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University of Mississippi

University, MS 21,473 Undergrads 68.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$28,660
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,314
After Aid
Median Earnings
$66,243
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,314
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$66,243
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+30%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$50,994
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate68.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age21.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients22.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.3%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
96.6%
SAT Avg
1,184
SAT Reading
25th: 51056875th: 610
SAT Math
25th: 49055875th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 212575th: 29

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$585k
+$118k
+$101k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$537k
+$70k
+$53k
Full Cost$29k/yr
+$482k
+$15k
-$3k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
41
110%
Full Cost$29k/yr
Never
-2%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return92%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-28%
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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,704
Earnings (4yr)
$85,482
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$200k
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,912
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,751
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,082
Earnings (4yr)
$58,393
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Median Debt
$19,608
Earnings (4yr)
$67,414
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Median Debt
$19,618
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,288
Earnings (4yr)
$107,548
Natl Median: $98,158
Lifetime Value Added
+$368k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$26,219
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$83,228
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$170k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,113
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
$25,884
Earnings (4yr)
$56,930
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Median Debt
$18,125
Earnings (4yr)
$87,958
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$219k
Median Debt
$19,689
Earnings (4yr)
$52,874
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,022
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,753
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,518
Earnings (4yr)
$42,000
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$147k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,710
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$80,488
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Median Debt
$26,225
Earnings (5yr)
$38,996
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,880
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$64,205
Natl Median: $68,245
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,937
Earnings (5yr)
$51,233
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$61,488
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Insurance
BachCIP: 5217
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (2yr)
$51,482
Natl Median: $88,472
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$23,725
Earnings (4yr)
$56,381
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$39,871
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,329
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$69,139
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (4yr)
$93,311
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$260k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,907
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,021
Earnings (4yr)
$65,925
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,974
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$21,000
Earnings (4yr)
$85,338
Natl Median: $73,721
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Median Debt
$21,510
Earnings (4yr)
$69,082
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $84,821
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,581
Earnings (4yr)
$87,701
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$43,571
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$21,516
Earnings (4yr)
$73,870
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$42,535
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$47,048
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $131,346
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$99,129
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
MastCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,276
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
MastCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,936
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$88,292
Natl Median: $77,545
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (5yr)
$129,904
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$454k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,639
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$150k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,545
Earnings (4yr)
$53,956
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Median Debt
$29,663
Earnings (5yr)
$52,254
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$220k
Engineering Science
MastCIP: 1413
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$64,990
Natl Median: $123,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,523
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,858
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Journalism
MastCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $69,034
Lifetime Value Added
-$364k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Philosophy
MastCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $80,125
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$40,999
Earnings (4yr)
$106,595
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$273k
Median Debt
$61,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,370
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Taxation
MastCIP: 5216
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $114,810
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $158,084
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,683
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,096
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
DocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,983
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,578
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,386
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dentistry
DocCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$175,333
Earnings (5yr)
$133,664
Natl Median: $166,240
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
Education, General
DocCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$53,957
Earnings (4yr)
$94,295
Natl Median: $87,373
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $133,482
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,299
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
DocCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,550
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Medicine
DocCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$172,523
Earnings (4yr)
$110,599
Natl Median: $118,504
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $101,435
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
DocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $130,153
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $93,640
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,908
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$93,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,878
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,993
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$69,701
Earnings (4yr)
$92,069
Natl Median: $107,773
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Median Debt
$100,500
Earnings (4yr)
$123,728
Natl Median: $138,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k

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.