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Mississippi Valley State University

Mississippi Valley State University is based in the town of Itta Bena, MS — a public campus in a small-town setting. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,034

family income
under $30k

$12,613

$30–48k

$14,074

$48–75k

$12,513

$75–110k

$10,335

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$9,6862023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Mississippi Valley State University rose from $7,440 (2008) to $9,686 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$7,440
2009	$10,579
2010	$9,104
2011	$10,789
2012	$10,132
2013	$6,547
2014	$10,880
2015	$12,462
2016	$14,488
2017	$15,874
2018	$16,394
2019	$10,629
2020	$10,096
2021	$10,909
2022	$11,812
2023	$9,686

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$21,1542024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Mississippi Valley State University rose from $14,340 (2009) to $21,154 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,340
2010	$14,255
2011	$15,360
2012	$17,037
2013	$17,758
2014	$19,331
2015	$18,768
2016	$20,347
2017	$20,147
2018	$20,073
2019	$20,714
2020	$20,315
2021	$20,315
2022	$21,606
2023	$21,606
2024	$21,154

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,746	$6,413
2001	$3,158	$7,375
2002	$3,411	$7,965
2003	$3,461	$8,015
2004	$3,882	$8,891
2005	$4,024	$9,283
2006	$4,297	$9,700
2007	$4,467	$10,248
2008	$4,624	$11,165
2013	$5,916	$5,916
2014	$5,916	$5,916
2015	$5,936	$5,936
2016	$6,116	$6,116
2017	$6,422	$6,422
2018	$6,550	$6,550
2019	$6,746	$6,746
2020	$6,746	$6,746
2021	$7,068	$7,068
2022	$7,414	$7,414
2023	$7,912	$7,912

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Mississippi Valley State University reports published tuition by residency: $7,692 in-state versus $7,692 out-of-state — a $0 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Mississippi Valley State University reports 1,439 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

26.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Mississippi Valley State University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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26.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Mississippi Valley State University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 40.5% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 26.8%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	26.4%
1992 cohort	28.6%
1993 cohort	27.8%
1994 cohort	31.1%
1995 cohort	37.7%
1996 cohort	33.2%
1997 cohort	36.7%
1998 cohort	40.5%
1999 cohort	39.5%
2000 cohort	35%
2001 cohort	36%
2002 cohort	28.6%
2003 cohort	35.1%
2004 cohort	27.2%
2005 cohort	24.1%
2006 cohort	22.4%
2007 cohort	26%
2008 cohort	29.8%
2009 cohort	22.3%
2010 cohort	31.1%
2011 cohort	30%
2012 cohort	28.9%
2013 cohort	31.8%
2014 cohort	27.4%
2015 cohort	27.1%
2016 cohort	25.8%
2017 cohort	22.1%
2018 cohort	26.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$9,619	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,593	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,150	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,813	$2,969
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,255	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,907	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,461	$6,396
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,812	$5,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$20,139	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$22,755	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$24,807	$7,950
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$25,253	$9,375
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$27,761	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$29,063	$10,686
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,984	$12,816
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,776	$15,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,776	$12,599
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,892	$11,381
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,892	$16,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$31,000	$13,681
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$31,000	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$30,131	$14,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$28,413	$14,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$25,817

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$29,820

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$31,919

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Mississippi Valley State University admitted 1,054 of 1,141 applicants in Fall 2024. The 92.4% rate describes that application pool.

92.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,912 in-state tuition · 2023–24 1,439 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Mississippi Valley State University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	13	15	17

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Mississippi Valley State University received 1,141 applications and admitted 1,054 (92.4%), with 340 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

92.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	44.8%
Fall 2002	18.8%
Fall 2003	—
Fall 2004	24.8%
Fall 2005	25.4%
Fall 2006	32%
Fall 2007	25.4%
Fall 2008	24.7%
Fall 2009	29.5%
Fall 2010	28.5%
Fall 2011	16.1%
Fall 2012	23.8%
Fall 2013	22.7%
Fall 2014	76.9%
Fall 2015	75.7%
Fall 2016	84.5%
Fall 2017	86.3%
Fall 2018	86.3%
Fall 2019	65.1%
Fall 2020	82.7%
Fall 2021	78.6%
Fall 2022	64.8%
Fall 2023	51.2%
Fall 2024	92.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

ACT middle 50%

13–17Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	14	19
Fall 2004	16	18
Fall 2005	15	18
Fall 2006	15	19
Fall 2007	15	18
Fall 2008	16	19
Fall 2009	15	19
Fall 2010	15	19
Fall 2011	15	19
Fall 2012	15	19
Fall 2013	15	19
Fall 2014	15	19
Fall 2015	16	19
Fall 2016	15	19
Fall 2017	16	19
Fall 2018	15	19
Fall 2019	16	21
Fall 2020	13	22
Fall 2021	14	18
Fall 2022	13	18
Fall 2023	14	18
Fall 2024	13	17

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,439Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Mississippi Valley State University fell from 3,014 (Fall 2002) to 1,439 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,014
Fall 2003	2,980
Fall 2004	2,925
Fall 2005	2,713
Fall 2006	2,634
Fall 2007	2,543
Fall 2008	2,469
Fall 2009	2,350
Fall 2010	2,161
Fall 2011	2,022
Fall 2012	2,016
Fall 2013	1,856
Fall 2014	1,813
Fall 2015	1,767
Fall 2016	1,792
Fall 2017	1,713
Fall 2018	1,659
Fall 2019	1,546
Fall 2020	1,376
Fall 2021	1,316
Fall 2022	1,169
Fall 2023	1,326
Fall 2024	1,439

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Mississippi Valley State University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 74% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 70%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	69%
Fall 2003 cohort	74%
Fall 2004 cohort	58%
Fall 2005 cohort	62%
Fall 2006 cohort	65%
Fall 2007 cohort	59%
Fall 2008 cohort	61%
Fall 2009 cohort	53%
Fall 2010 cohort	63%
Fall 2011 cohort	61%
Fall 2012 cohort	53%
Fall 2013 cohort	65%
Fall 2014 cohort	66%
Fall 2015 cohort	60%
Fall 2016 cohort	61%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	61%
Fall 2019 cohort	62%
Fall 2020 cohort	59%
Fall 2021 cohort	62%
Fall 2022 cohort	58%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Mississippi Valley State University

Faculty pay at Mississippi Valley State University averages $80,796 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Mississippi Valley State University as a primarily residential campus of 1,439 undergraduates — and 69.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 13 and 17 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on Mississippi Valley State University's range with the ACT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Mississippi Valley State University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Mississippi Valley State University92.4%

Mississippi median77.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Mississippi Valley State University$7,692

Mississippi median$10,202

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Mississippi Valley State University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Mississippi Valley State University$31,919

Mississippi median$42,539

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Mississippi Valley State University, Mississippi and national reference values
Metric & basis	Mississippi Valley State University	Mississippi median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	92.4%	77.6%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,692	$10,202	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$31,919	$42,539	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Mississippi Valley State University report?

The middle 50% of Mississippi Valley State University's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 13–17; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is Mississippi Valley State University's acceptance rate?

92.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,054 admitted from 1,141 applicants.

How much does Mississippi Valley State University cost?

In-state tuition is $7,692; out-of-state students pay $7,692. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Mississippi Valley State University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $31,919. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Mississippi

Mississippi University for Women — 90.3% admitted
University of Mississippi — 96.6% admitted
Jackson State University — 93.1% admitted
Southeastern Baptist College — 100% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.