Faculty closeness
highSmall classes support direct faculty contact.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Millsaps College
Millsaps is a small liberal-arts college in Jackson with close faculty teaching, business and prehealth pathways, and strong community engagement. Its city setting supports internships and public-service learning while campus scale remains intimate.
- Liberal arts connected to Jackson
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- Jackson, Mississippi · Urban residential setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 549
- Aggregate admission rate
- 43.1%
- Average net price
- $26,034
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Learning by doing
highJackson partnerships connect study with practice.
Community closeness
highTiny scale supports repeated contact.
Career orientation
highBusiness and prehealth advising create visible pathways.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Millsaps College if…
- You want a small college in a capital city.
- You want close faculty advising.
- You want business or prehealth preparation.
- You want community-engaged learning.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You do not want a large university.
- You do not want a rural college town.
- You do not want extensive engineering options.
- You do not want an impersonal campus.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Liberal arts connected to Jackson
Internships, service, research, and city partnerships connect academic study with Mississippi institutions.
Source: Community Engagement
Academic choices and structure
Students combine broad liberal study with majors, professional preparation, and close advising.
Source: Academics
A setting that shapes the experience
Jackson, Mississippi gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Community Engagement
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Millsaps documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Community Engagement
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 549 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 43.1%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $26,034. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:8
Per 1,000 enrolled:13.5
Reporting campuses:1
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
Schools that sharpen the question
A useful comparison for students evaluating Millsaps across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Millsaps across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Millsaps across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Community Engagement - Millsaps College (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Academics - Millsaps College (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Millsaps College institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Millsaps’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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PERSONALIZE THE QUESTION