For Mississippi Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,551 for Mississippi residents and $8,380 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $9,242 for Mississippi residents and $14,400 for out-of-state students.
University of Mississippi has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $28,600 and Coahoma Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,490 among Mississippi Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Mississippi has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $28,600 and Mississippi Valley State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,385 among Mississippi Public colleges.
The average COA of Mississippi Public colleges in 2025 is $18,640 for state residents and $21,469 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $5,551 | $8,380 | $9,242 | $14,400 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,438 | $1,438 | ||
| Room & Board | $7,326 | $7,326 | ||
| Other Expenses | $4,325 | $4,325 | ||
| COA | $18,640 | $21,469 | $22,331 | $27,489 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Mississippi Public colleges is $5,551 for state residents and $8,380 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Mississippi Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $4,552 | $301 | $7,240 | $432 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,730 | $274 | $7,457 | $405 |
| 2022-2023 | $4,865 | $315 | $7,719 | $445 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,967 | $346 | $7,727 | $471 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,180 | $371 | $7,954 | $426 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Mississippi Public colleges in 2025 is $9,242 for state residents and $14,400 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Mississippi Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $7,917 | $255 | $12,081 | $380 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,366 | $176 | $12,681 | $301 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,563 | $193 | $12,971 | $318 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,778 | $208 | $13,319 | $333 |
| 2024-2025 | $9,012 | $231 | $13,795 | $606 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Mississippi Public colleges in 2025 is $239 for state residents and $366 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $510 for state residents and $775 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $210 | $359 | $450 | $744 |
| 2021-2022 | $216 | $368 | $465 | $768 |
| 2022-2023 | $223 | $376 | $475 | $782 |
| 2023-2024 | $230 | $401 | $487 | $865 |
| 2024-2025 | $239 | $366 | $510 | $775 |
The average living costs of Mississippi Public colleges in 2025 is $11,651 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,497 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $6,148 | $3,443 | $6,987 | $4,263 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,258 | $3,515 | $7,089 | $4,316 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,432 | $3,737 | $7,480 | $4,638 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,773 | $4,051 | $8,568 | $4,949 |
| 2024-2025 | $7,326 | $4,325 | $9,490 | $5,007 |