Other Enrollment Costs

Other Enrollment Costs

Beginning Fall 2025, college fees are additional charges applied to undergraduate students for their academic program of study. These fees are assessed to students who have reached their sophomore, junior, and senior levels across all campuses.

It is recognized that the cost of instruction varies between colleges and rates are based on the college's ability to effectively support the quality of instruction needed and the University's commitment to:

  • Decrease class size
  • Increase course offerings
  • Upgrade and maintain laboratories
  • Improve student services

College fees are calculated on a per-credit-hour basis with a full-time rate cap. The full-time rate is capped at twelve (12) hours per semester and is separate from overload tuition charges.

COLLEGE

PER-CREDIT-HOUR RATE

FULL-TIME CAP

College of Arts & Sciences

$25.00

$300.00

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

$33.50

$400.00

College of Architecture, Art & Design

$33.50

$400.00

College of Education

$33.50

$400.00

College of Forest Resources

$33.50

$400.00

College of Veterinary Medicine

$33.50

$400.00

College of Business

$41.75

$500.00

Bagley College of Engineering

$41.75

$500.00

 

Over the course of the next year, we will focus on replacing many individual course fees with program fees. Program fees are designed to be distributed over the course of the student's academic career. Program fees continue to advance our goal of creating a more simplified, transparent and straightforward fee structure.

Program fees are additional charges used to cover costs associated with a specific academic program or course of study.

Per semester program fees effective Fall 2025 are listed below:

Majors in the College of Art, Architecture, & Design 

Per-Credit-Hour Rate

Full-Time Rate

Class Level

Campus

Architecture

$62.50

$750.00

FR, SO, JR, SR

All

Art*

$25.00

$300.00

FR, SO, JR, SR

All

Building Construction Science

$12.50

$150.00

FR, SO, JR, SR

All

Interior Design

$12.50

$150.00

FR, SO, JR, SR

All

 *Includes Art and Art-Undeclared majors 

Majors in the College of Forestry

Per-Credit-Hour Rate

Full-Time Rate

Class Level

Campus

Forestry

$14.75

$175.00

SO, JR, SR

All

Natural Resource & Environmental Conservation

$14.75

$175.00

SO, JR, SR

All

Sustainable Bioproducts

$14.75

$175.00

 SO, JR, SR

All

Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture

$14.75

$175.00

SO, JR, SR

All

 

Majors in the College of Business

Per-Credit-Hour Rate

Full-Time Rate

Class Level

Campus

Master of Business Administration

$131.25

$1,575.00

GR

Starkville

 

Specialized Programs

Per-Credit-Hour Rate

Full-Time Rate

Class Level

Campus

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

n/a

$1,000.00

GR

Meridian

 

Course specific fees may be assessed in addition to the published tuition and mandatory fee rates, as applicable. These fees cover instruction-related services such as materials consumed by a student as a part of the course or which require the use of special equipment of facilities.

Courses offered through the Online Education campus may also incur distance fees. Fees vary by course and may be charged as either a flat fee or on a per-credit-hour-basis. 

Students should consult the Master Class Schedule for specific additional fees. If applicable, course and distance fee(s) will be listed under the "Section Fees" tab.