University of Southern Mississippi (USM or Southern Miss) which was formerly known as Mississippi Normal College is a public institution that was founded in the year 1910. It is a research university with its main campus in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the other large campus in Gulf Park, Long Beach.
They also have five additional teaching and research sites. The institute was the first state-supported teacher training facility of the state. The institute has gone under many developments and academic improvements and by 1962 it was granted the status of a University.
The university represents students from 72 different countries and 50 states.
Southern Miss offers approximately 189 programs leading to baccalaureate, master's, specialist, and doctorate degrees.
Presently, there are 14,509 students enrolled in different programs offered by the university. They also hold expert and professional faculty for helping the students to learn and grow. The student-faculty ratio is 17:1 which means there is one faculty present on every 17 students.
Southern Miss has traditionally drawn many of its students from Mississippi schools and community colleges, hailing from every county in Mississippi, though today the majority of undergraduates come from public schools across the southern United States and around the globe.
The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and its programs are accredited by 30 state and national agencies like the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals Approval Commission and many others.
