This almanac provides summary information for Mississippi's public institutions of higher learning for the 1997-98 academic year. Data is organized in eight sections: (1) general information, which lists members and officers of the Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning and offers institutional profiles for Alcorn State University, Delta State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi Valley State University, University of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, and the University of Southern Mississippi; (2) 1997-98 enrollments (fall and spring, on- and off-campus, the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and summer program enrollment); (3) degrees (by level, ethnicity, and gender, and by field for bachelor's, master's, specialist, doctoral, and associate degrees); (4) student credit hours (for the regular 1997-98 session, on- and off-campus, at other locations, and summer credit hours); (5) ACT Scores (for first-time entering freshmen, including a five-year comparison, and by residence); (6) 1997-98 tuition; (7) finance (allocation of general support, with 10-year comparison, and a summary of current fund operations for each of the eight institutions); (8) faculty (average faculty salaries by rank and a profile of university personnel by tenure, gender, race, academic rank, age, and attained degree). (SM)