Mississippi Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

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.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Mississippi Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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

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

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.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Mississippi Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$529$613
2021-2022$519$624
2022-2023$544$628
2023-2024$548$596
2024-2025$569$620

Mississippi Private colleges Living Costs

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.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Mississippi Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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