For Mississippi colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,313 for Mississippi residents and $10,877 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,986 for Mississippi residents and $13,483 for out-of-state students.

Millsaps College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $43,815 and Coahoma Community College has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,490 among Mississippi colleges. For graduate programs, University of Mississippi has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $26,980 and Mississippi University for Women has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,092 among Mississippi colleges.

You can narrow Mississippi colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Mississippi colleges in 2024 is $17,806 for state residents and $23,370 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Mississippi colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,313$10,877$8,986$13,483
Books & Supplies$1,262$1,262
Room & Board$7,360$7,360
Other Expenses$3,871$3,871
COA$17,806$23,370$21,479$25,976

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Mississippi colleges is $5,313 for state residents and $10,877 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Mississippi colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$4,688$308$9,995$513
2020-2021$4,552$301$9,702$498
2021-2022$4,730$274$10,048$477
2022-2023$4,865$315$10,288$515
2023-2024$4,967$346$10,277$601
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Mississippi colleges in 2024 is $8,986 for state residents and $13,483 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Mississippi colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi colleges (2020-2024)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2019-2020$7,871$272$12,530$450
2020-2021$7,917$255$12,864$434
2021-2022$8,366$176$13,287$380
2022-2023$8,563$193$13,271$375
2023-2024$8,778$208$13,098$385

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Mississippi colleges in 2024 is $320 for state residents and $439 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $538 for state residents and $726 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Mississippi colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2019-2020$290$395 $517$664
2020-2021$294$401 $528$675
2021-2022$302$408 $540$691
2022-2023$314$421 $546$699
2023-2024$320$439 $538$726

Mississippi colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Mississippi colleges in 2024 is $11,231 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,040 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 colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Mississippi colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $6,478$3,256 $7,536$3,862
2020-2021 $6,545$3,253 $7,221$3,867
2021-2022 $6,737$3,397 $7,263$3,953
2022-2023 $6,890$3,617 $7,707$4,277
2023-2024 $7,360$3,871 $8,563$4,477