University of Mississippi (UMISS)

Regularly recognized as one of the most beautiful campuses, The University of Mississippi Oxford campus is home to most of the University’s undergraduate programs, as well as many graduate faculties. Academic buildings and campus housing nestle around a large green area known as the Grove. Surrounding campus are a number of sports facilities, creating a border between the campus and the community. We are a safe, friendly community with a big passion for Ole Miss.    

The University of Mississippi is located in the heart of the American South, in the north-central region of Mississippi, in a town called Oxford. Oxford is a small town with a big vision.  Full of artists and musicians, the town is well known throughout the United States for its delicious Southern cuisine and great literary traditions, including local writers William Faulkner and John Grisham.  

Available exchanges

The University of Mississippi hosts the University-wide exchange

Restricted subject areas

Programmes not available to exchange students:  

School of Pharmacy

School of Law

School of Medicine

Intelligence and Security Studies Programme

MBA Programme

Some education courses.

Subjects that are popular among the visiting international students are:   

Business,

Management,

Finance,

Economics,

Marketing,

Engineering,

English,

Philosophy,

Religion,

Accounting,

Psychology,

Theatre Arts,

Modern Languages,

Journalism,

Criminal Justice,

Health and Nutrition.

If you are planning on taking courses in these subject areas, you need to be prepared to be very flexible with your course choices.

This exchange is not deemed suitable for Economics.

Your responsibilities

The information provided here serves as a guide.
It is your responsibility to research whether the partner provides appropriate courses for your degree programme.
Even if there are no restrictions on your degree subject, this does not mean that there are appropriate courses for you.

Most courses are available to exchange students – you can find the course catalogue below:

UMISS Course Catalogue

Visit the student portal website

Select “Course Schedule” on the right side of the screen under “Academics” and then search by term. If the course schedule has not yet been released, search for courses in the previous YEAR (not semester).

For example: A student wants to find courses for Fall 2027, but the schedule has not been released yet. Instead, the student should search for courses in Fall 2026.

Intensive English courses are offered at no extra charge to exchange students. Exchange and fee-paying study abroad students can take as few or as many Intensive English courses as desired.

Courses labelled with a number ranging from 1000 to 4000 and some 5000 level (nothing at 6000 or higher) are for undergraduate credit E.g., Business 101, 205, 303, 450, 500.   

If you are struggling to find courses, you may also want to check out the websites of our departments on campus before beginning your search. Each major or program will often list courses available through its department. Please visit the below page and search for majors and departments at your level:

Ole Miss Program webpage

Guaranteed accommodation?

Yes (but dependent on availability - UMISS try to reserve accommodation for exchange students)

University accommodation

There are 2 accommodation options:

Residence Hall 3 – dormitory hall – 2 students per room

The Quarters - apartment style – 4 students per unit with individual rooms and bathrooms

Students apply through the Housing Office:

Housing Services Office

Private accommodation

Students wanting off-campus accommodation need to make their own arrangements. The three most popular off-campus apartment complexes among our international exchange students are:

The Hub,

U Club Townhomes

Campus Creek. 

Immigration/Visa requirements

In order to get a visa, you will need to prove you can access the average cost of living at UMISS. This is calculated based on how much average costs for accommodation, meals, health insurance etc. will cost. This includes proving access to funds through personal funds, or family or sponsorship funds. This can be across multiple sources. You will need to provide sponsorship letters from personal funds/family members/sponsor funds/Sponsor organisations etc.

Please bear this in mind. If you cannot prove this, you will not be able to get a visa and therefore not be able to go on exchange.