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Pair MS:IL
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE MS × IL
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-PAR Net near-par
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition
Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not
NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023
Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.
- Millikin University: average net price fell -54.6% from $19,476 (2013) to $8,837 (2023), r² 0.41.
- University of Southern Mississippi: average net price rose +14.5% from $12,423 (2013) to $14,224 (2023), r² 0.62.
- University of Southern Mississippi: acceptance rate eased +49.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
- Millikin University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.21).
College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.
Scorecard metrics
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
Acceptance Rate
Median Debt at Graduation
Median Earnings (10 yr)
SAT Average
150%-Time Completion
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | Millikin University Decatur, IL |
| Location | Hattiesburg, MS | Decatur, IL |
| Type | Public | Private Nonprofit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 10,075 | 1,382 |
| In-State Tuition | $9,998 | $26,892 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,998 | $26,892 |
| Acceptance Rate | 99.1% | 66.7% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $22,500 | $27,000 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $44,140 | $51,262 |
| SAT Average | 1,190 | 1,034 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 49.8% | 57.0% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $37,710 | $43,100 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: University of Southern Mississippi vs Millikin University
- IN-STATE-TUITION University of Southern Mississippi leads on in-state tuition ($9,998 vs $26,892 at Millikin University)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Southern Mississippi leads on out-of-state tuition ($11,998 vs $26,892 at Millikin University)
- ACCEPTANCE-RATE Millikin University leads on acceptance rate (66.7% vs 99.1% at University of Southern Mississippi)
University of Southern Mississippi profile · Millikin University profile · Compare other colleges
In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Southern Mississippi and Millikin University?▼
University of Southern Mississippi leads on in-state tuition at $9,998 versus $26,892 at Millikin University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Southern Mississippi and Millikin University?▼
University of Southern Mississippi leads on out-of-state tuition at $11,998 versus $26,892 at Millikin University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Southern Mississippi and Millikin University?▼
Millikin University leads on acceptance rate at 66.7% versus 99.1% at University of Southern Mississippi. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.