The University of Southern Mississippi is a public research university in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with additional campuses and a mission centered on teaching, research, creative activity, service, and student success.
Higher education policy, student success and access, research and innovation, workforce and economic development, academic freedom, campus operations, and community engagement
Primarily state appropriations, tuition and fees, federal and state research grants, and private donations
Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning; faculty, students, alumni, and the University of Southern Mississippi Foundation
public university
