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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 in more than 50 distinct academic fields. 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 Find a program that's right for you. Explore Majors and Degrees or Meet Our Faculty 110 years since our founding in 1910 71 countries represented by our students 24 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 36 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 40 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. Experience Southern Miss 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 6.27.2020 USM Researcher's Device Aims to Prevent Respiratory Complications from Ventilators in COVID-19, ICU and Surgery Patients Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving treatment, but it can also introduce complications to a hospital patient’s treatment plan. Saliva can likely to pool in the endotracheal tube connected to a patient’s ventilator, which may lead to a host of problems, including bacterial infections and pneumonia. 6.26.2020 USM's Office of the Vice President for Research recognizes its 2020 Innovation Awards recipients 6.26.2020 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters 2020 Award Winners Include USM Alumnus, Graduate Student 6.24.2020 Grant Awarded to MS Defense Initiative to Boost Diverse Economies More news Events at Southern Miss Sep 05 12:00 am Football | Southern Miss vs. South Alabama at The Rock Southern Miss Football vs. South Alabama, Hattiesburg, Miss. For more information about Southern Miss Football, visit southernmiss.com/sports/football. ... Sep 12 Southern Miss Football vs. Louisiana Tech, Hattiesburg, Miss. For more information about Southern Miss Football, visit southernmiss.com/sports/footba... Football | Southern Miss vs. Louisiana Tech at The Rock 12:00 am Sep 19 Southern Miss Football vs. Jackson State, Hattiesburg, Miss. For more information about Southern Miss Football, visit southernmiss.com/sports/footbal... Football | Southern Miss vs. Jackson State at The Rock 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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