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Mississippi College Graduation Rates

56 colleges ranked by 4-year graduation rate · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education · State average: 56%

✅ 8 Excellent (80%+) 🔵 8 Good (60–79%) ⚠️ 23 Moderate (40–59%) ⚪ 17 No data
# College Grad Rate Rating Retention Enrollment Type In-State Tuition
🥇 Traxlers School of Hair
Jackson
100%
🟢 Excellent 55% 98 Private For-profit N/A
🥈 The Academy of Hair Design Six
Hattiesburg
100%
🟢 Excellent 75% 37 Private For-profit N/A
🥉 KC's School of Hair Design
Pontotoc
95%
🟢 Excellent 100% 58 Private For-profit N/A
4 Fosters Cosmetology College
Ripley
91%
🟢 Excellent 85% 23 Private For-profit N/A
5 Academy of Hair Design-Grenada
Grenada
89%
🟢 Excellent 100% 21 Private For-profit N/A
6 Chris Beauty College
Gulfport
88%
🟢 Excellent 82% 73 Private For-profit N/A
7 Academy of Hair Design-Pearl
Pearl
83%
🟢 Excellent 86% 43 Private For-profit N/A
8 Southeastern Baptist College
Laurel
80%
🟢 Excellent 65% 93 Private Non-profit $7,425
9 Academy of Hair Design-Jackson
Jackson
78%
🔵 Good 88% 71 Private For-profit N/A
10 University of Mississippi
University
72%
🔵 Good 87% 21,473 Public $9,772
11 Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture
Laurel
71%
🔵 Good 100% 57 Private For-profit N/A
12 Delta Technical College-Mississippi
Horn Lake
71%
🔵 Good 66% 2,307 Private For-profit N/A
13 Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
Gulfport
70%
🔵 Good 13% 200 Private For-profit N/A
14 Mississippi State University
Mississippi State
67%
🔵 Good 83% 18,397 Public $10,202
15 Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology
Clinton
67%
🔵 Good 100% 77 Private For-profit N/A
16 Concorde Career College-Southaven
Southaven
65%
🔵 Good 80% 115 Private For-profit N/A
17 William Carey University
Hattiesburg
60%
🟡 Moderate 78% 2,201 Private Non-profit $15,480
18 Mississippi College
Clinton
59%
🟡 Moderate 78% 2,518 Private Non-profit $23,500
19 Alcorn State University
Alcorn State
57%
🟡 Moderate 77% 2,363 Public $8,785
20 Millsaps College
Jackson
57%
🟡 Moderate 58% 549 Private Non-profit $44,680
21 C N K Barber College
Tupelo
57%
🟡 Moderate 100% 31 Private For-profit N/A
22 Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit
56%
🟡 Moderate 69% 1,474 Public $4,080
23 Blue Mountain Christian University
Blue Mountain
55%
🟡 Moderate 68% 498 Private Non-profit $20,180
24 Unlimited Cosmetology School
Hattiesburg
54%
🟡 Moderate 67% 29 Private For-profit N/A
25 Jackson State University
Jackson
51%
🟡 Moderate 62% 4,600 Public $8,965
26 Itawamba Community College
Fulton
50%
🟡 Moderate 74% 4,167 Public $3,420
27 Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Wesson
50%
🟡 Moderate 73% 1,922 Public $4,000
28 University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
49%
🟡 Moderate 72% 10,075 Public $9,998
29 Belhaven University
Jackson
49%
🟡 Moderate 68% 1,471 Private Non-profit $30,250
30 Delta State University
Cleveland
48%
🟡 Moderate 67% 1,620 Public $8,605
31 East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
48%
🟡 Moderate 66% 2,838 Public $4,095
32 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston
48%
🟡 Moderate 62% 6,353 Public $4,250
33 Mississippi University for Women
Columbus
47%
🟡 Moderate 67% 1,605 Public $8,492
34 Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia
45%
🟡 Moderate 68% 5,452 Public $3,740
35 Vaughn Beauty College
Aberdeen
44%
🟡 Moderate 100% 63 Private For-profit N/A
36 Hinds Community College
Raymond
43%
🟡 Moderate 58% 6,397 Public $4,250
37 Corinth Academy of Cosmetology
Corinth
42%
🟡 Moderate 67% 90 Private For-profit N/A
38 Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale
41%
🟡 Moderate 78% 1,144 Public $3,490
39 Jones County Junior College
Ellisville
41%
🟡 Moderate 56% 3,535 Public $4,806
40 Holmes Community College
Goodman
39%
🔴 Below average 56% 3,958 Public $3,710
41 Pearl River Community College
Poplarville
37%
🔴 Below average 65% 4,903 Public $3,700
42 East Central Community College
Decatur
36%
🔴 Below average 60% 1,520 Public $4,160
43 Meridian Community College
Meridian
34%
🔴 Below average 66% 2,156 Public $4,078
44 Northeast Mississippi Community College
Booneville
34%
🔴 Below average 68% 2,698 Public $4,470
45 Tougaloo College
Tougaloo
33%
🔴 Below average 83% 639 Private Non-profit $12,407
46 Mississippi Delta Community College
Moorhead
31%
🔴 Below average 55% 1,413 Public $3,540
47 Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena
27%
🔴 Below average 70% 1,439 Public $7,692
48 Rust College
Holly Springs
12%
🔴 Below average 84% 467 Private Non-profit $13,265
49 Strayer University-Mississippi
Jackson
0%
🔴 Below average N/A 882 Private For-profit $13,920
50 Wesley Biblical Seminary
Ridgeland
⚪ No data N/A 24 Private Non-profit $7,500
51 Upper Kutz Barber & Style College
Greenville
⚪ No data 60% 17 Private For-profit N/A
52 Copiah-Lincoln Community College Simpson County Center
Mendenhall
⚪ No data N/A Public $4,200
53 Copiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez Campus
Natchez
⚪ No data N/A Public $4,200
54 University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson
⚪ No data N/A Public N/A
55 Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus
Hattiesburg
⚪ No data N/A Public $3,700
56 PRCC Hancock Aviation Aerospace Workforce Academy
Kiln
⚪ No data N/A Public $3,700

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Data source: Graduation rates from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Rates reflect students completing within 150% of normal time. Calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.