unitid 176372 · Hattiesburg, MS · public 4-year · city (small)
University of Southern Mississippi
- enrollment 2023
- 15,528
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
99%
98th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
10,075
72nd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
46%
undergrads on Pell grants
83rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
49%
finish within 150% time
57th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,566
73rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$21,708
after aid, aided students
94th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,140
after entry, Title IV students
30th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$22,500
76th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $19,867 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k44%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110k11%
- 110k+11%
- Median family income
- $27,959
- First-generation students
- 33%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,998
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 212 | $39,104 | $24,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 206 | $50,509 | $24,508 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 168 | $72,090 | $25,125 |
| Psychology, General. | 167 | $36,600 | $22,685 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 144 | — | $28,438 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 127 | $47,967 | $23,770 |
| Library Science and Administration. | 125 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 100 | $83,412 | — |
| Biology, General. | 98 | $52,007 | $23,213 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 83 | $41,738 | $32,062 |
| Social Work. | 72 | $41,536 | $30,700 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 69 | — | $31,250 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- 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.