Ole Miss Tuition & Cost · 2026–27
Out-of-state tuition at the University of Mississippi is $31,068 a year, which includes the nonresident fee. Two required fees add $160: a capital improvements fee of $100 and a student activity fee of $60. The university's estimated cost of attendance for a full-time undergraduate living in campus housing adds housing ($8,030), food ($5,580), books and supplies ($1,200), personal expenses ($3,500), and transportation ($3,400), for a total of $52,938 a year. These are the university's current published figures, which it describes as estimates.
Tuition at the University of Mississippi for Mississippi residents is $10,278 a year. Two required fees add $160: a capital improvements fee of $100 and a student activity fee of $60. The university's estimated cost of attendance for a full-time undergraduate living in campus housing adds housing ($8,030), food ($5,580), books and supplies ($1,200), personal expenses ($3,500), and transportation ($3,400), for a total of $32,148 a year. These are the university's current published figures, which it describes as estimates.
Published by the University of Mississippi, cost of attendance, as posted on September 18, 2026, for the 2026-27 year.
That is one year. A college decision is four.
What four years at Ole Miss could cost
This is the university's current published cost of attendance for a student living in campus housing, multiplied by four. It is CollegeClearly's arithmetic, not a university figure. It assumes prices do not change, and it is the cost before any scholarship, grant, or aid reduces it. The University of Mississippi publishes one year at a time and sets tuition and housing rates annually, so the actual four-year total will differ.
Housing, food, and living costs at Ole Miss
The university publishes three versions of its cost of attendance, differing only in the housing line. Every other line is the same in each. The calculator below uses the campus-housing figure.
| Living plan | Housing line | Per year Published | Four years Arithmetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campus housing | $8,030 | $32,148$52,938 | $128,592$211,752 |
| Living at home | $800 | $24,918$45,708 | $99,672$182,832 |
| Living off campus | $12,500 | $36,618$57,408 | $146,472$229,632 |
Per-year figures are the university's published totals. Four-year figures are CollegeClearly arithmetic: the per-year figure multiplied by four, assuming no change in prices and before any aid.
Where the published figure comes from
| Line item, campus housing | Per year Published |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,278$31,068 |
| Capital improvements fee | $100 |
| Student activity fee | $60 |
| Housing (campus housing) | $8,030 |
| Food | $5,580 |
| Books and supplies | $1,200 |
| Personal | $3,500 |
| Transportation | $3,400 |
| Cost of attendance, campus housing | $32,148$52,938 |
Source: University of Mississippi, cost of attendance, captured September 18, 2026. The university describes these figures as estimates.
What changes the number for an out-of-state family
The University of Mississippi publishes automatic Academic Merit Scholarships for nonresident freshmen, set by high school GPA and ACT or SAT score, ranging from $3,000 a year to the full nonresident fee at the top tier. The award is automatic on admission, renewable for up to four years if the university's conditions are met, and pays toward the nonresident fee specifically. The Ole Miss merit scholarships page shows the published chart, what each tier is worth over four years, and what the next tier would change. Need-based aid depends on the family's FAFSA and is not published as a schedule. Which of these applies to your student, and how much of the four-year figure they change, is what the calculator is for.
Source: University of Mississippi: Nonresident freshman Academic Merit Scholarships, 2026-27.
What changes the number for a Mississippi family
The University of Mississippi's published nonresident Academic Merit Scholarship applies to the nonresident fee, which Mississippi residents do not pay. Resident students are considered for the university's other institutional scholarships and for need-based aid based on the FAFSA, neither of which is published as a fixed schedule by GPA and test score. What your family would actually pay depends on those awards and on what your family can contribute each year.
The published figure is the commitment before anything reduces it. What reduces it depends on your student and your family.
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About these numbers
The tuition, fees, housing, food, books and supplies, personal, and transportation figures on this page are the University of Mississippi's published cost of attendance for a full-time undergraduate, as posted on the university's cost of attendance page and captured by CollegeClearly on September 18, 2026. The university describes these figures as estimates and prints no academic-year label beside them. CollegeClearly labels them 2026-27 because the resident tuition line ($10,278) matches the fiscal year 2027 rate approved by the Mississippi IHL Board of Trustees in April 2026 and differs from the prior year's rate; the nonresident tuition and living-cost lines are taken from the same page. Verify current figures with the university before relying on them.
The four-year figures are CollegeClearly's arithmetic: the published annual cost of attendance multiplied by four, with no change in prices assumed and no aid subtracted. They are not university figures and not a projection.
The scholarship statements in the section above summarize the university's own published nonresident Academic Merit Scholarship page for 2026-27 freshmen and do not estimate any award for a specific student.
The CollegeClearly calculator translates your family's specific cost into a standardized 20-year monthly financial commitment using CollegeClearly's own repayment model, applied identically to every school we cover so families can compare on the same basis. It is a comparison framework, not a specific loan product.
Figures are for informational purposes only and are not financial advice. Verify final costs with the University of Mississippi Office of Financial Aid and your family's specific aid offer.