University of Mississippi (ole miss) Scholarships (2026–2027)

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Last Updated on August 2, 2026
What This Page Covers:
  • Tuition, housing, and average family net price
  • Automatic merit ranges and qualifier benchmarks
  • Flagship and hidden-gem awards
  • Honors and stacking strategy

📊 Admissions Snapshot

  • Acceptance Rate: ~97%
  • Middle 50% ACT: 21-29
  • Middle 50% SAT: 1000-1200
  • Average GPA: 3.5

Ole Miss is one of the easier flagship universities in the country to get into, and one of the harder ones to figure out. Roughly 97 out of every 100 applicants are admitted, so for most families the real question was never will my student get in. It is what will this actually cost us.

That answer depends almost entirely on two numbers: your student’s GPA and their test score. Ole Miss publishes one of the most detailed automatic merit charts of any SEC school, and it does something unusual. The out-of-state chart includes a “no test score” column. A student with a 3.75 GPA who never sits for the ACT still gets $8,000 a year, automatically. That is rare, and it is worth knowing before you decide whether to send scores.

The other thing to know up front: about 70 percent of Ole Miss freshmen come from outside Mississippi. This is not a school where out-of-state students are an afterthought. The merit chart is built to pull them in.

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📌 University of Mississippi (ole miss) at a Glance

🏆 Full tuition available (National Merit package) plus a full-ride Stamps Scholarship
Average Net Price
$13,164/year (in-state estimate)
Average paid for residents.
Automatic Merit
Check college site
No separate application.
Typical Qualifiers
MS residents: GPA 3.0+ and ACT 23+ • Non-residents: GPA 3.0+, no test score required
Benchmarks for top-tier awards.
Testing Policy
Test-optional
Superscores ACT/SAT.
Key Deadlines
Priority: Jan 10 • FAFSA: Mar 1
Full-Tuition / Full-Ride
Academic Excellence National Merit; Stamps Scholarship
Honors College
Honors Program Available
Residency & Waivers
ACM
🚨 Easy-to-Miss “Gotchas” at Ole Miss (Read This First)

  • Rolling admission fools people into missing January 10. There is no hard admissions deadline, so families assume there is no scholarship deadline either. There is. January 10 is when Stamps, the Women’s Council awards, Ole Miss First, every departmental award, and the Honors College all close. Getting admitted in March does not get that money back.
  • The two merit charts are on different years. As of this writing, the Mississippi resident chart on Ole Miss’s site is labeled 2025-2026 while the non-resident chart is labeled 2026-2027. If you are comparing an in-state student to an out-of-state one, you may be comparing two different years without realizing it.
  • Past a 33 ACT, in-state students earn nothing extra. The resident Academic Merit award is capped at the value of Year One tuition for anyone with a 33 or higher. A 35 gets the same dollar amount as a 33. If your student is already at 33, retesting buys bragging rights, not money.
  • The National Merit package replaces your chart award, it does not add to it. Semifinalists and Finalists get full tuition plus a standard double room instead of the Academic Merit chart amount, not on top of it.
  • Honors now has a November 1 early deadline. Starting with Fall 2027 entry, the Honors College application runs through the Competitive Academic Programs Application, with early action on November 1 and a final deadline of January 10.

FAQ

Is this college test-optional? Yes — University of Mississippi (ole miss) is test-optional.

What is the middle 50% ACT/SAT? ACT: 21-29; SAT: 1000-1200.

Average net price? About $13,164/year after aid.

Does this school use waivers/reciprocity? Yes — participates in ACM.

Sources:
CollegeScorecard / Admissions: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/

💰 Cost of Attendance at University of Mississippi (ole miss) 2026-2027

📅 2027–2028 Planning Note: The costs below reflect the most recently published figures (2026–2027). Universities typically finalize the next year’s rates in the spring, and we’ll update this page once official 2027–2028 numbers are released.

Planning tip: At large public universities, tuition, fees, and housing usually increase modestly each year (often in the 2–5% range). For early budgeting, families may want to plan for roughly $1,000–$1,500 more in-state or $2,000–$3,000 more out-of-state in total direct costs once new rates are published.

Category (2026–2027) In-State Out-of-State
Tuition & Mandatory Fees (2 semesters) $10,438 $31,228
Housing & Meals (typical) $13,610 $13,610
Total (Direct Costs) $24,048 $44,838

Average Federal Net Price: $13,164 — this is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships (no loans), based on the most recent federal data. Your specific cost could be significantly lower or higher depending on your financial aid eligibility and merit scholarships. New to Net Price & SAI? Read our guide.

