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Mississippi Valley State University

Itta Bena, MS · Public · Rural (distant) · MVSU

Public institution in Itta Bena, MS · 1,326 undergraduates · 51% acceptance rate · $31,919 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
$11,812443rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$7,912353rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$7,912138th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,606471st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$28,4131,785th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$31,9191,839th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,8171,835th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
22.1%1,888th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
57.6%1,644th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
51.2%286th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
9101,007th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
16944th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,3261,193rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
59.6%214th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 275 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
Free
Personal essay
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 24 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$31,527$25,194
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$17,624$19,592
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors—$26,850
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors—$22,192
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Historybachelors——
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors——
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,521,332 (M $898,694 · W $622,638)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mississippi Valley State University’s 1,326 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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