University of Mississippi

Established

1848

Location

Oxford, MS

Nickname

Rebels

University of Mississippi

About

Known as Ole Miss, the university is based in Oxford, Mississippi. It is a sea and space grant institute that enrolls around 25,000 students per year.

Trivia

The university gained national attention during the Ole Miss riot of 1962 after segregationists protested the enrollment of a black US military veteran named James Meredith. Over 300 people were injured in the riots. 

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