Mississippi students paid $7,246 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $387 more than the $6,859 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 298 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2 million and 206 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (3,715), 2,101 students used grants or scholarships totaling $13.3 million, and 1,425 students took out $10 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 | ~2,489 | $6,112 | $6,418 | $6,859 | $7,246 | 18.6% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Delta 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 | 158 | 50% | $750,198 | $4,748 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 126 | 40% | $199,613 | $1,584 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 246 | 77% | $1,000,961 | $4,069 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 298 | 94% | $1,950,772 | $6,546 |
| Federal student loans | 206 | 65% | $1,126,044 | $5,466 |
| Other student loans | 10 | 3% | $114,266 | $11,427 |
| Student loan aid | 206 | 65% | $1,240,310 | $6,021 |
| Total student aid | 308 | 97% | - | - |
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