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Mississippi College

Clinton, MS 2,518 Undergrads 56.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$41,214
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$27,712
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,434
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$27,712
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$55,434
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$47,485
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate56.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age22.3
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time96.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS72.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
29.1%
SAT Avg
1,090
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: 192475th: 25

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$499k
+$32k
+$14k
Median Cost$28k/yr
+$399k
-$68k
-$85k
Full Cost$41k/yr
+$350k
-$117k
-$134k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
50
∞
Median Cost$28k/yr
Never
-86%
Full Cost$41k/yr
Never
-90%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-71%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-78%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$63,885
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,370
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Median Debt
$24,025
Earnings (4yr)
$52,789
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,870
Earnings (4yr)
$44,779
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,832
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$39,178
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,580
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$30,642
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$302k
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,785
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$199k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Literature
BachCIP: 2314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,780
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,990
Earnings (4yr)
$39,933
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$216k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$77,374
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$86k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,506
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$24,465
Earnings (4yr)
$51,605
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,699
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$225k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,861
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,673
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$44,329
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,750
Earnings (4yr)
$81,708
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Median Debt
$156,371
Earnings (4yr)
$132,386
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$471k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$53,881
Earnings (4yr)
$60,416
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$81,963
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,444
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
MastCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $145,571
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$54,632
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$214k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,380
Earnings (4yr)
$53,983
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Engineering, Other
MastCIP: 1499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $129,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,441
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$66,690
Earnings (4yr)
$45,215
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$304k
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$77,137
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$49,246
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$265k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,308
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$226k
Median Debt
$51,250
Earnings (4yr)
$56,778
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$193k
Median Debt
$24,368
Earnings (4yr)
$44,867
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$308k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$81,707
Earnings (5yr)
$69,693
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
-$241k
Median Debt
$106,738
Earnings (4yr)
$81,632
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$143,299
Earnings (4yr)
$70,352
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$226k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.