This database was last updated in March 2017 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Scorecard.

Mississippi Colleges

Research University (4)
Predominately Associate Degrees College (22)
Predominately Bachelor's Degrees College (4)
Business School (2)
Master's College (7)
Unclassified (20)
Name Type Students Receiving Pell Grants Avg. Cost for Low-Income Students Median Federal Debt of Pell Grantees Nonrepayment Rate of Pell Grantees
Academy of Hair Design-Grenada Private for-profit, 2-year 82% $5,907
Academy of Hair Design-Jackson Private for-profit, 2-year 79% $8,387
Academy of Hair Design-Pearl Private for-profit, 2-year 77% $9,056
Alcorn State University Public, 4-year 76% $14,654 $20,250 83.1%
Antonelli College-Hattiesburg Private for-profit, 2-year 99% $22,038 $12,649 86.0%
Antonelli College-Jackson Private for-profit, 2-year 85% $21,833 $12,649 86.0%
Belhaven University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 49% $16,471 $20,166 66.5%
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Private for-profit, 2-year 64% $23,028 $8,683 85.1%
Blue Mountain College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 56% $8,246 $12,100 54.9%
Chris Beauty College Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 56% $12,986
Coahoma Community College Public, 2-year 88% $2,443
Copiah-Lincoln Community College Public, 2-year 56% $2,312 $3,500 80.1%
Corinth Academy of Cosmetology Private for-profit, 2-year 59% $7,811
Creations College of Cosmetology Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 81% $14,981
Day Spa Career College Private for-profit, 2-year 62% $12,207
Delta Beauty College Private for-profit, 2-year 84% $5,381
Delta State University Public, 4-year 45% $13,310 $12,500 64.1%
Delta Technical College Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 84% $21,795 $9,500 74.9%
East Central Community College Public, 2-year 58% $4,796 $5,331 80.2%
East Mississippi Community College Public, 2-year 66% $3,490 $6,000 83.4%
Fosters Cosmetology College Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 82% $14,285
Healing Touch Career College Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 94% $25,590
Hinds Community College Public, 2-year 77% $3,046 $3,680 83.6%
Holmes Community College Public, 2-year 55% $4,896 $3,500 85.0%
Infinity Career College Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 81% $9,940
Infinity Career College Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 19% $10,111
Itawamba Community College Public, 2-year 57% $5,109 $5,505 81.7%
ITT Technical Institute-Madison Private for-profit, 2-year 80% $23,176 $13,947 80.6%
Jackson State University Public, 4-year 66% $14,455 $22,750 78.6%
Jones County Junior College Public, 2-year 49% $4,771 $4,690 77.3%
KC's School of Hair Design Private for-profit, 2-year 71% $11,294
Magnolia College of Cosmetology Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 65% $13,118 $9,664 89.5%
Meridian Community College Public, 2-year 48% $6,694 $3,908 79.0%
Midwest Technical Institute-Ridgeland Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 79% $20,887 $9,500 74.9%
Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport Private for-profit, 2-year 96% $19,395 $13,066 72.4%
Millsaps College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 20% $16,044 $26,000 34.8%
Mississippi College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 36% $14,020 $18,950 57.6%
Mississippi College of Beauty Culture Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 64% $8,225
Mississippi Delta Community College Public, 2-year 71% $2,961
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Public, 2-year 52% $7,761 $6,000 76.3%
Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 49% $7,783 $5,547 58.7%
Mississippi State University Public, 4-year 33% $14,117 $18,400 47.2%
Mississippi University for Women Public, 4-year 47% $9,435 $15,763 63.2%
Mississippi Valley State University Public, 4-year 77% $6,659 $19,000 86.0%
Northeast Mississippi Community College Public, 2-year 63% $5,592 $5,038 70.5%
Northwest Mississippi Community College Public, 2-year 57% $5,925 $4,063 75.5%
Pearl River Community College Public, 2-year 52% $1,079 $5,250 73.6%
Rust College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 88% $9,193 $10,045
Southwest Mississippi Community College Public, 2-year 62% $4,203
Strayer University-Mississippi Private for-profit, 4-year 65% $9,500 82.7%
The Academy of Hair Design Six Private for-profit, 2-year 62% $8,350
Tougaloo College Private not-for-profit, 4-year 90% $12,617 $23,000 79.2%
Traxlers School of Hair Private for-profit, less-than 2-year 91% $8,136
University of Mississippi Public, 4-year 28% $13,678 $17,918 53.5%
University of Phoenix-Mississippi Private for-profit, 4-year 82% $17,323 $14,250 81.7%
University of Southern Mississippi Public, 4-year 49% $11,904 $17,850 57.0%
Virginia College-Biloxi Private for-profit, 2-year 87% $15,547 $11,367 88.5%
Virginia College-Jackson Private for-profit, 2-year 91% $15,588 $11,367 88.5%
William Carey University Private not-for-profit, 4-year 65% $17,321 $16,667 67.1%