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Explore the Hattiesburg Campus Gulf Park Campus Close Gulf Park Campus Through its 52-acre beachfront campus in Long Beach, Mississippi, the University serves as the only four-year public institution located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The Gulf Park campus is also home to the state’s only bachelor’s degree in ocean engineering and the only film studies pathway offered at a public institution in the state. Explore the Gulf Park Campus Experience Gulf Park Find a program that’s right for you. Explore Majors and Degrees or Meet Our Faculty 114 years since our founding in 1910 70+ countries represented by our students 27 Goldwater Scholars 30 study-abroad programs 17 division 1 sports Featured Programs: Master of Business Administration Ocean Engineering Points of Pride We are a Carnegie R1 research institution and one of the nation’s leading research universities. Our research enterprise includes experts in ocean science and engineering, polymer science and engineering, and sport venue safety and security, among others. Our students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 37 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. As an economic driver, we generate an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. We are one of only 39 institutions in the nation accredited in theatre, art and design, dance and music. We offer the only ocean engineering degree in Mississippi. We are among only 1% of institutions in the world to earn dual accreditation in both business and accounting by AACSB. Our students routinely engage in more than 100,000 hours of volunteer service each year. We are home to the sixth-oldest acceptance-based Honors College in the nation and the oldest in Mississippi. Create your own Southern Miss story. Schedule a Visit Get involved Apply Only at Southern Miss Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Arts Institute of Mississippi National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security Dale Center for the Study of War and Society The Children’s Center for Communication and Development Trent Lott National Center DuBard School for Language Disorders Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education Instagram @officialsouthernmiss Right Now at Southern Miss 5.13.2024 USM’s Spring 2024 Graduates Ready for Life as they make Path Toward Golden Future 5.13.2024 Institute for Disability Studies Awarded Ann Morris Grant through Pinebelt Foundation 5.13.2024 Gulf Park Senior Credits Coast for New Career Path 5.10.2024 Officers from Southern Miss’s Association of Office Professionals Elected to MAEOP Leadership Roles More news Events at Southern Miss May 17 1:00 pm Mississippi Polymer Institute: Business Pitch Event at USM Innovation and Commercialization Park Come see Mississippi-based entrepreneurs pitch their business initiatives as part of the CoBuilders™ Partnership-Driven Accelerator Program at The Mississippi Polymer Institute’s Third Annual Business Pitch Event. From budding entrepreneurs to an... May 25 Exercising body and mind through the joy of reading and a walk in an alley in downtown Hattiesburg will be the centerpieces of StoryWalk®, a unique c... StoryWalk® Hattiesburg at Hattiesburg Pocket Museum 9:30 am May 28 FestivalSouth is an annual, multi-week festival presenting a variety of musical and other arts-related entertainment that aims to transcend social, cu... FestivalSouth at Multiple Venues 12:00 am More Events Hattiesburg Campus 118 College Drive Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 601.266.1000 Contact Us Hattiesburg Campus Map Gulf Park Campus 730 East Beach Boulevard Long Beach, MS 39560 228.865.4500 Contact Us Gulf Park Campus Map Give to USM Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Our professors care about their subjects and they know their subjects. They will convince you to change your major, they love it so much. 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