Colleges / Mississippi College
College · Private nonprofit · Clinton, MS · Suburb
MC

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Religious affiliation
Address200 South Capitol Street, Clinton, MS 39058
Websitewww.mc.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate29%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size2,518
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 29% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 24.

If you get in

2,518 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $41k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$165k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$111k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$54k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$23.5k
Room & board
$16.1k
Books & supplies
$1,700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr59%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out29%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,518
Location
Clinton, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
MC
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White70%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic4%
  • International3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 44

What you can study.

Colleges / Mississippi College
College · Private nonprofit · Clinton, MS · Suburb
MC

Mississippi College

Clinton, MS

Religious affiliation
Address200 South Capitol Street, Clinton, MS 39058
Websitewww.mc.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate29%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size2,518
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 29% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 24.

If you get in

2,518 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $41k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$165k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$111k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$54k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$23.5k
Room & board
$16.1k
Books & supplies
$1,700

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans35%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr59%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$47k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out29%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,518
Location
Clinton, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
MC
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White70%
  • Black16%
  • Hispanic4%
  • International3%
  • Two or more races2%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students26%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$39k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 44

What you can study.