Mississippi students paid $6,550 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $128 more than the $6,422 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 389 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.2 million and 375 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (2,285), 1,639 students used grants or scholarships totaling $12.4 million, and 1,572 students took out $12.8 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,257 | $5,936 | $6,116 | $6,422 | $6,550 | 10.3% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Mississippi Valley State University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 351 | 87% | $2,233,812 | $6,364 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 57 | 14% | $141,593 | $2,484 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 149 | 37% | $855,239 | $5,740 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 389 | 97% | $3,230,644 | $8,305 |
| Federal student loans | 375 | 93% | $2,140,634 | $5,708 |
| Other student loans | 3 | 1% | $20,700 | $6,900 |
| Student loan aid | 375 | 93% | $2,161,334 | $5,764 |
| Total student aid | 395 | 98% | - | - |
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