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Statement · Hattiesburg, MS

University of Southern Mississippi

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $19,867 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $26,566.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $44,140 ten years after entering, the 30th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 49% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
15,528

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $26,566 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $19,867 and $26,542 a year depending on income at University of Southern Mississippi.

Statement of cost · University of Southern Mississippi

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$26,566
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$19,867
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$21,708
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$9,998

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $19,867; $30–48k: $20,432; $48–75k: $22,756; $75–110k: $25,812; over $110k: $26,542. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$19,867
$30k–$48k$20,432
$48k–$75k$22,756
$75k–$110k$25,812
Over $110k$26,542

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $44,140; the median graduate who borrowed owes $22,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$37,710
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$40,972
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
30th percentile among public 4-years
$44,140
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
76th percentile among public 4-years
$22,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$14,250

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $37,710; 8 yrs after entry: $40,972; 10 yrs after entry: $44,140. Median graduate debt: $22,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $22,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$37,710
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$40,972
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$44,140
Median graduate debt$22,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Southern Mississippi
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree212$39,104$24,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree206$50,509$24,508
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree168$72,090$25,125
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree167$36,600$22,685
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree144not reported$28,438
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree127$47,967$23,770
Library Science and AdministrationMaster's Degree125not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree100$83,412not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree98$52,007$23,213
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree83$41,738$32,062
Social WorkBachelor's Degree72$41,536$30,700
Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree69not reported$31,250
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
MarketingBachelor's Degree68$60,278$18,781
Public HealthMaster's Degree66$96,256not reported
Social WorkMaster's Degree62$50,320not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree61not reportednot reported
Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree59not reportednot reported
Library Science and AdministrationGraduate/Professional Certificate58not reportednot reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree58$48,228$21,608
Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree56$66,146$25,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree54$233,690not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingPost-baccalaureate Certificatenot reportednot reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degreenot reported$108,747not reported
Psychology, GeneralDoctoral Degree19not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree46not reportednot reported
Education, GeneralDoctoral Degree40$80,970not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Southern Mississippi: 10,075 undergraduates; 46% of students receive Pell grants; 99% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

99%

98th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

10,075

72nd percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

46%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

83rd percentile among public 4-years

Completion

49%

finish within 150% of normal time

57th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

33%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$27,959

35th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k44%
  • $30k–$48k20%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110k11%
  • Over $110k11%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k44%
$30k–$48k20%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110k11%
Over $110k11%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.