For Mississippi Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $19,410.
Millsaps College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $44,680 and Southeastern Baptist College has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,425 among Mississippi Private colleges. For graduate programs, Millsaps College has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $18,000 and Belhaven University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $11,700 among Mississippi Private colleges.
The average COA of Mississippi Private colleges in 2025 is $33,970 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $19,410 | $13,707 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,065 | $1,065 |
| Room & Board | $9,898 | $9,898 |
| Other Expenses | $3,598 | $3,598 |
| COA | $33,970 | $28,268 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Mississippi Private colleges is $19,410. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Mississippi Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $17,251 | $750 |
| 2021-2022 | $17,170 | $718 |
| 2022-2023 | $17,373 | $750 |
| 2023-2024 | $17,542 | $1,033 |
| 2024-2025 | $18,297 | $1,112 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Mississippi Private colleges in 2025 is $13,707.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Mississippi Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $13,462 | $547 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,743 | $517 |
| 2022-2023 | $13,374 | $465 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,582 | $471 |
| 2024-2025 | $13,020 | $687 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Mississippi Private colleges in 2025 is $569.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $620.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $529 | $613 |
| 2021-2022 | $519 | $624 |
| 2022-2023 | $544 | $628 |
| 2023-2024 | $548 | $596 |
| 2024-2025 | $569 | $620 |
The average living costs of Mississippi Private colleges in 2025 is $13,496 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,953 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Mississippi Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $7,688 | $2,705 | $7,761 | $2,913 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,113 | $3,058 | $7,660 | $3,244 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,205 | $3,270 | $8,263 | $3,596 |
| 2023-2024 | $9,047 | $3,353 | $8,448 | $3,435 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,898 | $3,598 | $10,860 | $4,092 |