Mississippi residents paid $3,280 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $80 more than the $3,200 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 82.3 percent more than residents this year, or $5,980. Their price tag grew 1.4 percent from $5,900 in 2017-18.
About 92 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Mississippi residents. And about 8 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 545 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,025), 1,459 students used grants or scholarships totaling $7.8 million.
Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In-state | 1,863 | $2,720 | $2,800 | $3,200 | $3,280 | 20.6% |
Out-of-state | 162 | $5,420 | $5,500 | $5,900 | $5,980 | 10.3% |
Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
---|---|---|---|---|
Federal grants | 412 | 72% | $2,249,991 | $5,461 |
State / local grant or scholarship | 134 | 23% | $82,604 | $616 |
Institutional grants or scholarships | 277 | 49% | $730,722 | $2,638 |
Grant or scholarship aid total | 545 | 95% | $3,063,317 | $5,621 |
Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
Total student aid | 545 | 95% | - | - |