Mississippi College
Clinton, MS · Private · Large suburb · MC
Private institution in Clinton, MS · 2,423 undergraduates · 49% acceptance rate · $47,485 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,9111,166th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $21,6981,174th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,698956th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $39,1671,200th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $22,500941st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,4851,224th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,0111,094th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.8%670th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.3%658th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 48.9%256th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1120598th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,423825th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.2%1,414th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 335 mi (BNA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $53,671 | $52,107 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,170 | $44,356 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $42,682 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $39,369 | $30,771 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $36,848 | $42,235 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $34,908 | $35,416 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $32,315 | $33,664 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $30,771 | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $30,228 | $26,353 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $24,936 | $29,322 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studies | bachelors | $22,192 | $23,456 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $21,964 | $20,140 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Southern Baptistsource
- Founded in 1826source
- Athletic nickname: "Choctaws"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Motto: "Veritas et Virtus"source
- Campus size: about 320 acressource
- Formerly known as "Hampstead Academy" (1826–1827)source
- Formerly known as "Mississippi Academy" (1827–1830)source
- Formerly known as "Mississippi College" (1830–2026)source
- Athletic conference: Gulf Southsource
- Plays for the "Heritage Bell" (since 1979)source
- Football rivalry: Backyard Brawl (since 1920)source
- Fight song: ""Mississippi College Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Ted DiBiase Jr.source
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,120,854 (M $2,296,611 · W $1,824,243)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 176053)
- Compare colleges in MSRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MississippiEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Mississippi College vs Alcorn State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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