In the QS World University Ranking in 2020, the University of Mississippi in the United States ranks 80 1, which is equivalent to Beijing Foreign Studies University, which ranks 80 1 in China. Founded in 1848, the University of Mississippi is the flagship university of Mississippi and the national university of the United States.

It has set up 13 colleges with very fine disciplines, covering engineering, business, medicine, law, education, pharmacy and other fields. Its undergraduate, master and doctoral students majoring in accounting ranked eighth in the United States in the ranking published by Public Accounting Report in 20 18. Its pharmacy major ranks 24th in the ranking of American News 20 19. In American News' 2020 global university comprehensive ranking, the University of Mississippi ranks 364th in the world.