
3	3	University of Southern Mississippi	14,509	15,249 (↓4.9%)
4	4	Hinds Community College	12,521	11,893 (↑5.3%)
5	5	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College	8,950	10,106 (↓11.4%)
6 ↑	7	Northwest Mississippi Community College	7,618	7,871 (↓3.2%)
7 ↓	6	Jackson State University	7,250	9,134 (↓20.6%)
8	8	Holmes Community College	5,678	5,911 (↓3.9%)
9 ↑	11	Mississippi College	5,103	4,921 (↑3.7%)
10 ↑	16	William Carey University	5,042	3,882 (↑29.9%)
11 ↓	9	Itawamba Community College	4,930	5,693 (↓13.4%)
12 ↓	10	Pearl River Community College	4,836	5,170 (↓6.5%)
13	13	Jones County Junior College	4,496	4,443 (↑1.2%)
14 ↑	15	Belhaven University	4,205	4,025 (↑4.5%)
15 ↓	14	East Mississippi Community College	4,000	4,364 (↓8.3%)
16 ↓	12	Delta State University	3,715	4,785 (↓22.4%)
17	17	Alcorn State University	3,658	3,848 (↓4.9%)
18 ↑	19	Northeast Mississippi Community College	3,512	3,271 (↑7.4%)
19 ↓	18	Meridian Community College	3,494	3,713 (↓5.9%)
20	20	Copiah-Lincoln Community College	3,094	3,157 (↓2.0%)

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