There are 55 colleges in Mississippi - 28 public and 27 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Mississippi colleges is $8,850 for state residents and $16,068 for out-of-state students.

41 Mississippi cities have at least one college and, of them, Jackson has the most of 7 colleges. It has Hattiesburg and Laurel also has a number of colleges of 5 and 2 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Mississippi colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

55 Mississippi Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Jackson 75-2 $24,181
($8,795)		 $13,590
($8,795)		 11,634 7,470 4,164 16 to 1
Hattiesburg 5212 $13,152
($9,618)		 $12,145
($9,618)		 19,255 13,616 5,639 13 to 1
Laurel 21-1 $5,925 - 152 152 - 13 to 1
Cleveland 21-1 $8,605
($8,605)		 $8,605
($8,605)		 2,573 1,906 667 15 to 1
Gulfport 2--2 - - 474 474 - 23 to 1
Clinton 21-1 $21,698 $13,596 4,025 2,475 1,550 13 to 1
University 11-- $26,980
($9,412)		 $26,980
($9,412)		 22,300 17,302 4,998 16 to 1
Blue Mountain 11-- $19,280 $12,466 922 892 30 14 to 1
Horn Lake 1--1 - - 1,981 1,981 - 21 to 1
Itta Bena 11-- $7,912
($7,912)		 $8,285
($8,285)		 1,879 1,654 225 12 to 1
Clarksdale 1-1- - - 1,783 1,783 - 19 to 1
Southaven 1-1- - - 358 358 - 51 to 1
Mendenhall 1-1- - - - - - -
Mississippi State 11-- $26,580
($9,815)		 $26,580
($9,815)		 22,649 18,305 4,344 16 to 1
Scooba 1-1- - - 3,324 3,324 - 18 to 1
Kiln 1-1- - - - - - -
Senatobia 1-1- - - 7,198 7,198 - 21 to 1
Grenada 1--1 - - 24 24 - 15 to 1
Holly Springs 11-- $13,840 - 755 755 - 8 to 1
Goodman 1-1- - - 4,948 4,948 - 17 to 1
Ellisville 1-1- - - 4,399 4,399 - 25 to 1
Ridgeland 11-- $8,000 $12,600 180 19 161 11 to 1
Moorhead 1-1- - - 2,039 2,039 - 17 to 1
Pearl 1--1 - - 42 42 - 15 to 1
Columbus 11-- $8,092
($8,092)		 $8,092
($8,092)		 2,339 2,080 259 11 to 1
Corinth 1--1 - - 90 90 - 11 to 1
Wesson 1-1- - - 2,801 2,801 - 20 to 1
Aberdeen 1--1 - - 56 56 - 16 to 1
Perkinston 1-1- - - 7,845 7,845 - 22 to 1
Decatur 1-1- - - 2,380 2,380 - 17 to 1
Natchez 1-1- - - - - - -
Booneville 1-1- - - 3,062 3,062 - 22 to 1
Ripley 1--1 - - 36 36 - 15 to 1
Poplarville 1-1- - - 5,462 5,462 - 24 to 1
Raymond 1-1- - - 9,407 9,407 - 13 to 1
Summit 1-1- - - 1,807 1,807 - 22 to 1
Fulton 1-1- - - 4,599 4,599 - 20 to 1
Tougaloo 11-- $10,735 $10,611 677 657 20 9 to 1
Meridian 1-1- - - 2,621 2,621 - 15 to 1
Alcorn State 11-- $8,549
($8,549)		 $9,263
($9,263)		 2,933 2,431 502 16 to 1
Pontotoc 1--1 - - 58 58 - 12 to 1