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University of Mississippi reports 21,473 undergraduates in University, MS. Its federal reporting group is labeled University of Mississippi. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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University of Mississippi · University, Mississippi · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 176017.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Mississippi).

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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

$8,030

family income
under $30k

$9,213

$30–48k

$15,525

$48–75k

$19,319

$75–110k

$20,769

over $110k

Average net price

$13,3142023–24Skip 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 University of Mississippi has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $14,494 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $13,314.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,223
2009	$12,652
2010	$11,537
2011	$12,161
2012	$13,858
2013	$14,318
2014	$14,284
2015	$14,494
2016	$13,929
2017	$13,857
2018	$14,016
2019	$12,161
2020	$12,454
2021	$13,504
2022	$13,164
2023	$13,314

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$28,6602024–25Skip 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 University of Mississippi rose from $18,438 (2009) to $28,660 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$18,438
2010	$18,966
2011	$19,210
2012	$19,852
2013	$21,526
2014	$22,444
2015	$22,704
2016	$23,372
2017	$23,606
2018	$24,822
2019	$25,223
2020	$25,562
2021	$25,492
2022	$26,788
2023	$27,692
2024	$28,660

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	$3,153	$7,106
2001	$3,626	$8,172
2002	$3,916	$8,826
2003	$3,916	$8,826
2004	$4,110	$9,264
2005	$4,320	$9,744
2006	$4,602	$10,566
2007	$4,932	$11,436
2008	$5,106	$12,468
2013	$6,760	$17,728
2014	$7,096	$19,144
2015	$7,444	$20,674
2016	$7,744	$22,012
2017	$8,300	$23,564
2018	$8,660	$24,614
2019	$8,828	$25,100
2020	$8,828	$25,100
2021	$9,044	$25,886
2022	$9,220	$26,440
2023	$9,412	$26,980

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Mississippi reports tuition of $9,772 for in-state students and $28,600 for out-of-state students. Check University of Mississippi’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Mississippi is a big school: 21,473 undergraduates at last count.

71.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Mississippi 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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71.7%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 University of Mississippi rose from 49.3% (entered 1991) to 71.7% (entered 2018).

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	49.3%
1992 cohort	47.6%
1993 cohort	50.7%
1994 cohort	51.2%
1995 cohort	52%
1996 cohort	57%
1997 cohort	55.8%
1998 cohort	54.4%
1999 cohort	56.2%
2000 cohort	55.5%
2001 cohort	53.3%
2002 cohort	55.6%
2003 cohort	60.5%
2004 cohort	58.7%
2005 cohort	60.4%
2006 cohort	58.4%
2007 cohort	58%
2008 cohort	61.4%
2009 cohort	61.1%
2010 cohort	59.8%
2011 cohort	60.1%
2012 cohort	64.2%
2013 cohort	65.8%
2014 cohort	66.7%
2015 cohort	68.4%
2016 cohort	67.8%
2017 cohort	68.5%
2018 cohort	71.7%

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.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Mississippi).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$10,252	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$10,500	$5,783
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,721	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,700	$5,628
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,500	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,878	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$13,857	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,999	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,650	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$13,663	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,000	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$16,725	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,266	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,045	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,500	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,500	$9,346
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,500	$12,636
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,335	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,000	$10,490

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

$45,336

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,889

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$50,994

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. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Mississippi).

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

University of Mississippi admitted 32,223 of 33,363 applicants in Fall 2024. The 96.6% rate describes that application pool.

96.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,412 in-state tuition · 2023–24 21,473 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1000–12001600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Mississippi received 33,363 applications and admitted 32,223 (96.6%), with 5,972 enrolling.

University of Mississippi reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Mississippi’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–610 and Math was 490–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1000–1200 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	550	610
SAT Math	490	540	590
ACT Composite	21	25	29

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).

