Public colleges
Public Colleges in Mississippi
CampusPin lists 23 public colleges and universities in Mississippi, about 67.6% of the state's 34 institutions. Public colleges charge state residents a lower in-state rate, with a median published in-state tuition of $8,848 in this snapshot.
Mississippi public colleges by the numbers
- Public colleges
- 23
- Share of state colleges
- 67.6%
- Median in-state tuition
- $8,848
- Median out-of-state tuition
- $9,358
- Out-of-state premium
- +$510
- National public in-state median
- $8,994
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; tuition medians are the published public-university figures from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid; net price is typically lower. Residency rules determine in-state eligibility.
Public universities in Mississippi
- Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State · $8,549 in-state
- Delta State UniversityCleveland · $8,605 in-state
- Jackson State UniversityJackson · $9,090 in-state
- Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · $9,815 in-state
- Mississippi University for WomenColumbus · $8,092 in-state
- Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena · $7,912 in-state
- University of MississippiUniversity · $9,412 in-state
- University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg · $9,618 in-state
Public community colleges in Mississippi
- Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale · $3,490
- Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson · $4,000
- East Central Community CollegeDecatur · $3,865
- East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba · $3,950
- Hinds Community CollegeRaymond · $3,825
- Holmes Community CollegeGoodman · $3,510
- Itawamba Community CollegeFulton · $3,420
- Jones County Junior CollegeEllisville · $4,000
- Meridian Community CollegeMeridian · $3,932
- Mississippi Delta Community CollegeMoorhead · $3,540
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston · $3,950
- Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBooneville · $4,770
- Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia · $3,660
- Pearl River Community CollegePoplarville · $3,650
- Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeSummit · $3,960
Public vs private in Mississippi
Public colleges are state-supported and charge residents a lower in-state rate; private colleges set one tuition for all students but often discount it heavily with institutional aid. Compare net price and outcomes, not just sticker price, on each profile. Our cost and outcomes by state research shows how the median net price and graduation rate vary from one state to the next.
Public colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Public-college counts and tuition for Mississippi come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Public Colleges in Mississippi. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/public-colleges-in/mississippi