Mississippi students paid $18,026 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $634 more than the $17,392 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 100 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 562 students received grants or scholarships totaling $8.2 million and 294 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.8 million.
Including all undergraduates (5,103), 2,928 students used grants or scholarships totaling $36.3 million, and 1,595 students took out $10.9 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~2,807 | $16,114 | $16,740 | $17,392 | $18,026 | 11.9% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Mississippi College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 183 | 32% | $843,258 | $4,608 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 242 | 43% | $428,255 | $1,770 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 558 | 99% | $6,967,847 | $12,487 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 562 | 100% | $8,239,360 | $14,661 |
| Federal student loans | 294 | 52% | $1,500,950 | $5,105 |
| Other student loans | 26 | 5% | $251,024 | $9,655 |
| Student loan aid | 294 | 52% | $1,751,974 | $5,959 |
| Total student aid | 563 | 100% | - | - |
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