by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Mississippi College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The total published cost of attendance at Mississippi College comes to about $39,167.00 a year.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $23,500.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $15,667.00 |
| Total cost | $39,167.00 |
| That is 19% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $39,167.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$13,502.00 |
| Net price | $25,665.00 |
| That is 22% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $39,167.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$15,230.00 |
| Net price | $23,937.00 |
| That is 27% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years by around 4.9% per year, so the four-year total runs well above today’s cost. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Freshman year | $25,114.00 | $26,927.00 | $41,093.00 |
| Senior year | $29,004.00 | $31,098.00 | $47,459.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $108,113.00 | $115,917.00 | $176,900.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $41,187.00 | $44,160.00 | $67,393.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,244.00 | $1,334.00 | $2,036.00 |
| Total amount paid | $149,300.00 | $160,078.00 | $244,293.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| Freshman year | $25,114.00 | $26,927.00 | $41,093.00 |
| Senior year | $26,349.00 | $28,251.00 | $43,114.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $51,463.00 | $55,178.00 | $84,207.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $19,606.00 | $21,021.00 | $32,080.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $592.00 | $635.00 | $969.00 |
| Total amount paid | $71,069.00 | $76,199.00 | $116,287.00 |
Read more in the net price section below.
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $27,712.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $20,911.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $18,767.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $17,892.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,204.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,054.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $22,565.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Mississippi College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
Typical debt at graduation from Mississippi College works out to $17,759.00, landing it in the Low ($10-20k) debt-load classification.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,500.00 |
| 25th | $6,250.00 |
| Median (50th) | $17,759.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $35,582.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt detail.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,750.00 |
| Middle income | $17,000.00 |
| High income | $19,500.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $16,875.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $18,750.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Mississippi College works out to $2,750.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Mississippi College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 4.5% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Mississippi College total $693,960,667.00 covering 21,238 recipients.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 50 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $12,014.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 6 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $4,442.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the college veterans page.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Mississippi College, consider the following:
For a closer look at any of these topics, follow the links below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.