Mississippi Public colleges 2025 Average Tuition

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.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Mississippi Public colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi Public colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi Public colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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

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

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.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Mississippi Public colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-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

Mississippi Public colleges Living Costs

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.

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