Cleveland, MS · Public · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for Delta State University
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what a SmartTuition plan could save a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$33,657
A SmartTuition plan could save a family like this about $9,900.
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester, using your own numbers.
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A family of four with good credit and $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at Delta State University
| Full price | $20,199 |
| After grants, at your income | $7,487 |
At this income, 0 of Mississippi's other 7 colleges cost less after grants, and 7 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. In state: Delta State's Free Tuition Scholarship covers all of tuition, after the Pell Grant and other scholarships, for a Pell-eligible first-time freshman from Mississippi who enters in fall 2026. It renews for up to four years while the student stays Pell-eligible.
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At Delta State University, our scenarios for Mississippi households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $4,900 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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What Delta State University says it awards for grades and test scores.
In state: Delta State's Free Tuition Scholarship covers all of tuition, after the Pell Grant and other scholarships, for a Pell-eligible first-time freshman from Mississippi who enters in fall 2026. It renews for up to four years while the student stays Pell-eligible.
“Delta State University offers a Free Tuition Scholarship to support students from Mississippi. Your scholarship will cover 100% of tuition if you’re a Pell Grant-eligible, first-time freshman entering Fall 2026. It’s renewable for up to four years (eight semesters), provided you maintain Pell eligibility and demonstrate progress toward a degree.”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with good parent credit and $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what Delta State University reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price.
What a SmartTuition plan saves
The difference, over four years, between a SmartTuition plan and the standard approach: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit. For a family that lives in Mississippi, it also counts Mississippi's tax deduction for money you put through its 529 plan.
The $4,900 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in Delta State University's own scenarios. Each scenario is a household that lives in Mississippi, with an income from $45,000 to $200,000 and savings of none, $40,000 or $100,000 in a 529. We price Delta State University at the aid it reports for that income.
Every scenario has parents with good credit and $500 a month toward college. The card above uses the same two. A scenario where the parents would borrow more than $65,000 is left out.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: Delta State University's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing, food and books, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2025-26 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
Delta State University's own budget for 2026-27 is $23,661. It also counts costs the university doesn't bill for, such as travel and personal spending. We leave those out.
SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Delta State University. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
Nearby at your income
- Delta State University$7,487 a year
- Mississippi University for Women$11,046 a year
- University of Mississippi$12,847 a year
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