Mississippi Valley State University
Mississippi Valley State University admitted 92% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 13–17 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $11,844 a year. Within six years, 23% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 92%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 13–17
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $22,448 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $11,844 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $12,078 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $7,822 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 23%
- Students who return for a second year
- 70%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $36,621 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,439
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 51%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- Rural
- Historically Black college or university
- Yes
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 32%
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Public administration and social services
- 9%
- Education
- 7%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Michigan Technological University MI · 92% admitted
- Wilmington College OH · 92% admitted
- California Northstate University CA · 93% admitted
- College of Staten Island CUNY NY · 92% admitted
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana LA · 93% admitted
- Utah State University UT · 93% admitted
More colleges in Mississippi
- University of Mississippi MS · 97% admitted
- Mississippi State University MS · 78% admitted
- University of Southern Mississippi MS · 99% admitted
- Jackson State University MS · 93% admitted
- Mississippi Christian University MS · 29% admitted
- Alcorn State University MS · 45% admitted
- William Carey University MS · 60% admitted
- Delta State University MS · 100% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.