Acceptance rate

96.6%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	69.7%
Fall 2002	67.3%
Fall 2003	67.3%
Fall 2004	80.9%
Fall 2005	81.2%
Fall 2006	73.1%
Fall 2007	83.9%
Fall 2008	83.4%
Fall 2009	79.6%
Fall 2010	77.7%
Fall 2011	79%
Fall 2012	61.1%
Fall 2013	80.5%
Fall 2014	81.2%
Fall 2015	78.7%
Fall 2016	78.3%
Fall 2017	83.9%
Fall 2018	88.1%
Fall 2019	88.1%
Fall 2020	88%
Fall 2021	89.7%
Fall 2022	97.4%
Fall 2023	97.8%
Fall 2024	96.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1000–1200Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	970	1180
Fall 2006	970	1180
Fall 2007	920	1130
Fall 2008	910	1130
Fall 2009	920	1180
Fall 2010	940	1190
Fall 2011	930	1180
Fall 2012	960	1200
Fall 2013	980	1190
Fall 2014	970	1180
Fall 2015	990	1200
Fall 2016	1000	1230
Fall 2017	1070	1290
Fall 2018	1050	1270
Fall 2019	1020	1250
Fall 2020	1010	1230
Fall 2021	1025	1225
Fall 2022	1030	1220
Fall 2023	1020	1210
Fall 2024	1000	1200

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

21–29Fall 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 2001	20	26
Fall 2002	20	26
Fall 2003	20	26
Fall 2004	20	26
Fall 2005	20	26
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	20	26
Fall 2008	20	26
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	20	27
Fall 2011	20	27
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	21	27
Fall 2015	21	28
Fall 2016	22	29
Fall 2017	22	29
Fall 2018	21	29
Fall 2019	21	29
Fall 2020	22	30
Fall 2021	21	29
Fall 2022	22	29
Fall 2023	21	29
Fall 2024	21	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, 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

21,473Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Mississippi rose from 10,661 (Fall 2002) to 21,473 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	10,661
Fall 2003	11,129
Fall 2004	11,765
Fall 2005	12,117
Fall 2006	12,594
Fall 2007	12,597
Fall 2008	12,609
Fall 2009	13,024
Fall 2010	13,983
Fall 2011	15,111
Fall 2012	15,791
Fall 2013	16,432
Fall 2014	17,799
Fall 2015	18,472
Fall 2016	18,931
Fall 2017	18,537
Fall 2018	17,784
Fall 2019	16,932
Fall 2020	16,083
Fall 2021	15,994
Fall 2022	17,157
Fall 2023	18,995
Fall 2024	21,473

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

87%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 University of Mississippi has held near 87% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	81%
Fall 2004 cohort	79%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	80%
Fall 2007 cohort	78%
Fall 2008 cohort	81%
Fall 2009 cohort	83%
Fall 2010 cohort	81%
Fall 2011 cohort	81%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	85%
Fall 2014 cohort	87%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	85%
Fall 2018 cohort	87%
Fall 2019 cohort	86%
Fall 2020 cohort	88%
Fall 2021 cohort	89%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	87%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of Mississippi

21.7% of University of Mississippi's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of Mississippi as a primarily residential campus of 21,473 undergraduates — and 87.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Mississippi's SAT section-percentile sums are 1000–1200 — their midpoint is near the MS four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Mississippi's range with the SAT 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 University of Mississippi 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

University of Mississippi96.6%

Mississippi median77.6%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Mississippi$9,772

Mississippi median$10,202

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Mississippi).

University of Mississippi reporting group (shared)$50,994

Mississippi median$42,539

National median$53,781

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University of Mississippi, Mississippi and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Mississippi	Mississippi median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	96.6%	77.6%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$9,772	$10,202	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$50,994Shared group value	$42,539	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Mississippi, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Mississippi federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 25 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Chemical Engineering	$107,548
Mechanical Engineering	$93,311
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$87,958
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$87,701
Accounting and Related Services	$85,482
Public Policy Analysis	$85,338
Finance and Financial Management Services	$80,488
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$73,870
Marketing	$69,139
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$69,082
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,414
Political Science and Government	$65,925
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$64,912
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$64,205
Biology, General	$58,393
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,930
Journalism	$56,381
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$54,022
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$52,874
Psychology, General	$49,974
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,048
Social Work	$43,571
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,535
English Language and Literature, General	$42,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$39,871

These 25 fields listed for University of Mississippi measure earnings after completion. The $50,994 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 51 additional University of Mississippi fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (University of Mississippi).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Mississippi report?

University of Mississippi's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1000–1200 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Mississippi's acceptance rate?

96.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 32,223 admitted from 33,363 applicants.

How much does University of Mississippi cost?

In-state tuition is $9,772; out-of-state students pay $28,600. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Mississippi report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $50,994. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Mississippi

Mississippi University for Women — 90.3% admitted
Mississippi Valley State University — 92.4% 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. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.