Mississippi University for Women has been approved as the 30th member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). “We are pleased to join this organization and to be recognized as Mississippi’s Public Liberal Arts College. This association will offer great opportunities for our faculty, staff and students,” said…
Academic Affairs
Dr. Susan Hurley, associate professor of voice at Mississippi University for Women, presented a lecture recital at the International Congress of Voice Teachers earlier this month in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Susan Hurley Hurley, the founding artistic director of an annual ”AIDS Quilt Songbook”benefit concert in Phoenix, Arizona, presented a lecture…
Mississippi University for Women has named Mary Helen Ruffin as chair of the Department of Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. “Throughout my tenure as a nurse educator, I have been afforded the opportunity to work alongside distinguished faculty and staff…
In the U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 College Rankings for Regional Universities South, The W is No. 1 in graduating students carrying the lightest debt load. The ranking shows students typically have $15,000 in loan debt after graduation and that 64% of freshman students receive federal loan assistance. “With…
Mississippi University for Women has the 16th-most affordable online bachelor’s degree program in the nation, according to a recent ranking by Best Universities. The ranking weighs the costs, accreditations and degree programs by each school. The W’s average net price is $13,023. Its annual tuition is $7,756. The ranking comes…
About The W
Located in historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today, the university is home to 2,371 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, community and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.
Be Bold.