The document summarizes enrollment and student demographic data from the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). It notes that USM has an annual enrollment of nearly 17,000 students, most of whom are from Mississippi. The average ACT score of first-year students is 21.5 and 42% require remedial courses. Graduation rates are 25% after 4 years and 50% after 6 years, with over 60% of graduates being transfer students.
2. The University of Southern
Mississippi
Enrollment and Demographics
• USM has an annual enrollment of nearly
17,000 students
• 84.3% of these students are from
Mississippi
• Of the remaining students, most come
from Louisiana, Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, or Texas
Source: The University of Southern Mississippi Fact Books, USM IR Data, and U.S. Census Bureau
The University of Southern Mississippi
Enrollment and Demographics
3. The University of Southern
Mississippi
Racial Demographics
The University of Southern Mississippi
First-Year Student Racial Demographics
5. The University of Southern
Mississippi
Test Scores
• Each fall, approximately 1,500 students
enroll in a first-year course
• The average first-year student’s ACT
score at USM is a 21.5
• 42% of USM first-year students require at
least one remedial course
The University of Southern Mississippi
ACT Scores
6. The University of Southern
Mississippi
Graduation Data
• The four-year graduation rate at USM is
25%
• The six-year graduation rate at USM is
50%
• 64.7% of USM degree recipients are
transfer students
The University of Southern Mississippi
Graduation Data
8. The University of Southern
Mississippi
Financial Aid Data
• A Comparison
The University of Southern Mississippi
Financial Aid Data
9. • Low Status Assignment
• Email Struggling Students
• Critical Reading Skills
• Wrap-Up
• Classroom Citizenship
• Meaningful Examples
• Learn with Them
A Few Potential Pedagogical Strategies
10. Joyce Olewski Inman
Joyce.inman@usm.edu
601-266-6096
“ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TASKS WE FACE AS HUMAN
BEINGS IS COMMUNICATING MEANING ACROSS OUR
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, A TASK CONFOUNDED
IMMEASURABLY WHEN WE ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE
ACROSS SOCIAL LINES, RACIAL LINES, CULTURAL LINES, OR
LINES OF UNEQUAL POWER.”
LISA DELPIT (1995)
Notas do Editor
51% of USM first-year students receive at least a partial Pell grant (81% between $2,000 and $2,823)