Campuses
Hattiesburg Campus
This diverse campus spans 300 acres in the heart of Hattiesburg, Mississippi and is home to the sixth-oldest acceptance-based Honors College in the nation, a vibrant arts community that produces hundreds of events each year, and internationally-recognized researchers whose expertise ranges from polymer science and engineering to sports safety and security.
Gulf Park Campus
Through its 52-acre beachfront campus in Long Beach, Mississippi, the University serves as the only four-year public institution located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The Gulf Park campus is also home to the state’s only bachelor’s degree in ocean engineering and the only film studies pathway offered at a public institution in the state.
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Featured Programs:Master of Business AdministrationOcean Engineering
Points of Pride
We are a Carnegie R1 research institution and one of the nation’s leading research universities.
Our research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and sport venue safety and security, among others.
Our students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 37 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.
As an economic driver, we generate an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state.
We are one of only 39 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music.
We offer the only ocean engineering degree in Mississippi.
We are among only 1% of institutions in the world to earn dual accreditation in both business and accounting by AACSB.
Our students routinely engage in more than 100,000 hours of volunteer service each year.
We are home to the sixth-oldest acceptance-based Honors College in the nation and the oldest in Mississippi.
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Events at Southern Miss
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Mississippi Polymer Institute: Business Pitch Event at USM Innovation and Commercialization Park
Come see Mississippi-based entrepreneurs pitch their business initiatives as part of the CoBuilders™ Partnership-Driven Accelerator Program at The Mississippi Polymer Institute’s Third Annual Business Pitch Event. From budding entrepreneurs to an...
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Exercising body and mind through the joy of reading and a walk in an alley in downtown Hattiesburg will be the centerpieces of StoryWalk®, a unique c...
StoryWalk® Hattiesburg at Hattiesburg Pocket Museum
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FestivalSouth is an annual, multi-week festival presenting a variety of musical and other arts-related entertainment that aims to transcend social, cu...