Mississippi College Costs: Net Price at Every School
Average net price is what full-time first-time undergraduates actually paid after grant and scholarship aid (2022-23 IPEDS Student Financial Aid data, retrieved 2026-08-13). Published tuition is the 2023-24 sticker price. Sorted by average net price, lowest first. Schools that did not report net price are listed at the end.
Mississippi has 37 degree-granting, Title IV institutions in the current federal dataset: 25 public, 9 private nonprofit, and 3 private for-profit (19 four-year and 18 two-year).
Across the 16 four-year institutions that reported net price, the average was $15,311 and the median $14,946. Across the 17 two-year institutions that reported, the average was $7,742 and the median $6,638. (IPEDS SFA 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.)
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| School | City | Type | Avg net price | Published tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coahoma Community College | Clarksdale | public | $771 | $3,490 |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead | public | $2,616 | $3,540 |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | public | $3,644 | $3,825 |
| Southeastern Baptist College | Laurel | private nonprofit | $3,941 | $5,925 |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | Summit | public | $4,136 | $3,960 |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | public | $4,876 | $3,950 |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | public | $5,019 | $3,650 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | public | $5,098 | $4,000 |
| Itawamba Community College | Fulton | public | $5,644 | $3,420 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | public | $6,638 | $3,950 |
| East Central Community College | Decatur | public | $6,721 | $3,865 |
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | public | $7,079 | $3,510 |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | public | $7,352 | $3,932 |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | public | $7,823 | $3,660 |
| Rust College | Holly Springs | private nonprofit | $8,234 | $13,840 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville | public | $8,794 | $4,770 |
| Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | public | $8,982 | $4,000 |
| Tougaloo College | Tougaloo | private nonprofit | $12,158 | $11,398 |
| Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena | public | $12,304 | $7,912 |
| Mississippi University for Women | Columbus | public | $12,617 | $8,092 |
| Alcorn State University | Alcorn State | public | $13,155 | $8,549 |
| Delta State University | Cleveland | public | $13,457 | $8,605 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | public | $14,050 | $9,618 |
| University of Mississippi | University | public | $14,946 | $9,412 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | public | $16,480 | $9,815 |
| Blue Mountain Christian University | Blue Mountain | private nonprofit | $16,525 | $19,280 |
| William Carey University | Hattiesburg | private nonprofit | $17,192 | $14,685 |
| Jackson State University | Jackson | public | $19,892 | $9,090 |
| Mississippi College | Clinton | private nonprofit | $21,135 | $21,698 |
| Concorde Career College-Southaven | Southaven | private for-profit | $22,098 | Not reported |
| Belhaven University | Jackson | private nonprofit | $22,145 | $29,195 |
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport | Gulfport | private for-profit | $24,322 | Not reported |
| Millsaps College | Jackson | private nonprofit | $26,739 | $43,815 |
| Board of Trustees-Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning | Jackson | public | Not reported | Not reported |
| Mississippi Community College Board | Jackson | public | Not reported | Not reported |
| Strayer University-Mississippi | Jackson | private for-profit | Not reported | $13,920 |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | Ridgeland | private nonprofit | Not reported | $8,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS. Net price 2022-23, published charges 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13. See methodology.