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Most affordable private colleges in Mississippi

8 private colleges in Mississippi report net price data, ranging from $3,941 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $16,859. Mississippi's private colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Mississippi

$16,859

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in Mississippi

8

The most affordable private colleges in Mississippi, ranked by net price

1

Southeastern Baptist College

MS

Net price

$3,941

Receive grant aid

100%

2

Rust College

MS

Net price

$8,234

Receive grant aid

97%

3

Tougaloo College

MS

Net price

$12,158

Receive grant aid

88%

4

Net price

$16,525

Receive grant aid

100%

5

William Carey University

MS

Net price

$17,192

Receive grant aid

98%

6

Mississippi College

MS

Net price

$21,135

Receive grant aid

99%

7

Net price

$22,145

Receive grant aid

38%

8

Millsaps College

MS

Net price

$26,739

Receive grant aid

100%

What makes a school affordable here

In Mississippi, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Southeastern Baptist College, the most affordable on this list, 100% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →