About Our Location

The University of Mississippi is located in the heart of the American South, in the north-central region of Mississippi, in a town called Oxford.

Oxford is a small town with a big vision.  Full of artists and musicians, the town is well known throughout the United States for its delicious Southern cuisine and great literary traditions, including local writers William Faulkner and John Grisham.

For more information about Oxford, check out http://www.touroxfordms.com/about.html.

Southern Region

The State of Mississippi welcomes folks from all over the world to visit and enjoy our hospitality.  Full of friendly people and interesting places, Mississippi is sure to offer you a semester or year of new experiences.

For more information about Mississippi, check out http://www.visitmississippi.org/.

The American South has something for everyone.  We’ve got big cities like Atlanta, Nashville, and New Orleans.  We’ve got itty bitty towns like Hot Coffee, Alligator, and Money.  And everywhere in between we hope to find you relishing our cuisine, culture, and kinship.

For more information about the South, check out http://docsouth.unc.edu/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States.

U.S. Southern States Region

Mississippi Gathering link