Student Achievement

Student Loan Default Rate

Goal: The University's Student Loan Default Rate goal for Direct Loans is 4.68%.

Course Success Rate

Passage of Professional Licensing Exams

School of Nursing

Goal: Of graduating generic students, 95% of each class will pass the NCLEX-RN within 12 months following graduation.

Yearly percentages are based on passes within the six-month period allowed by accreditation agencies.

School of Education

Teacher Education & Leadership

Mississippi Teacher Licensure: Elementary Education

Goal: Of graduating Elementary Education students, 90% of each class will pass the 5017 Content Knowledge Praxis II exam.

*Due to COVID-19, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) implemented a testing waiver for all educator licensure testing beginning in Spring 2020 through December 31, 2021. 

Mississippi Teaching Licensure: Secondary Education

Goal: Of graduating Secondary Education students, 90% of each class will pass the Praxis II exam.

*Due to COVID-19, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) implemented a testing waiver for all educator licensure testing beginning in Spring 2020 through December 31, 2021. 

The School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) results for Mississippi College

Mississippi State Department of Education Standard: 80% (3-year average)

Goal: Of graduating graduate students studying educational leadership in the licensure track, at least 80% will pass the SLLA exam.

*Due to COVID-19, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) implemented a testing waiver for all educator licensure testing beginning in Spring 2020 through December 31, 2021. 

Department of Counseling

Praxis Passage Rate (exam not given before 2008)

Goal: Of graduating counseling education graduate students, 90% of each class will pass the Praxis II Content area exam.

Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Exam (CPCE)

Goal: Of the graduating students taking the CPCE exam within a 12-month test cycle, exam participants will pass the NBCC exam with a 50% or better.

School of Law

Bar Passage

Goal: In 2019, the ABA updated Standard 316 on bar passage. Under this standard—applied retroactively to students who graduated in 2017—at least 75% of a law school’s graduates who take the bar exam must pass within two years of graduation.

Department of Psychology & Social Work

Social Work Licensure Exam for Undergraduates

Goal: Social Work graduates will score at or above the national average and above the state average. The standard requires that 75% of graduates who take the Mississippi Board of Examiners Licensing Exam pass.

Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE)

Goal: At least 80% of undergraduate MC students will pass the Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE) on their first attempt.

Note: These percentages reflect only first-time WPE results for MC undergraduate students and do not include transfer student data.

School of Science & Mathematics

Physician Assistant (PA) National Certifying Examination (PANCE) Passage Rates

Goal: Prepare physician assistant students to achieve a first-time pass rate on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) at or above the national average.

Job/Continuing Education Placement Rates

Goal: The University's goal for the percentage of students with post-graduation plans is 83.4%.

Law Job and Clerkship Rates

Goal: MC Law aims for an overall job placement rate of 83% and 6 judicial clerkship placements.