by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Mississippi Valley State University, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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What it costs to attend Mississippi Valley State University amounts to about $21,606.00 for a single academic year.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $7,692.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $13,914.00 |
| Total cost | $21,606.00 |
| That is 12% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $21,606.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$11,468.00 |
| Net price | $10,138.00 |
| That is 47% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $21,606.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$12,081.00 |
| Net price | $9,525.00 |
| That is 51% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on tuition and fees and room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing by roughly 1.3% a year, so a full degree will cost more than a single year — the tables below carry that forward. The projections below run a full degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and the full sticker price. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Freshman year | $9,650.00 | $10,271.00 | $21,890.00 |
| Senior year | $10,035.00 | $10,681.00 | $22,763.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $39,366.00 | $41,900.00 | $89,296.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $14,997.00 | $15,962.00 | $34,019.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $453.00 | $482.00 | $1,028.00 |
| Total amount paid | $54,363.00 | $57,862.00 | $123,315.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Freshman year | $9,650.00 | $10,271.00 | $21,890.00 |
| Senior year | $9,777.00 | $10,406.00 | $22,177.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $19,427.00 | $20,677.00 | $44,066.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $7,401.00 | $7,877.00 | $16,788.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $224.00 | $238.00 | $507.00 |
| Total amount paid | $26,827.00 | $28,554.00 | $60,854.00 |
Read more in the net price section below.
The net price figure shows the cost after grants and scholarships are deducted. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $9,686.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $11,812.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The breakdown below splits average net price across income brackets:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $11,034.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $12,613.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $14,074.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $12,513.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $10,335.00 |
Use Mississippi Valley State University Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid page.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Mississippi Valley State University comes to $19,203.00, landing it in the Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
Across borrowers, debt at graduation distributes like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,500.00 |
| 25th | $8,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $19,203.00 |
| 75th | $32,042.00 |
| 90th | $45,000.00 |
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 breakdown.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $21,113.00 |
| Middle income | $17,000.00 |
| High income | $13,000.00 |
Graduates from lower-income families carry $8,113.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $19,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $17,813.00 |
First-generation graduates of Mississippi Valley State University take on $1,687.00 more debt than continuing-generation students.
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Mississippi Valley State University stands at $6,760.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The default-rate category at Mississippi Valley State University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 10.3% |
For a sense of scale, Stafford disbursements at Mississippi Valley State University come to $572,855,682.00 across 17,347 disbursements.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 2 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $2,897.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 6 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $3,022.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Mississippi Valley State University, keep these questions in mind:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
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.