Mississippi Colleges and Universities

This is a list of all the Colleges and Universities in Mississippi including quick facts about admission requirements, financial aid and scholarships available.

Alcorn State University

www.alcorn.edu

Requirements:

- Complete the College Prep Curriculum (see website) with a minimum 3.2 GPA.

- Complete the College Prep Curriculum with a minimum 2.5 GPA and score at least 16 or higher on the ACT or rank in the upper 50% of your class and score at least 16 or higher on the ACT.

- Complete the College Prep Curriculum with a minimum 2.0 GPA and score 18 or higher on the ACT.

Average tuition cost: Before Aid: $23,812; After Aid: $16,206 (amount of granted financial Aid is based on household income)

Visit www.alcorn.edu/financial-aid/ for more information and opportunities.

Belhaven University

www.belhaven.edu

Tuition for Mississippi Residents: $14,400 per semester

Housing cost average: $4,700 per semester

Scholarships:

ACT 20-25, GPA 3.5: $15,500-16,000 per year

GPA 2.75: $12,500-15,000 per year

GPA 2.5: $12,500-14,000 per year

Blue Cliff College

www.bluecliffcollege.edu

Requirements:

See the necessary requirements on www.bluecliffcollege.edu/admissions/ in order to qualify for enrollment into any program at Blue Cliff College.

Visit www.bluecliffcollege.edu/financial-aid/ for information about financial aid and opportunities

Blue Mountain Christian University

www.bmc.edu

Requirements:

The average GPA at Blue Mountain College is 3.39.

All requirements can be found on www.bmc.edu/admissions-requirements-overview

Tuition: in 2021-2022 academic year, tuition at this college was $17,380. For present academic year visit www.bmc.edu/undergraduate-tuition-fees

Also, information about financial aid can be found at www.bmc.edu/financial-aid

Coahoma Community College

www.coahomacc.edu

Requirements: Students with a 3.0-grade point average on a 4.0 scale or better on all high school courses are eligible to enroll.

Admission requirements can be found at www.coahomacc.edu/admissions/registration.html

Tuition: The cost per semester is $1650. The schedule of student expenses for this academic year can be found at www.coahomacc.edu/admissions/tuition-fees/index.html

Visit the Office of Financial Aid at www.coahomacc.edu/admissions/tuition-fees/index.html

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

www.colin.edu/

Requirements:

All requirements can be found at www.colin.edu/future-students/apply-now/

Tuition:

Complete cost of attendance for present academic year can be reviewed at www.colin.edu/future-students/cost-of-attendance/

The Financial Aid Office at Copiah-Lincoln Community College administers a variety of programs designed to assist students and their families in meeting the cost of attending Co-Lin. Information can be found at www.colin.edu/students/financial-aid-and-scholarships/

Delta State University

deltastate.edu

Criteria for admission:

Option 1: Complete the CPC with a minimum of 3.20 high school GPA on the CPC
Option 2: Complete the CPC with a minimum of 2.50 high school GPA on the CPC or a class ranking in the top 50% of the class, and an ACT score of 16 or higher or a combined score of 880-910 on the SAT
Option 3: Complete the CPC with a minimum of 2.0 high school GPA on the CPC and an ACT score of 18 higher or a combined score of 960-980 on the SAT
Option 4: Satisfy the NCAA Division I standard for student-athletes who are “full qualifiers” are accepted as equivalent to the admissions standard

All requirements for admission can be found at www.deltastate.edu/admissions/how-to-apply-undergraduate/

Detailed tuition fees at www.deltastate.edu/finance-admin/student-business-services/tuition-and-fees/ and Financial Aid/step by step application process at www.deltastate.edu/students/financial-aid/

East Central Community College

www.eccc.edu

Admissions: https://admissions.eccc.edu/first-time-freshmen-applicants

Tuitions and fees at https://www.eccc.edu/tuition-and-fees . ECCC provides financial aid, for more info visit https://www.eccc.edu/tuition-and-fees . Scholarships at https://www.eccc.edu/scholarships

East Mississippi Community College

www.eastms.edu

Information on Admission, Tuitions and fees at

https://www.eastms.edu/admissions/financial-aid/index.html

Achievement scholarship. Amount: $1,400 per semester.
Criteria: ACT 24-28 Composite

Excellence Scholarship. Amount: $3,500 per semester.
Criteria: ACT 29+ Composite
Renewal: Maintain cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Hinds Community College

www.hindscc.edu

Tuition for Mississippi Residents: $1,775 per semester

Housing cost average: $1,100-$1,650 per semester

Scholarships:

ACT 20-23: $4,000

ACT 24-27: $6,000

ACT 28 and above: $12,000

Nursing and Allied Health programs: Large program in Jackson campus. ACT 18 required for admission

Holmes Community College

http://www.holmescc.edu/

Tuition could be free with a 20 on your ACT with proven need

Multiple scholarship opportunities

Tuition cost per semester: $1,605

More info:

https://holmescc.edu/business-office/#tuition-fees

Rated as BEST community College in Mississippi

Five campuses to choose from: Goodman, Grenada, Ridgeland, Atala, Yazoo

Itawamba Community College

www.iccms.edu

Tuition cost per semester: $1,550

More info

https://www.iccms.edu/CollegeCost

Scholarships:

ACT 22-23: $3,100

ACT 24-27: $6,200

ACT 28 and above: $15,000

More info:

https://www.iccms.edu/Scholarships

Jackson State University

www.jsums.edu

Public HBCU

Tuition for Mississippi Residents: $4,260 per semester

Housing cost average: $3,047 per semester

Scholarships:

ACT 23-24: tuition only

ACT 25-27: Full tuition, room and board (campus charges apply)

ACT 28, GPA 3.5 and above: Full tuition, room and board

Jones County Junior College

www.jcjc.edu

Tuition for Mississippi Residents: $1,875 per semester

Housing cost average: $2,300-2,700 per semester

Scholarships:

ACT 21-24: $3,300 per semester

ACT 25-28: $6,800 per semester

ACT 29 or above, GPA 3.0 and above: $13,000 per semester

Meridian Community College

www.meridiancc.edu

Tuition for Mississippi Residents: $3,932 per year

Housing and food: $5,520 per year

Scholarships:

ACT 20: half tuition

ACT 25: full tuition

Millsaps College

www.millsaps.edu

Tuition for Mississippi Residents: $20,470 per semester

Housing: $3,975-5,690

Premier Scholarship: You should have an unweighted minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and a minimum ACT score of 28

Netprice calculator:

https://tcc.ruffalonl.com/Millsaps%20College/Net-Price-Calculator

Mississippi College

www.mc.edu

Mississippi Delta Community College

www.msdelta.edu

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

MGCCC.edu

Mississippi State University

www.msstate.edu

Mississippi University for Women

www.muw.edu

Rust College

www.rustcollege.edu

Southeastern Baptist College

www.southeasternbaptist.edu

Southwest Mississippi Community College

www.smcc.edu

Tougaloo College

www.tougaloo.edu

University of Mississippi

www.olemiss.edu

University of Southern Mississippi

usm.edu

Wesley Biblical Seminary

www.wbs.edu

William Carey University