Colleges in Mississippi
All 56 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Mississippi that are currently approved for federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education. A complete list, not a ranking.
Schools56
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source4-year · 2-year · under 219 · 21 · 16Level of institution
Public · nonprofit · for-profit28 · 9 · 19Control
Award doctorates11In 2023-24, any field
Types of school
The federal data sort every school by the length of its longest program and by who runs it.
- Universities and 4-year colleges: 19Offer programs of four years or more (bachelor's and up); many also give associate degrees and certificates.
- Community and 2-year colleges: 21Longest program at least two but under four years: associate degrees and certificates.
- Trade and career schools (under 2 years): 16Every program under two years: certificates in trades, health care, beauty and other careers.
Public: 28 · private nonprofit: 9 · private for-profit: 19. Public schools usually charge state residents less; see Mississippi's in-state tuition rules.
Colleges by city
2 cities have 3 or more schools; each has its own page comparing them. 41 smaller places have one or two schools; they are in the full list.
Every school in Mississippi
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and living costs) before aid; net price is that cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid. Both are for full-time first-year students who get federal aid. Completion is the share who finished within 150% of normal time.
56 schools
| School | City | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn Beauty College | Aberdeen | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $21,855 | $16,425 | 67% |
| Alcorn State University | Alcorn State | 4-year · Public | $23,732 | $14,791 | 49% |
| Blue Mountain Christian University | Blue Mountain | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $35,487 | $26,306 | 42% |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville | 2-year · Public | $14,764 | $6,765 | 45% |
| Coahoma Community College | Clarksdale | 2-year · Public | $8,928 | $1,198 | 39% |
| Delta State University | Cleveland | 4-year · Public | $22,372 | $12,677 | 49% |
| Mississippi Christian University | Clinton | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $46,671 | $21,034 | 64% |
| Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology | Clinton | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $12,255 | $5,240 | 78% |
| Mississippi University for Women | Columbus | 4-year · Public | $22,603 | $11,452 | 53% |
| Corinth Academy of Cosmetology | Corinth | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $30,066 | $22,909 | 50% |
| East Central Community College | Decatur | 2-year · Public | $13,557 | $5,533 | 42% |
| Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | 2-year · Public | $12,705 | $5,252 | 40% |
| Itawamba Community College | Fulton | 2-year · Public | $10,642 | $2,729 | 59% |
| Holmes Community College | Goodman | 2-year · Public | $14,510 | $6,993 | 51% |
| Upper Kutz Barber & Style College | Greenville | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $39,493 | $35,445 | — |
| Academy of Hair Design-Grenada | Grenada | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,800 | $16,928 | 67% |
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport | Gulfport | 2-year · Private for-profit | $30,007 | $24,255 | 70% |
| Chris Beauty College | Gulfport | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $27,272 | $22,255 | 86% |
| Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus | Hattiesburg | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| The Academy of Hair Design Six | Hattiesburg | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,533 | $17,525 | 80% |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg | 4-year · Public | $26,527 | $21,172 | 54% |
| Unlimited Cosmetology School | Hattiesburg | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,160 | $19,453 | 50% |
| William Carey University | Hattiesburg | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $29,931 | $13,507 | 57% |
| Rust College | Holly Springs | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $23,559 | $13,314 | 11% |
| Delta Technical College-Mississippi | Horn Lake | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,025 | $25,724 | 66% |
| Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena | 4-year · Public | $22,448 | $11,844 | 23% |
| Belhaven University | Jackson | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $42,952 | $18,078 | 61% |
| Jackson State University | Jackson | 4-year · Public | $43,352 | $34,119 | 43% |
| Millsaps College | Jackson | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $61,332 | $25,728 | 58% |
| Mississippi Barber Academy | Jackson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $22,998 | $17,012 | 70% |
| Strayer University-Mississippi | Jackson | 4-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Traxlers School of Hair | Jackson | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Jackson | 4-year · Public | — | — | — |
| PRCC Hancock Aviation Aerospace Workforce Academy | Kiln | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture | Laurel | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $30,286 | $23,630 | 82% |
| Southeastern Baptist College | Laurel | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $14,925 | $11,132 | 19% |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Simpson County Center | Mendenhall | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | 2-year · Public | $14,127 | $6,473 | 39% |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi State | 4-year · Public | $30,713 | $18,781 | 69% |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Moorhead | 2-year · Public | $11,294 | $36 | 31% |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez Campus | Natchez | 2-year · Public | — | — | — |
| Academy of Hair Design-Pearl | Pearl | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $24,386 | $18,968 | 60% |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Perkinston | 2-year · Public | $14,208 | $7,502 | 47% |
| KC's School of Hair Design | Pontotoc | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $14,319 | $8,773 | 81% |
| Pearl River Community College | Poplarville | 2-year · Public | $14,705 | $5,878 | 38% |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | 2-year · Public | $10,756 | $6,135 | 36% |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | Ridgeland | 4-year · Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Fosters Cosmetology College | Ripley | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,595 | $20,512 | 75% |
| East Mississippi Community College | Scooba | 2-year · Public | $11,015 | $3,276 | 43% |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | 2-year · Public | $12,361 | $10,559 | 48% |
| Concorde Career College-Southaven | Southaven | 2-year · Private for-profit | $33,593 | $28,525 | 72% |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | Summit | 2-year · Public | $12,033 | $3,318 | 57% |
| Tougaloo College | Tougaloo | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $27,020 | $20,702 | 58% |
| C N K Barber College | Tupelo | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,497 | $22,312 | — |
| University of Mississippi | University | 4-year · Public | $29,845 | $13,752 | 70% |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | 2-year · Public | $12,567 | $3,733 | 58% |
— = not reported for that school. Names link to the school's College Navigator profile (admissions, aid, programs).
Where to earn a doctorate
Schools in Mississippi that awarded a doctor's degree (research, professional practice such as MD, JD or PharmD, or other) in 2023-24, and the fields they awarded it in.
- Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State · PublicHealth Professions and Related Programs
- Delta State UniversityCleveland · PublicEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Mississippi Christian UniversityClinton · Private nonprofitEducation · Legal Professions and Studies · Psychology
- Mississippi University for WomenColumbus · PublicHealth Professions and Related Programs
- University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg · PublicCommunication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- William Carey UniversityHattiesburg · Private nonprofitEducation · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Belhaven UniversityJackson · Private nonprofitEducation · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
- Jackson State UniversityJackson · PublicComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Psychology · Health Professions and Related Programs
- Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State · PublicAgricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Natural Resources and Conservation · Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services · Education · Engineering · Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
- Wesley Biblical SeminaryRidgeland · Private nonprofitTheology and Religious Vocations
- University of MississippiUniversity · PublicEducation · Engineering · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07