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Mississippi College is a private national university located in Clinton, Mississippi. Mississippi College is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mississippi College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,183 10 years after enrolling, 4th in Mississippi, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mississippi College bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average. Mississippi College is ranked 5th in Mississippi.
Mississippi College’s median net annual cost of $18,190 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Mississippi College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Education, Health & Fitness, Accounting, Psychology, Business Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$18,190
Average years to graduate
4.3
Marketing
Rank: #269
Economic score: 4.46
Finance
Rank: #317
Economic score: 5.09
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #259
Economic score: 5.82
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #214
Economic score: 6.54
Criminal Justice
Rank: #304
Economic score: 7.39
Legal Support Services
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 12.72
History
Rank: #312
Economic score: 13.62
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #226
Economic score: 24.36
Sociology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 33.88
Religious Studies
Rank: #9
Economic score: 90.38
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Mississippi College - Biology, Educ. Administration, Special Education, Student Counseling, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Education
Rank: #131
Economic score: 0.53
Business Administration
Rank: #450
Economic score: 0.53
Public Health
Rank: #56
Economic score: 0.65
Health & Fitness
Rank: #146
Economic score: 1.39
Mental & Social Health Services
Rank: #119
Economic score: 1.42
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 58% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mississippi College is 5% higher than the state average, and 9% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Mississippi College, Pell Grant recipients represent 29% of the measured graduating class, 6% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mississippi College graduates within 4.4 years.
Mississippi College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Mississippi College’s economic mobility score of 13.77 is calculated by adjusting the 3.91 economic score of lower-income students by the 29% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mississippi College’s EMS of 13.77 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Mississippi College pays $18,190 a year, $18,082 less than the $36,272 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $18,190
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mississippi College, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $18,190 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 37% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,918. This is 17% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,139
Pell grants
$4,741
State grants
$2,311
Institutional grants
$14,811
Mississippi College offers 9 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. At the master’s level Mississippi College offers 25 programs, 9 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
34
Hybrid programs
24
Percentage of programs online
28%
Mississippi College's selective admissions are indicated by their 49% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,339 applicants, of which 1,146 were admitted and 435 enrolled. Mississippi College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
93%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
59%
59%
In-state
56%
68%
1st generation
26%
35%
White
71%
52%
Black
18%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%