The Out-of-State Gap, and How Ole Miss Closes It

Non-residents pay about $20,790 more per year in tuition than Mississippi residents. That sounds brutal until you look at the automatic merit chart, where the top non-resident award is $20,160 per year and is applied specifically toward the non-resident fee. A student with a 3.5 GPA and a 32 ACT is essentially paying in-state rates. Mississippi also participates in the Academic Common Market (ACM) for approved majors through SREB state certification, which is a separate pathway worth checking if your major qualifies.

FAQ — Cost of Attendance at Ole Miss

Why is out-of-state tuition three times the in-state rate?
Because Mississippi taxpayers subsidize resident tuition and not non-resident tuition. Residents pay $428.25 per credit hour. Non-residents pay $1,294.50. Over 24 credit hours a year, that gap comes to roughly $20,790. The good news is that Ole Miss hands most of that back to strong students through the automatic merit chart, with no separate application.

Do housing and meals cost more for out-of-state students?
No. Housing and food are billed identically regardless of where you live. Only tuition changes with residency. Ole Miss estimates housing at $8,030 and food at $5,580 for a student in campus housing, and those numbers apply to everyone.

Why is the housing estimate a single number when dorms vary so much?
Because it is an average. Ole Miss states the actual range runs from about $6,134 to $16,000 depending on the building and room style. If your student lands in an older traditional hall, you will come in well under the estimate. Suite and apartment-style housing pushes you well over it. Ask specifically which halls the freshman housing lottery typically assigns.

What is not in the direct-cost table above?
Books and supplies (about $1,200), personal expenses (about $3,500), and transportation (about $3,400). Ole Miss does not bill you for these, so they are not in the direct-cost total, but they are real. Budget another $8,000 or so a year on top, and more if your student is flying home from a distance.

Can out-of-state students get in-state tuition at Ole Miss?
Not through a simple residency reclassification, no. Mississippi’s rules are strict and moving to the state to attend college does not qualify you. The realistic paths are the automatic merit chart (which functions as a non-resident fee waiver at the top bands), the Academic Common Market for approved majors, or the J. Means award if you live in Shelby, Tipton, or Fayette County in Tennessee.

Will my scholarship keep up as tuition rises?
Mostly no, and this catches people. The automatic merit awards are fixed dollar amounts renewable for four years. Tuition typically climbs a few percent annually. So a $10,000 award covers a slightly smaller share of the bill each year. The one exception works in reverse: the 33+ ACT resident award is locked to Year One tuition and stays locked there, which means it also does not grow.

Does Ole Miss require the CSS Profile?
No. FAFSA only. The school code is 002440. File by March 1 if you want to be considered for Ole Miss Opportunity, the Red and Blue Scholarship, or Luckyday.

Sources:
https://olemiss.edu/admissions/cost-of-attendance/
https://olemiss.edu/irep/institutional-research/common-data/

📅 Ole Miss Scholarship Timeline (Simple Version)

  • August 1: Admissions application opens. Automatic merit is decided off your admission file, so applying early just means knowing your number early.
  • November 1: Honors College early action deadline (new, starting with Fall 2027 entry).
  • January 10: The big one. Freshman Scholarship Application and Competitive Academic Programs Application both close. Everything competitive lives behind this date.
  • February 1: Suggested priority date for non-resident admission, since Ole Miss admits on a rolling basis until capacity is reached.
  • March 1: FAFSA priority for Ole Miss Opportunity, Luckyday, and need-based aid.
  • April 1: Red and Blue Scholarship awarding priority. Luckyday decisions announced.

Parent rule of thumb: Ole Miss has no admissions deadline that will hurt you, and one scholarship deadline that absolutely will. Circle January 10 and work backward from it.

Automatic Merit Scholarships — Ole Miss

These are awarded off your admission file. No essay, no interview, no separate application. Get admitted with the right GPA and test score and the money is yours. Ole Miss does superscore both the ACT and the SAT, so if your student tested more than once, their best section scores get combined. Subject scores have to come from the same exam type, so you cannot mix ACT and SAT sections.
Read the chart that matches your residency. Ole Miss runs two completely separate automatic merit charts. The Mississippi resident chart is built around ACT bands and adds the 1848 Scholarship on top for students at 3.5 GPA or higher. The non-resident chart is built around GPA bands and includes a column for students who submit no test score at all. Same school, very different math.

