# Oxford, Actually: Is Ole Miss being punished for growth?

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Podcast: [MPW Digital](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpw-digital-742425)
Published: 2026-08-27T23:07:36+00:00
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## Resource

On the inaugural Oxford, Actually, Chase Parham and Daily Mississippian editor-in-chief Raegan Settle explain their plan to expand local news coverage. State Senator Nicole Boyd discusses Ole Miss’ funding disparity, performance-based budgeting, out-of-state enrollment, possible university consolidation, Highway 7 construction, housing, brain drain and financial literacy. FY2025 IHL EDUCATION & GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS Alcorn State Fall 2024 FTE enrollment: 2,610 FY2025 E&G appropriation: $26,459,164 Appropriation per FTE: $10,138 Delta State Fall 2024 FTE enrollment: 2,058 FY2025 E&G appropriation: $25,877,174 Appropriation per FTE: $12,574 Jackson State Fall 2024 FTE enrollment: 5,437 FY2025 E&G appropriation: $47,849,136 Appropriation per FTE: $8,801 Mississippi State Fall 2024 FTE enrollment: 21,014 FY2025 E&G appropriation: $116,365,308 Appropriation per FTE: $5,538 Mississippi University for Women Fall 2024 FTE enrollment: 1,817 FY2025 E&G appropriation: $19,801,758 Appropriation per FTE: $10,899 Mississippi Valley State Fall 2024 FTE enrollment: 1,478 FY2025 E&G appropriation: $16,927,345 Appropriation per FTE: $11,451 Ole Miss (excluding UMMC) Fall 2024 FTE enrollment: 23,402 FY2025 E&G appropriation: $103,186,828 Appropriation per FTE: $4,409 Southern Miss Fall 2024 FTE enrollment: 11,369 FY2025 E&G appropriation: $100,542,495 Appropriation per FTE: $8,843 STATEWIDE TOTAL/AVERAGE FTE enrollment: 69,184 FY2025 E&G appropriations: $457,009,208 Average appropriation per FTE: $6,606 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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