Mississippi Christian University
Private College in Clinton, MS. Six-year graduation rate 59%. Median 10-year earnings $47,485.
Ten years after entry, the median Mississippi Christian University student earns $47,485 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 59% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $22,500 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Mississippi Christian University admits 29% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly three in four applicants are turned away. 2,212 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. A 91% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through. Score ranges below describe the middle half of score submitters among enrolled first-years; students who applied test-optional are not represented in them.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 19–25 | 497 (85%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 59% finish inside six years. 78% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 29% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. The 14:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,438 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $28,559 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Income makes less difference than usual: $25,984 at $0–30k, $29,757 at $110k+. Most students get help: 94% receive grants worth $10,152 on average. 39% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 670 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $25,984 |
| $30–48k | $25,743 |
| $48–75k | $27,601 |
| $75–110k | $29,083 |
| $110k+ | $29,757 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 959 of these 2,438 students, totalling $3,997,193 — an average of $4,168 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hinds County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)