Mississippi University for Women

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Mississippi University for Women

Mississippi University for Women operates as a public institution located in Columbus, Mississippi (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 1,605 students of which 2,507 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 University for Women is categorized as “20” 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 90.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,090 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,411, with published in-state tuition of $8,492 and a Pell grant recipient share of 40.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 41.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 67.3%. Graduates earn a median of $46,128 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,458 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 153200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 56.9% 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.