University of Southern Mississippi

University Of Southern Mississippi was Founded in 1910, USM is one of only 130 universities in the nation to earn the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education?????????:?????????s.It generates an annual economic impact of more than $600 million across the state. USM welcomes a diverse student body of approximately 15,000, representing 71 countries, all 50 states, and every county in Mississippi.The earliest nickname for the University?????????:?????????s athletic teams was Tigers, but early teams were also referred to as Normalites. Black and gold have been Southern Miss?????????:????????? colors .USM students have collected four Truman Scholarships and 36 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, while also leading Mississippi with 24 Goldwater Scholarships, an honor that recognizes the next generation of great research scientists.