Mississippi colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Mississippi colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $5,551 for Mississippi residents and $11,213 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $9,242 for Mississippi residents and $14,143 for out-of-state students.

Millsaps College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $44,680 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 $28,600 and Mississippi Valley State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $8,385 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 2025 is $19,001 for state residents and $24,663 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 colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,551$11,213$9,242$14,143
Books & Supplies$1,323$1,323
Room & Board$7,989$7,989
Other Expenses$4,138$4,138
COA$19,001$24,663$22,693$27,593

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Mississippi colleges is $5,551 for state residents and $11,213 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. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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
2024-2025$5,180$371$10,626$587
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Mississippi colleges in 2025 is $9,242 for state residents and $14,143 for out-of-state students.

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

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Mississippi colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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
2024-2025$9,012$231$13,527$616

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Mississippi colleges in 2025 is $332 for state residents and $421 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $560 for state residents and $692 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 colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$294$401 $528$675
2021-2022$302$408 $540$691
2022-2023$314$421 $546$699
2023-2024$320$439 $538$726
2024-2025$332$421 $560$692

Mississippi colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Mississippi colleges in 2025 is $12,127 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,502 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. 2025 Average Living Costs for Mississippi colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
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
2024-2025 $7,989$4,138 $9,822$4,680