Probably one of the biggest concerns on any parent’s mind during college selection is finances. You want your student’s college education to be affordable without sacrificing an impeccable academic experience and rewarding student life. At Southern Miss, we have a variety of options to help your family realize your student’s educational and personal goals. Your student’s ambition is our top priority, and the student experience at Southern Miss is well worth the cost. It is something your student will carry with him or her far beyond the years spent at Southern Miss.

Tuition and Fees
Tuition Calculator
Financial Aid & the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Financial Aid Estimator
Freshman Scholarships
Transfer Scholarships
MTAG and MESG for Mississippi Residents

 

2009-2010 Tuition and Fees

Tuition
Full-time students
General tuition and fees	$2,548
Nonresident fee	$3,978
(This fee is in addition to general tuition.)
Housing Costs
Hilcrest	$1,610
Elam Arms, Hickman, and Vann	$1,690
Hattiesburg and Mississippi	$1,730
Scholarship Hall	$1,905
Roberts, Scott, Jones, Pulley, Bolton, Wilber,Bolton, and Bond	$1,515
Oseola McCarty Hall	$1,959
Meal Plan
Memberships	$1,219

*All costs indicated are per semester

Tuition Calculator

Use our tuition calculator to get the bottom line on what your student should budget for in terms of tuition, room, board and books.

 

Financial Aid and FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

Nearly 80 percent of Southern Miss students receive some form of financial assistance, usually in the form of federal student loans or scholarships. The federal government is the single largest source of funding in education. This federal aid is primarily need-based assistance. Need-based assistance is financial aid that supplements a family's ability to pay for a college degree. In essence, the government attempts to close the gap between college expenses and the amount of money a family is able to provide for the cost of higher education.
Federal aid is the most common type of financial aid awarded through financial aid offices across the nation. A student’s eligibility for federal aid is determined by the information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Using the information on the FAFSA, the Federal Department of Education determines a student’s Expected Family Contribution (EFC). This number is the amount that your family, according to the federal government, should be able to contribute toward a student’s higher education over the course of an academic year.
We strongly encourage you to begin to explore your financial aid options as early as possible so that you can comply with important deadlines and formulate the best plan for your student’s success. The priority application deadline for students seeking financial aid at Southern Miss is March 15, 2009. For additional assistance regarding federal financial aid and FAFSA, please contact the Southern Miss Office of Financial Aid.

 

Financial Aid Estimator

Use our financial aid estimator to see how much financial assistance your student could potentially receive at Southern Miss.

Freshman Scholarships

Southern Miss offers a variety of competitive, merit-based scholarships for first-time entering freshmen attending the university the fall semester immediately following high school graduation. Whether your student is a scholar or a leader (or both!), Southern Miss’ unique scholarship programs offer invaluable programming and assistance to your student throughout the college years. To find out which scholarships your student may be eligible for and important application deadlines, click here.

 

Transfer Scholarships

If your student plans to transfer to Southern Miss from a community/junior college with at least 54 hours completed or in progress, click here to learn about transfer scholarship opportunities and application deadlines.

 

MTAG (Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant) and MESG (Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant)

The state of Mississippi offers various grants and scholarships to eligible Mississippi residents, the most popular of which are the Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG) and the Mississippi Tuition Grant (MTAG). To learn more about these and other financial assistance opportunities through the state of Mississippi, please visit the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning financial aid Web site.