Mississippi State, 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 Mississippi 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
$76,665
A SmartTuition plan could save a family like this about $4,600.
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 Mississippi State University
| Full price, in state | $28,320 |
| Full price, out of state | $47,881 |
| After grants, at your income | $17,866 |
At this income, 6 of Mississippi's other 7 colleges cost less after grants, and 1 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. In state: $1,000 to $10,500 a year, from a 3.0 GPA (and 2 more below).
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At Mississippi State University, our scenarios for Mississippi households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $5,800 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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What Mississippi State University says it awards for grades and test scores.
In state: $1,000 to $10,500 a year, from a 3.0 GPA
GPA 3.0 or higher, and SAT 1060 or ACT 21 $1,000 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 21+, GPA 3.00+) GPA 3.3 or higher, and SAT 1060 or ACT 21 $1,500 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 21+, GPA 3.30+) GPA 3.6 or higher, and SAT 1060 or ACT 21 $3,500 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 21+, GPA 3.60+) GPA 3.0 or higher, and SAT 1200 or ACT 25 $2,000 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 25+, GPA 3.00+) GPA 3.3 or higher, and SAT 1200 or ACT 25 $2,500 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 25+, GPA 3.30+) GPA 3.6 or higher, and SAT 1200 or ACT 25 $5,000 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 25+, GPA 3.60+) GPA 3.0 or higher, and SAT 1360 or ACT 30 $3,000 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 30+, GPA 3.00+) GPA 3.3 or higher, and SAT 1360 or ACT 30 $5,000 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 30+, GPA 3.30+) GPA 3.6 or higher, and SAT 1360 or ACT 30 $8,000 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 30+, GPA 3.60+) GPA 3.0 or higher, and SAT 1450 or ACT 33 $4,000 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 33+, GPA 3.00+) GPA 3.3 or higher, and SAT 1450 or ACT 33 $6,000 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 33+, GPA 3.30+) GPA 3.6 or higher, and SAT 1450 or ACT 33 $10,500 a year Academic Scholarship (ACT 33+, GPA 3.60+) Apply for admission; the scholarship is awarded automatically from your 9th-to-11th-grade GPA and test scores. To keep it, your student needs a 3.0 GPA in college. These are the amounts for students entering in 2027-28. The award does not combine with the National Merit packages or the Presidential Endowed package.
In state: the Promise Scholarship gives $2,500 a year to a select number of Mississippi residents with a family income of $42,000 or less, a 19 ACT and a 3.0 GPA. It starts with the fall 2027 class and asks for the FAFSA and the general scholarship application.
Out of state: $12,000 to $19,000 a year, from a 3.3 GPA
GPA 3.3 or higher $12,000 a year Non-Resident Academic Scholarship (GPA 3.30+) GPA 3.6 or higher $16,000 a year Non-Resident Academic Scholarship (GPA 3.60+) GPA 4.1 or higher $19,000 a year Non-Resident Academic Scholarship (GPA 4.10+) Apply for admission; the scholarship is awarded automatically from your 9th-to-11th-grade GPA. To keep it, your student needs a 3.0 GPA in college. These are the amounts for students entering in 2027-28. The student must be charged non-resident tuition, and the award does not combine with the Academic Common Market.
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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 Mississippi 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. Out of state, there are no grants: the price is before any scholarship from the college.
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 $5,800 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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: Mississippi 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 out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
Mississippi State University's own budget for 2026-27 is $34,431 in state and $53,422 out of state. 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 Mississippi State University. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
Nearby at your income
- Belhaven University$16,430 a year
- Mississippi Christian University$17,080 a year
- Mississippi State University$17,866 a year
- University of Southern Mississippi$22,100 a year
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