Mississippi residents paid $3,160 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $320 more than the $2,840 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 69.6 percent more than residents this year, or $5,360. Their price tag grew 6.3 percent from $5,040 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Mississippi residents. And about 2 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,281 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.4 million and 249 students took out student loans totaling more than $903,131.
Including all undergraduates (4,930), 4,053 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.6 million, and 890 students took out $3.9 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~4,782 | $2,420 | $2,620 | $2,840 | $3,160 | 30.6% |
| Out-of-state | ~99 | $4,620 | $4,820 | $5,040 | $5,360 | 16% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 868 | 64% | $4,454,864 | $5,132 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 526 | 39% | $294,952 | $561 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 751 | 55% | $1,624,135 | $2,163 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,281 | 94% | $6,373,951 | $4,976 |
| Federal student loans | 247 | 18% | $883,288 | $3,576 |
| Other student loans | 4 | 0% | $19,843 | $4,961 |
| Student loan aid | 249 | 18% | $903,131 | $3,627 |
| Total student aid | 1,320 | 97% | - | - |
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