Mississippi Christian University
Clinton, MS · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
2,706undergraduates
29%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$21,135average net price per year
63%graduate in 6 years
80%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 3,315
- Admitted
- 1,620
- Admit rate
- 29%
- Admit rate, women
- 48%
- Admit rate, men
- 50%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 42%
- First-year students
- 674
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 84%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 19-26
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Not considered |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
53 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Health professions and related programs (2)
- Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies Bachelor's (12 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (90 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (5)
- Accounting Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (37 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Biomedical Sciences, General Bachelor's (40 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (46 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Education (7)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Social Studies Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (37 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (4)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Sports Communication Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (2)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Securities Services Administration/Management Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (6)
- Digital Arts Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Interior Design Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Painting Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Voice and Opera Bachelor's (2 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- General Literature Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Writing, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- International/Globalization Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (12 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Social sciences (2)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Physical sciences (2)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (2)
- Health Policy Analysis Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Social Work Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (3)
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Christian Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (7 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Theology and religious vocations (1)
- Religious/Sacred Music Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (41)
- Art Teacher Education Master's
- Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Master's
- Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Post-master's certificate
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal Post-master's certificate
- Clinical Nurse Leader Master's
- Health Services Administration Master's
- Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's
- Biomedical Sciences, General Master's
- Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Accounting and Business/Management Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Finance, General Master's
- Management Information Systems, General Master's
- Counseling Psychology Doctorate (research)
- Art/Art Studies, General Master's
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's
- Graphic Design Master's
- Keyboard Instruments Master's
- Music Pedagogy Master's
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's
- Public Relations/Image Management Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Master's
- Homeland Security Master's
- Chemistry, General Master's
- Computer Science Post-bachelor's certificate
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
- History, General Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $21,698
- Housing and food on campus
- $12,700
- Books and supplies
- $1,800
- Other on-campus costs
- $5,167
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $41,365
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $41,365
- Total cost living at home
- $28,837
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $18,767 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $17,892 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $22,204 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $24,054 |
| Over $110,000 | $22,565 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 99%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $18,118
- Got a grant from the college
- 97%
- Average grant from the college
- $16,232
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 26%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 36%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,548
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 54%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 62%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 63%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 63%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 63%
- Transferred to another college
- 28%
- Came back for year two
- 80%
| Pell grant students | 53% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 53% |
| Neither | 71% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 343 | 64% |
| Men | 219 | 62% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 75% (small group) |
| Asian | 18 | 83% (small group) |
| Black | 78 | 38% |
| Hispanic | 22 | 64% |
| White | 425 | 66% |
| International | 11 | 64% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 607 | 62% | 29% |
| Started here, part-time | 23 | 35% | 9% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 292 | 58% | 28% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 59 | 24% | 46% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 4,087
- Undergraduates
- 2,706
- Full-time undergraduates
- 2,321
- Part-time undergraduates
- 385
- Graduate students
- 1,381
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 6%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 3%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 7%
| Women | 58% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 17% |
| Hispanic | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 71% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 200 South Capitol Street, Clinton, MS, 39058
- County
- Hinds County
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Southern Baptist
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.