Top colleges in Mississippi by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Mississippi with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. University of Mississippi leads this list at $175,703 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
University of Mississippi
10 Yr. ROI
$175,703
Mississippi University for Women
10 Yr. ROI
$167,652
Mississippi State University
10 Yr. ROI
$148,115
Top 15 Top colleges in Mississippi by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Mississippi | MS | Public | 21,473 | $175,703 | Grad 71.7% · Net $13,314 |
| 2 | Mississippi University for Women | MS | Public | 1,605 | $167,652 | Grad 46.8% · Net $12,411 |
| 3 | Mississippi State University | MS | Public | 18,397 | $148,115 | Grad 66.7% · Net $17,595 |
| 4 | Belhaven University | MS | Private nonprofit | 1,471 | $134,588 | Grad 48.5% · Net $15,676 |
| 5 | William Carey University | MS | Private nonprofit | 2,201 | $131,957 | Grad 59.8% · Net $14,258 |
| 6 | Millsaps College | MS | Private nonprofit | 549 | $128,400 | Grad 57.1% · Net $26,034 |
| 7 | Delta State University | MS | Public | 1,620 | $127,226 | Grad 48.1% · Net $13,540 |
| 8 | Mississippi Valley State University | MS | Public | 1,439 | $97,814 | Grad 26.8% · Net $9,686 |
| 9 | University of Southern Mississippi | MS | Public | 10,075 | $96,179 | Grad 49.1% · Net $21,708 |
| 10 | Alcorn State University | MS | Public | 2,363 | $95,268 | Grad 57.4% · Net $13,265 |
| 11 | Mississippi Christian University | MS | Private nonprofit | 2,518 | $87,440 | Grad 59.3% · Net $27,712 |
| 12 | Rust College | MS | Private nonprofit | 467 | $77,775 | Grad 11.8% · Net $12,587 |
| 13 | Tougaloo College | MS | Private nonprofit | 639 | $69,404 | Grad 33.1% · Net $17,043 |
| 14 | Blue Mountain Christian University | MS | Private nonprofit | 498 | $68,295 | Grad 54.8% · Net $24,016 |
| 15 | Jackson State University | MS | Public | 4,600 | $54,743 | Grad 50.9% · Net $23,836 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 15 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.