Mississippi University for Women is a coeducational public university in Columbus, Mississippi. It was formerly named the "Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls" and later the "Mississippi State College for Women". Men have been admitted to MUW since 1982 and as of 2022 made up 23 percent of the student body. As a public liberal arts college, MUW is one of 30 universities in the United States and Canada that comprise the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
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Location
Columbus, MS, 39701
33.493305, -88.418601
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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