2024 Statistics for Mississippi Colleges

Of the 55 Mississippi schools, William Carey University ranked first and Mississippi State University ranked second (view more at Mississippi college rankings).
The 2024 average tuition & fees of all Mississippi colleges is $8,083 for Mississippi residents and $12,913 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 75.28% and the average SAT score is 1,148. The average number of students is 3,003 and the average student to faculty ratio is 17 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Mississippi colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.

Mississippi Colleges Core Statistics Comparison

The following table lists colleges located in Mississippi ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges
College NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesSAT ScoreAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
William Carey University
Hattiesburg, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$14,685$12,6721,13053.6%5,66241%13 to 1
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS
Public, 4 years
four-years
$26,580$26,5801,15075.2%22,64963%16 to 1
University of Mississippi
University, MS
Public, 4 years
four-years
$26,980$26,9801,12097.4%22,30067%16 to 1
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, MS
Public, 4 years
four-years
$8,092$8,092-99.1%2,33937%11 to 1
Millsaps College
Jackson, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$43,815$18,0001,28667.8%66156%9 to 1
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
Public, 4 years
four-years
$11,618$11,618-98.8%13,52651%15 to 1
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS
Public, 4 years
four-years
$10,110$9,7951,12588.6%6,90634%15 to 1
Belhaven University
Jackson, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$29,195$11,4301,16542.6%3,62745%9 to 1
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, MS
Public, 4 years
four-years
$8,549$9,2631,00529.9%2,93347%16 to 1
Delta State University
Cleveland, MS
Public, 4 years
four-years
$8,605$8,6051,12098.6%2,55646%10 to 1
Mississippi College
Clinton, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$21,698$13,596-40.0%3,94662%13 to 1
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS
Public, 4 years
four-years
$7,912$8,285-64.8%1,87925%12 to 1
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$11,398$10,611-49.3%67730%9 to 1
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$7,250---7,84544%22 to 1
Fosters Cosmetology College
Ripley, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$14,200---36-15 to 1
KC's School of Hair Design
Pontotoc, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$14,325---58-12 to 1
Board of Trustees-Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning
Jackson, MS
Public, 4 years
four-years
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Concorde Career College-Southaven
Southaven, MS
Private, 2-4 years
$17,622--99.5%35856%51 to 1
Chris Beauty College
Gulfport, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$12,600---122-20 to 1
Magnolia College of Cosmetology
Jackson, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,500---42-6 to 1
The Academy of Hair Design Six
Hattiesburg, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,500---41-15 to 1
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Booneville, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$8,050---3,06238%22 to 1
Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$6,875---9,40731%13 to 1
Goshen School of Cosmetology
Cleveland, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$17,400---17-20 to 1
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$5,000---2,80145%20 to 1
Wesley Biblical Seminary
Ridgeland, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$8,000$12,600-100.0%180-11 to 1
Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$5,820---4,59950%20 to 1
Delta Technical College-Mississippi
Horn Lake, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$11,152---1,981-21 to 1
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$5,650---5,46239%24 to 1
Traxlers School of Hair
Jackson, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$16,500---78-20 to 1
Jones County Junior College
Ellisville, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$6,000---4,39943%25 to 1
Corinth Academy of Cosmetology
Corinth, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$14,275---90-11 to 1
Southeastern Baptist College
Laurel, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$5,925---9780%8 to 1
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture
Laurel, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$16,500---55-18 to 1
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$6,950---3,32438%18 to 1
Academy of Hair Design-Jackson
Jackson, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,500---60-15 to 1
Strayer University-Mississippi
Jackson, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$13,920$15,135--302-41 to 1
Blue Mountain Christian University
Blue Mountain, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$19,280$12,4661,08095.7%92239%14 to 1
Academy of Hair Design-Pearl
Pearl, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,500---42-15 to 1
Academy of Hair Design-Grenada
Grenada, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$19,500---24-15 to 1
Mississippi Delta Community College
Moorhead, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$6,140---2,03935%17 to 1
Unlimited Cosmetology School
Hattiesburg, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$16,500---26-20 to 1
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$3,490---1,78332%19 to 1
Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$6,210---4,94843%17 to 1
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
Gulfport, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$18,381---352-25 to 1
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$6,060---7,19838%21 to 1
Vaughn Beauty College
Aberdeen, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$10,375---56-16 to 1
Delta Beauty College
Greenville, MS
Private, 2-4 years
$20,500---4-9 to 1
Institute of Health & Technology
Hattiesburg, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$10,900---36-13 to 1
Rust College
Holly Springs, MS
Private, 4 years
four-years
$13,840-1,29578.8%75524%8 to 1
East Central Community College
Decatur, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$5,965---2,38032%17 to 1
Mississippi Community College Board
Jackson, MS
Public, 2-4 years
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Meridian Community College
Meridian, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$5,992---2,62132%15 to 1
Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology
Clinton, MS
Private, Less than 2 years
$16,500---79-13 to 1
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit, MS
Public, 2-4 years
$6,660---1,80743%22 to 1
Average$12,913$13,4831,14875.3%3,00343%17 to 1