Millsaps College
Jackson, Mississippi · Private · 549 undergraduates · millsaps.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
43%
of 2,340 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1025 to 1150
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$68,990Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Millsaps College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
43% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$68,990
a year in 2027-28, from a $68,990 sticker price
What to do with your 1090
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1090).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- International students may submit national exam results, IB, AP, SAT, or ACT scores.
Source: Prospective Students - Discover Your Future at Millsaps · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
43%
of applicants were admitted: 1,009 of 2,340 for fall 2024.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/1.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 5% of them sent SAT scores and 66% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1025 to 1150
Reading and Writing 495 to 575
Math 530 to 575
ACT composite 21 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000%
- 1200 to 13990%
- 1000 to 11990%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 799100%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.58
- 4.036%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.991.6%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$68,990
a year
- Tuition$46,960
- Fees$3,300
- Food and housing$15,980
- Books and supplies$730
- Transportation and other$2,020
Millsaps College published $61,332 for 2024-25. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$21,781
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,383
- $48,001 to $75,000$24,850
- $75,001 to $110,000$25,177
- Over $110,000$31,880
Financial aid
80%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$35,962
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
16%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $29,929 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Mississippi programs for residents
Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG)
$2,500 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Entering freshman; first certificate/associate/bachelor's program
Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG)
$500 to $1,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 2.50+ GPA, 15+ ACT, Entering freshman; must NOT be eligible for the maximum Federal Pell Grant (FAFSA); GED or homeschool alternatives to GPA
Higher Education Legislative Plan (HELP)
State program · In-state students
Tuition and required fees at a public institution; private: average tuition/fees of public 4-year (or 2-year) institutions
- 2.50+ GPA, 20+ ACT, Graduating high school senior; parents' average AGI <= $42,500 (+$5,000 per additional dependent child under 21); SAI at or below level for a minimum Pell Grant; graduated HS within prior 2 years; apply by Mar 31, documents by Apr 30
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
33 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
5 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,700Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ARTS CMPS |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ARTS CMPS |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ARTH CMPS |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1000 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | Math 1220 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | Math 1220 and MATH 2230 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 3 | CHEM 1213 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | MLAN CMPS |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PLSC 2000 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSCI 1010 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ARTS CMPS |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL TRAN |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL TRAN |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENVS 1000 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIST 2350 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FREN 2000 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | MLAN CMPS |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | SOAN 1100 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | MLAN CMPS |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | MLAN CMPS |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LATN CMPS |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON TRAN |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON TRAN |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUSC CMPS |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | 1203 and 1201 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1213 and 1211 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2013 and 2011 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2003 and 2001 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 1000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 1000, 1010, and 2000 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 3000 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 1000, 1010, and 2000 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 3000 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MATH 1150 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PLSC 1000 |
| United States History | 4 | 8 | HIST 2100 and HIST 2200 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIST TRAN |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
58%
Come back for a second year
58%
Typical earnings
$65,503
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Millsaps College$74,166
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 3 majors here have earnings data.
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