This institution does not offer designated Automatic Merit scholarships at this time.

Note: The Academic Merit chart award and the Academic Excellence National Merit package do not stack. Neither do the non-resident Academic Merit and Academic Success awards. In each case Ole Miss gives the higher of the two. The recognition awards (Valedictorian, Star Student, Eagle Scout, and so on) do stack on top of your chart award.

Automatic Merit — FAQs (Ole Miss)

Is there a deadline for automatic merit?
Not a calendar deadline in the usual sense. Ole Miss says qualifying test scores must be taken before you enroll as a new freshman. In practice, apply and get your scores in during the fall so your award appears when you are still comparing offers.

Does Ole Miss superscore?
Yes, for both the ACT and the SAT. This is a meaningful advantage over some SEC peers that only count a single sitting. If your student is one point below a band, retesting is worth it because only the better section scores carry forward.

What is the 1848 Scholarship and who gets it?
It is an add-on for Mississippi residents with at least a 3.5 GPA and a 23 ACT. It is worth $2,000 a year in the ACT 23 through 28 bands and doubles to $4,000 at a 29 ACT. That single point is the highest-value test point on the entire resident chart, because you pick up both the 1848 jump and a bump in the base Academic Merit award at the same time.

My student is test-optional. Do they lose all merit?
If they are a non-resident, no. The non-resident chart has a dedicated no-test-score column paying $3,000 to $8,000 a year depending on GPA. Mississippi residents are different: the resident Academic Merit chart requires a 23 ACT or SAT equivalent, so an in-state student with no score does not qualify for the chart award.

What is the most an out-of-state student can get automatically?
$20,160 a year, at a 3.5 GPA or higher with a 32+ ACT. That figure is applied toward the non-resident fee specifically, which is why it lands so close to erasing the out-of-state penalty entirely.

Are these renewable, and what does it take to keep them?
Renewable for up to four years with full-time enrollment of at least 12 hours per semester and satisfactory progress. Check the specific terms and conditions page for your award, since the required GPA varies. Note the 1848 Scholarship also requires that your student entered Ole Miss with no more than 11 hours of post-high-school college credit.

Do the recognition awards stack?
Generally yes. Valedictorian or Salutatorian ($2,000/yr), Mississippi Star Student ($2,000/yr), Eagle Scout or Gold Award ($1,500/yr), Student Body President ($1,500/yr), AICE Cambridge Diploma ($2,000/yr), and Boys or Girls State ($1,000/yr) are add-ons. Most require you to send documentation to the Office of Financial Aid within your first term, so do not assume the university already knows.

Sources:
https://olemiss.edu/finaid/types-of-aid/scholarships/mississippi-residents/entering-freshman/awards-automatic-consideration/
https://olemiss.edu/finaid/types-of-aid/scholarships/non-resident/entering-freshman/awards-automatic-consideration/nr-freshman-merit.php

🏆 Flagship Scholarships (Competitive Scholarships)

Every competitive award at Ole Miss runs through one form: the Freshman Scholarship Application, submitted through Scholarship Universe after you apply for admission. One application, one deadline of January 10, and it feeds Stamps, Newman, Carrier, the Women’s Council awards, Ole Miss First, Lott Leadership, and every departmental fund on campus. Miss that date and none of it is available, no matter how strong the student is.

✅ Can You Stack Scholarships at Ole Miss?

Aid Type Stacks with Merit? Ole Miss Parent Translation
Academic Merit chart + 1848 Yes For Mississippi residents these are designed to combine. The chart already shows you the combined total.
Academic Merit vs. National Merit package No, replaces Ole Miss states these cannot be stacked. A Semifinalist or Finalist gets full tuition plus a standard double room instead of the chart award.
Non-Resident Merit vs. Academic Success NR No, replaces The $3,000 Academic Success award is a floor for 3.75+ GPA students. If the chart pays more, you take the chart.
Competitive awards (Newman, Carrier, OMWC, Ole Miss First) Usually yes These are packaged on top of automatic merit, subject to Ole Miss overaward rules and the cost-of-attendance ceiling.
Honors College scholarships Yes Honors money layers on top of university merit. This is how a student ends up at or near a full ride without winning Stamps.
Departmental awards (accountancy, engineering, business) Usually yes These are the gap fillers. Same January 10 application, and most families never look for them.
Need-based grants and Ole Miss Opportunity Coordinates Ole Miss Opportunity fills the gap after other gift aid, so more merit does not mean a bigger total, it means less need-based money is required. FAFSA timing matters.

