Mississippi College
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| Motto | Veritas et Virtus |
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Motto in English
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Truth and Virtue |
| Type | Private |
| Established | January 24, 1826 |
| Affiliation | Baptist |
| Endowment | $60,716,982 |
| President | Lee Royce |
| Students | 5,152 |
| Undergraduates | 3,200 |
| Postgraduates | 1,310 graduate students 550 law students |
| Location |
Clinton, Mississippi, U.S. 32°20′9″N 90°19′53″W / 32.33583°N 90.33139°WCoordinates: 32°20′9″N 90°19′53″W / 32.33583°N 90.33139°W |
| Campus |
Suburban 320 acre (3 km²) |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II – Gulf South |
| Sports | 16 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Choctaws |
| Affiliations |
Mississippi Baptist Convention NAICU |
| Website | www |
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Mississippi College is a Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi, just west of the capital city of Jackson. Founded in 1826, MC is the second-oldest Baptist-affiliated college in the United States and the oldest college in Mississippi. With more than 5,000 students, Mississippi College is the largest private university in the state.
On January 24, 1826, the college received its first charter, signed by Mississippi Gov. David Holmes. In 1827 the name was changed from Hampstead Academy to Mississippi Academy at the request of the Board of Trustees. On December 18, 1830, having become a college, the name was changed to Mississippi College. It offered degrees in arts, sciences and languages.
As a private institution in 1831, Mississippi College became the first coeducational college in the United States to grant a degree to a woman. That year it granted degrees to two women, Alice Robinson and Catherine Hall.
In the beginning Mississippi College was not church-related. For a number of years, it was affiliated with the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Since 1850, Mississippi College has been affiliated with the Mississippi Baptist Convention and the Board of Trustees oversees the institution.
The Civil War was a turbulent time for Mississippi College: its endowment was destroyed, its student body disbanded and its buildings deteriorated. Many students joined with faculty, a school trustee and townspeople to form the Mississippi College Rifles during the war years or signed up with other units.
In the half-century after the war the college enrollment and campus slowly recovered, but its neglected buildings were not significantly damaged by the war. College President Walter Hillman helped refurbish the buildings by securing Northern financing prior to being offered the college presidency. The endowment fund was renewed and the physical structures were renovated.
From 1911 through 1932 the college prospered, seeing the completion of the Provine Science Building as well as Lowrey Hall, Alumni Hall and Farr-Hall Hospital, among others. The college endowment grew to $500,000 and in 1922, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools approved accreditation for the college. Enrollment reached 400 students.
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