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The University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS
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At a Glance

  • Hattiesburg, MS
  • Public institution
  • Four-year program
  • Website https://www.usm.edu
  • Admissions https://www.usm.edu/military-veterans
  • 14,146 students
  • 11,549 undergraduates
  • 693 undergraduate veterans
  • 61% of undergraduate veterans graduate

For Veterans

Services at The University of Southern Mississippi

The application fee is waived. ` There is an SVA chapter. There is a Veterans center. Veteran-specific grants and scholarships are available. The University of Southern Mississippi is a yellow ribbon school.

Applying

Standardized tests

Standardized tests are not required

How old of a standardized test score is accepted?

No limit

Veteran-specific Grants & Scholarships

Total six endowment and two honorary scholarships that annually award in excess of $30,000.00

Yellow Ribbon School
12 slots available.
Maximum Contribution (per student/per year): Due to low tuition fee and waiver of out-of-state fee we typically do not have to rely on Yellow Ribbon funding..

Accepted Credits

CLEP credits are accepted. DSST credits are accepted. JST credits are accepted. Online credits are accepted.

Additional Information

The University of Southern Mississippi maintain two campus locations that attract Military Students to include the main campus in Hattiesburg, MS and a Mississippi Gulf Coast Camps located in Long Beach. Between the two campus sites we have the largest National Guard Training Site (Camp Shelby); an Active Duty Air Force Base (Keesler), an Active Duty Navy Base (Gulfport) and Coast Guard Station (Gulfport).

Location

The University of Southern Mississippi

118 College Drive
Hattiesburg, MS