The honest picture at Ole Miss: the automatic chart does the heavy lifting, and the competitive awards are the layer on top that separates a good offer from a great one. Unlike some peer schools, the biggest number on your award letter will usually not come from an essay contest. It will come from a chart your student qualified for months earlier.

This institution does not offer designated Competitive scholarships at this time.

❓ Flagship / Competitive Scholarship FAQs

What is the deadline for competitive scholarships?
January 10, prior to fall admission, for the Freshman Scholarship Application and the Competitive Academic Programs Application. Luckyday has a second gate: the FAFSA must be complete and valid by March 1, with decisions announced by April 1.

Is Ole Miss a Stamps Scholarship partner?
Yes. The Stamps Scholarship at Ole Miss covers up to the full cost of attendance after other awards, plus a $12,000 enrichment stipend for study abroad, research, and similar pursuits. It sits inside the Chancellor’s Scholars Program, and it is the most competitive award on campus. Treat it as a reach even for exceptional students.

What is the difference between the Newman and Carrier scholarships?
Practically nothing from a family’s point of view. Both are worth $10,000 a year ($40,000 total), both are limited to Mississippi residents, both require an exceptional academic and leadership record, and both come off the same January 10 application. Ole Miss simply lists them as two separate donor funds.

What is Ole Miss First?
A $4,500 per year award ($18,000 total) funded through the Ole Miss First program, weighing academic and leadership record. Some awards under this umbrella are need-based and may require a FAFSA, so file one even if you assume you will not qualify.

How competitive is Luckyday?
Eighty new freshmen are chosen each year. It is limited to Mississippi residents with a 3.5 GPA or higher, and priority goes to students with remaining financial need after other scholarships. Selection weighs grades, test scores, need, leadership, activities, and the Luckyday essay, so this is one where the writing genuinely matters.

Are the Women’s Council scholarships only for women?
No. Ole Miss states the Women’s Council awards go to young men and women entering the freshman class, unless a specific named scholarship says otherwise. They are worth $10,000 a year, and some are need-based and require a FAFSA.

What should my student prepare?
A strong activity record and essays that sound like a seventeen-year-old wrote them. Our Essay Toolkit and Brag Sheet Builder can help organize achievements before the January 10 rush.

Sources:
https://olemiss.edu/finaid/types-of-aid/scholarships/mississippi-residents/entering-freshman/competitive-awards/
https://olemiss.scholarshipuniverse.com/

🧠 Parent Strategy: The Ole Miss “Declare Early” Rule

Here is the thing most families miss. At Ole Miss, the departmental scholarship money is enormous and it is gated on which major your student names on the application. There are four separate accountancy funds worth $3,000 a year each. There is a $10,000 a year business scholarship. Engineering has more than a dozen named funds paying $2,000 to $6,000 a year. All of them come off the same January 10 form.

  1. Name an intended major on the admission application, even if your student is not certain. Undecided is not eligible for major-specific funds.
  2. Complete the Freshman Scholarship Application through Scholarship Universe by January 10.
  3. Then call the department directly. Accountancy is 662-915-7468. Engineering is 662-915-7007. Business is 662-915-5820. Ask what else exists that is not on the website.
  4. Check the two off-calendar awards separately: Freedom Studies closes August 1, and the German language program closes January 15.

Parent translation: your student’s automatic merit arrives no matter what. The departmental money only arrives if somebody asked for it.

💎 Hidden Gem Scholarships

These are not automatic, and most of them will never appear in a campus tour presentation. Several are tied to programs that make Ole Miss genuinely distinctive nationally, and a few have applicant pools small enough that a qualified student has real odds.

This institution does not offer designated Hidden Gem scholarships at this time.

❓ Hidden Gems FAQ

Can these stack with automatic merit?
Generally yes. Departmental and donor awards are meant to layer on top, subject to Ole Miss overaward rules and the cost-of-attendance ceiling. The exceptions are the ones the university explicitly labels as replacements, which are covered in the stacking table above. Always read the award letter language rather than assuming.

