What is college going to cost?

Have you thought about what tuition, fees, and room and board are going to cost you and your family? How about transportation, books and those extracurricular activities that are fun but are not free? How about pizza and nights out with friends? These are all costly parts of college life.

Click here to access our Cost of College form to print out and complete to estimate what you will need for college.

National Costs

Average cost of four-year public institution in 2006-2007:
Tuition and Fees: $5,836
Room and Board: $6,960
Books and supplies: $942

Average cost of four-year private institution in 2006-2007:
Tuition and Fees: $22,218
Room and Board: $8,149
Books and supplies: $935

Source: The College Board, "Trends in College Pricing 2006"

Mississippi Costs

Click here for a listing of the 2006-2007 tuition and fees, including room and board, at Mississippi's public universities. (Source: IHL System Profile)

How many students receive financial aid?

According to The College Board's "Trends in College Pricing 2006" :

• A record $134 billion in financial aid is available to students and their families.
• About 62 percent of all full-time college students receive grant aid. In 2005-2006, aid in the form of grants and tax benefits averaged about $2,200 per student at two-year public colleges, over $3,100 at public four-year colleges, and about $9,000 per student at private four-year colleges.