The faculty, staff, students, and alumni understand that the Millsaps educational experience is about changing lives. Whether it is a faculty member who joins students for lunch to discuss an honors project or an alumnus who forms a team of community volunteers to complete the construction of a Habitat house, the desire to make a difference is pervasive at Millsaps.
Millsaps is a nationally acclaimed liberal arts college devoted to the development of mature citizens with the intellectual capabilities, ethical principles, and sense of responsibility that are needed for leadership in all sectors of society. We have always been - and shall always be - committed to freedom of inquiry and expression in our classrooms and on our campus.
Profile of the College:
Millsaps College
1701 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39210-0001
(601) 974-1000
Millsaps College Website
Millsaps College, founded in 1890, is an independent national liberal arts institution affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Often rated as a best value and ranked in the top half of colleges and universities by U.S.News & World Report, Millsaps is located in Jackson, Mississippi, a metropolitan capital region of 425,000. Millsaps is cited as one of Loren Pope’s 40 Colleges That Change Lives, listed in the Princeton Review's Best Value Colleges as America's third best value, and highlighted in the emerging admissions resource, Colleges of Distinction. Millsaps College is the only Mississippi institution featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
Setting
Millsaps is a selective undergraduate institution located on 100 beautiful acres in the heart of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi—a progressive southern metropolitan city of nearly half a million population. The city of Jackson is served by an international airport with 10 major airlines and Interstate highways 55 and 20.
Student Enrollment
- 1,146 total enrollment: 1,086 undergraduate students and 60 graduate students.
- 42% from outside Mississippi including 31 states and 6 countries.
- 61% from public secondary schools, 22% from parochial, and 17% from independent schools, totaling over 150 high schools per class.
- 46% male; 54% female.
Campus Contact List:
College Receptionist - (601) 974-1000
Registration - (601) 974-1120 (Records Office)
Admissions - (601) 974-1050 (Undergraduates)
(601) 974-1130 (MLS)
(601) 974-1253 (MBA/MAcc)
Alumni Relations - (601) 974-1031 or 1-866-455-7277 (Toll Free)
Security - (601) 974-1180 (601) 974-1234 (emergency)
Bookstore - (601) 974-1235
Business Office - (601) 974-1100
Computer Accounts - (601) 974-1144
Financial Aid/Scholarships - (601) 974-1220
Food Services - (601) 974-1240
ID cards - (601) 974-1184
Writing Programs - (601) 974-1308
Library - (601) 974-1073
Student Affairs - (601) 974-1200
Millsaps Toll Free - (800) 352-1050
