Mississippi residents paid $3,596 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $364 more than the $3,232 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 79 percent more than residents this year, or $6,436. Their price tag grew 8.5 percent from $5,932 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Mississippi residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,056 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.3 million and 251 students took out student loans totaling more than $1 million.
Including all undergraduates (3,512), 2,679 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.6 million, and 718 students took out $1.8 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 | ~3,407 | $2,310 | $2,732 | $3,232 | $3,596 | 55.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~105 | $4,560 | $4,982 | $5,932 | $6,436 | 41.1% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 727 | 68% | $3,900,897 | $5,366 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 464 | 43% | $245,582 | $529 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 775 | 72% | $148,803 | $192 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,056 | 99% | $4,295,282 | $4,068 |
| Federal student loans | 251 | 23% | $1,023,780 | $4,079 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 251 | 23% | $1,023,780 | $4,079 |
| Total student aid | 1,062 | 99% | - | - |
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