Mississippi University for Women

Mississippi University for Women is a public college in Columbus, MS. Its average net price is $11,452 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$11,320
$30,001 to $48,000$7,766
$48,001 to $75,000$11,609
$75,001 to $110,000$13,778
$110,001 and up$15,813
$8,747Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$8,747Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$11,452Average Net Price
$8,855Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,600Books and Supplies
$4,800Other Expenses
46.3%Students on Pell Grants
42.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

90.3%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
17 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,071
8 years after entry$54,888
10 years after entry$52,685
52.9%Graduation Rate
67.3%Retention Rate
$14,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Columbus, MSLocation
Remote townSetting
1,605Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$41,803 n=128$20,500 n=142
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Culinary Arts and Related Services$41,017 National median for this major n=616Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Physical Sciences, General$49,783 National median for this major n=276Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$30,607 Small program - rough guide n=41$27,086 Small program - rough guide n=56
Registered Nursing$77,817 n=476$20,463 n=410
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Teaching$39,354 Small program - rough guide n=53Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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