Mississippi College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Mississippi College

Mississippi College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Clinton, Mississippi (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,518 students of which 3,085 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Mississippi College is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 29.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,090 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,712, with published in-state tuition of $23,500 and a Pell grant recipient share of 29.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 77.8%. Graduates earn a median of $47,485 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,011 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 153600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.