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Mississippi College

Mississippi College
Box 4001
Clinton, MS 39058-0001

Official telephone: (601) 925-3000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 738-1236
Fax number: (601) 925-3276
Website: www.mc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Karon McMillan,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 601 925-3212
800 738-1246 (toll free)
601 925-3950 (fax)
financialaid@mc.edu
FAFSA number: 002415
CSS/PROFILE number: 1413

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $15,800; $15,800 out-of-state
Additional required fees: $940
Book fees: $1,100
Miscellaneous expenses: $3,933
Other expenses: Transportation and personal expenses.
Combined room and board expenses: $9,190

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 1yesN/A
State Aid FormMarch 1yesN/A
institutional scholarship formsJanuary 15yesN/A

Date award notification begins: March 1
Applied for financial aid:
87% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
55% of part-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
61% of first-year students
68% of full-time undergraduates
80% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
100% of part-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
98% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
62% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
76% of first-year students
81% of full-time undergraduates
76% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
2% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
0% of part-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
11% of first-year students
13% of full-time undergraduates
2% of part-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
74% for first-year students
67% for full-time undergraduates
20% for part-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$16,486 for first-year students
$15,035 for full-time undergraduates
$5,064 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$12,550 for first-year students
$10,676 for full-time undergraduates
$3,715 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,073 for first-year students
$6,868 for full-time undergraduates
$7,929 for part-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$5,149 for first-year students
$7,014 for full-time undergraduates
$7,986 for part-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
39% of first-year students
36% of full-time undergraduates
6% of part-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$8,089 for first-year students
$7,746 for full-time undergraduates
$2,034 for part-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
12% of first-year students
9% of full-time undergraduates
1% of part-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$9,934 for first-year students
$11,085 for full-time undergraduates
$5,619 for part-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes
Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: 7%

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: yes
First-year loan package range: $899 (full tuition)
Undergraduate loan package range: $208 (full tuition)
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 55%
Average student debt upon graduation: $29,316
Types of payment plans:
  • Tuition Management Systems
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • ROTC scholarships
First-year scholarship/grant award range: $250 (full tuition)
Undergraduate scholarship/grant award range: $1 (full tuition)
Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: 30%

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