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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.

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
$20,9111,164th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$21,6981,166th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,698948th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$39,1671,193rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,500934th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,4851,218th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,0111,090th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
62.8%666th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.3%653rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
48.9%252nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1120596th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,423825th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.2%1,400th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$53,671$52,107
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,170$44,356
MarketingBusinessbachelors$42,682$42,682
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$39,369$30,771
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$36,848$42,235
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$34,908$35,416
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$32,315$33,664
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$30,771—
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$30,228$26,353
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$24,936$29,322
Religion/Religious StudiesPhilosophy & Religious Studiesbachelors$22,192$23,456
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$21,964$20,140

Campus facts

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mississippi College’s 2,423 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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