Points of Pride
- Ranked 9th in the nation by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education for the number of baccalaureate degrees in education awarded to African Americans.
- NCATE-accredited since 1961.
- Home of the National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.
- Home of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, a national center which focuses on employment and independent living of persons who are blind or visually impaired.
- Home of the Program for Research and Evaluation for Public Schools (PREPS), which conducts research, evaluation, and innovative professional development for Mississippi public schools.
- Home of America Reads-Mississippi, which is dedicated to improving literacy and increasing the number of certified teachers in Mississippi.
- Home of the World Class Teaching Program, which has helped over 500 teachers become National Board Certified.
- Home of the Famous Maroon Band, one of the oldest and largest college bands in the nation.
- Home of the Education Policy Fellowship Program for Mississippi, which is affiliated with the national Institute for Educational Leadership.
- Home of the Kinesiology Department, which has a 95% acceptance rate for its graduates in allied health science professional schools nationwide.
- Home of the Children’s Reading Conference held yearly in April for children grades K-3.
- Home of Mississippi’s only Future Educators Association (FEA) at a four-year college or university.
- Home of the Rehabilitation Counseling program, which is ranked 31st in the nation by U. S. News and World Report.
- Home of the T. K. Martin Center, the only comprehensive assistive technology center of its kind located on the campus of a major research university.
- Home of the Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute, a research and service unit whose mission is to improve writing and learning in Mississippi schools.