What is Ole Miss Opportunity actually worth?
It is a guarantee, not a fixed scholarship. Ole Miss promises to cover tuition, UM-managed housing, and a meal allowance for eligible Mississippi residents, filling the gap after all other gift aid. For 2025-2026 that guarantee was valued at $20,942 plus $500 for books. You need family income at or below $40,000, Pell eligibility, an SAI no higher than 6,655, and a 3.0 GPA. It requires both a FAFSA by March 1 and the State of Mississippi Financial Aid Application.

Is the Chinese Language Flagship really that unusual?
Yes. Ole Miss is one of a small number of institutions nationally that host a Chinese Language Flagship, and it comes with $8,000 a year plus up to $24,000 in study abroad funding. The Arabic Flagship pays the same annual amount with up to $30,000 for study abroad. Both are open to students with no prior language background, which surprises nearly everyone. The catch is the commitment: intensive summer study before freshman year and multiple summers overseas.

What if there is no deadline listed on an award?
Default to January 10 and call the department. Most Ole Miss departmental and donor funds ride the Freshman Scholarship Application deadline. The known exceptions are Freedom Studies (August 1), the German intensive summer program (January 15), music and band auditions (dates posted annually, often by February), and study abroad awards (which vary by term and program).

Can current Ole Miss students apply for these?
Some, yes. Departmental and donor endowments frequently open to continuing students, and the Stamps Impact Prize runs two cycles a year specifically for enrolled undergraduates with a faculty-backed project. Study abroad funding and Luckyday Success are also available beyond the freshman year.

How will we know if we won something?
Award notifications post to the student’s Ole Miss account and go out by university email. Departmental awards often require an acceptance step after notification, so watch that inbox in late winter and early spring. If nothing has appeared by April and you applied by January 10, call the Office of Financial Aid at 800-891-4596.

Sources:
https://olemiss.edu/finaid/types-of-aid/scholarships/mississippi-residents/entering-freshman/competitive-awards/
https://olemiss.edu/finaid/types-of-aid/ole-miss-opportunity-program.php
https://olemiss.scholarshipuniverse.com/

The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College

The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College (usually just “SMBHC”) is open to every undergraduate major and is built around three things: critical thinking through reading and discussion, a required community action component each semester, and a senior capstone with a thesis. Admission is separate from admission to Ole Miss and it is competitive.

The number families need to see: Ole Miss states plainly that fewer than 5 percent of entering Honors freshmen receive an Honors College scholarship. Getting into SMBHC and getting SMBHC money are two very different outcomes. Plan on the first and treat the second as a bonus.
  • How to apply: Get admitted to Ole Miss first, then submit the SMBHC application through the Competitive Academic Programs Application (CAPApp).
  • Early Action: November 1
  • Final Deadline: January 10 (you must apply by this date to be considered for Honors scholarships)
  • What it takes: a résumé uploaded to the enrollment portal, a 300 to 500 word academic personal statement, a 500 to 700 word essay, and three letters of recommendation
  • No published test minimum. Review is holistic. Ole Miss does not publish an ACT or SAT cutoff for SMBHC admission or its scholarships.
A warning worth taking seriously. The SMBHC essay prompt asks students to describe a piece of art, music, or writing they found powerful and explain its impact. Ole Miss states directly that responses which appear to have been written in haste or generated by AI may affect the admission decision. This essay is read for style, grammar, imagination, and substance. It needs to sound like your student.

Honors College Scholarships

This institution does not offer designated Honors College scholarships at this time.

Your application for admission to the Honors College is also your scholarship application. There is no separate form, but you must apply by the January 10 regular deadline to be considered. These awards are available only to students enrolled in the Honors College.

Read the fine print on eligibility
  • McDonnell-Barksdale and Walker Family: Mississippi residents only. Walker also requires demonstrated financial need.
  • Roper: open only to business, science, technology, engineering, or math students.
  • Annexstad Leaders for Tomorrow: for applicants with financial need who show leadership potential, so it coordinates with your need-based package.
  • Doris Raymond, Harold Parker, and Everett Williams: open to all applicants regardless of residency. These are the ones an out-of-state family should focus on.

Honors College — FAQs (Ole Miss)

Is Honors admission automatic for high scorers?
No. There is a separate application with essays and three letters of recommendation, and review is holistic. A high test score alone does not get a student in, and Ole Miss publishes no score that guarantees it.

Do I have to apply by November 1?
No, but it is the early action date and applying early is generally the safer play. What matters more is the January 10 final deadline, because that is the cutoff for scholarship consideration.

