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Millsaps College: cost, admission and results

Millsaps College is a private nonprofit college in Jackson, Mississippi. It has about 549 undergraduate students. It admits 43% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $25,728 a year.

At a glance

  • 43%Admission rate
  • $25,728Net price a year
  • 58%Graduation rate
  • $65,503Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Jackson, Mississippi 39210
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Midsize city
Undergraduate students
549
Graduate students
44
Students per teacher
9 to 1
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
millsaps.edu

Getting in

Millsaps College admits 43% of those who apply, which makes it moderately selective. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1181 out of 1600 (midpoints: 655 in reading and writing, 590 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 25 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$45,570
Room and meals on campus$14,370
Books and supplies$650
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$61,332
Average net price after grants and scholarships$25,728

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 134% above the median net price of colleges in Mississippi on this site ($11,006). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$21,781
$30,001 to $48,000$20,383
$48,001 to $75,000$24,850
$75,001 to $110,000$25,177
Above $110,000$31,880

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeMS medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year58%68%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)58%49%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$65,503$38,159$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$27,000$18,930$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Mississippi and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

39% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 57% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 45% women and 55% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 28 of the 32 colleges in Mississippi on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,178.

Other colleges in Mississippi of a similar size

Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Millsaps College?

Millsaps College admits 43% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Millsaps College?

Published tuition and fees are $45,570 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Millsaps College?

58% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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