Can out-of-state students get Honors scholarships?
Yes, for most of them. Doris Raymond, Harold Parker, Everett Williams, Roper, and Annexstad are all open to non-residents. Only McDonnell-Barksdale and Walker Family are limited to Mississippi residents.

Does Honors money stack with automatic merit?
Yes, within Ole Miss overaward rules and the cost-of-attendance ceiling. This is the realistic path to a very large package: a strong non-resident chart award plus an $8,000 or $10,000 Honors scholarship gets close to covering direct costs.

What if we do not get in as a freshman?
There is a second door. The Honors Scholars Program admits transfer and current Ole Miss students who have a 3.5 or higher GPA and at least 45 earned credit hours. Current UM students need one semester of post-high-school coursework first. The Fall 2026 deadline for that route is August 1, 2026.

What is required to graduate as an Honors Scholar?
The Honors Capstone with a thesis, practicum, or project, at least one additional three-hour honors course, the community action component every semester, and a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Ole Miss also sets checkpoints along the way: 3.2 after freshman year, 3.4 after sophomore year, 3.5 after junior year.

Sources:
https://honors.olemiss.edu/admissions/
https://olemiss.edu/academics/competitive-programs/
https://olemiss.edu/provost/stamps-impact-prize/

⭐ College Specialty

Ole Miss has a reputation problem, and it works in your favor. Most people picture the Grove, SEC football, and a big Southern campus, and stop there. What they miss is that the university runs a handful of small, selective, nationally distinctive programs that come with their own money attached. If your student fits one of them, the scholarship math changes completely.

Nationally Known Program:
Patterson School of Accountancy — Ole Miss runs one of the most respected accountancy programs at any public university in the country, with a dedicated school rather than a department buried inside a business college. There are four separate named scholarship funds for entering accountancy students, each worth $12,000 over four years, and all four come off the same January 10 application. For a student who knows they want accounting, this is one of the strongest value propositions in the Southeast.
  • Chinese and Arabic Language Flagship Programs: Ole Miss is one of a small number of institutions nationally hosting a Chinese Language Flagship. Both programs pay $8,000 a year plus substantial study abroad funding, and neither requires prior language experience. The commitment is real (summers abroad, a capstone year overseas), but so is the money and the career runway.
  • Croft Institute for International Studies: a selective undergraduate program with its own $8,000 a year scholarship, aimed at students who want a genuinely international degree rather than a study abroad semester bolted onto a regular major.
  • Center for Manufacturing Excellence: a small cohort program that sits at the intersection of engineering and business, with the Toyota-Haley Barbour Scholarship at $8,000 a year attached to membership. Selection into the cohort is the gate, and the cohort is small.
  • School of Journalism and New Media: long one of the strongest draws at Ole Miss and a major reason communications is such a large field on campus.
  • School of Pharmacy: a full professional program with its own cost structure and its own early-entry pathway, worth investigating separately if pharmacy is on the table.
  • Lott Leadership Institute (Public Policy Leadership): a distinctive undergraduate major with its own scholarship, aimed at students headed toward government, law, or policy work.
  • Business and Engineering: the two largest scholarship pools outside the main merit charts. Business is the single biggest field of study on campus at roughly a quarter of bachelor’s degrees, and engineering has more named funds than any other department.

✅ Wrapping It Up

Here is the honest summary of Ole Miss. Admission is close to a formality for most students, so the entire game is the merit chart. Find your student’s GPA and test score on the chart that matches your residency, and you will know within about five minutes what this school costs your family. Very few universities make it that legible.

For out-of-state families, Ole Miss is unusually generous and unusually transparent about it. The top non-resident award of $20,160 a year is built specifically to erase the non-resident fee, and the chart pays real money even to students who never take a standardized test. If your student has a strong transcript and a decent score, this is one of the few SEC flagships where an out-of-state price can land near an in-state one.

For Mississippi families, the 1848 Scholarship is the lever. Getting from a 28 to a 29 ACT is worth $2,500 a year, and Ole Miss Opportunity is a genuine promise for households under $40,000. Neither one requires an essay.

Two dates decide everything else. January 10 opens the door to Stamps, Newman, Carrier, the Women’s Council awards, every departmental fund, and the Honors College. March 1 is your FAFSA gate for need-based money and Luckyday. Rolling admission means nobody will chase you about either one, which is exactly why they get missed.

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