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Tuition and Costs

We're Worth It

USM’s tuition and fees are among the lowest in the nation. When you consider all that comes with the Golden Eagle experience, we’re not just affordable – we’re an incredible value. Use our Funding Guide to help you understand basic costs and what your bottom line might be at Southern Miss.

Did You Know?

Out-of-state students only pay $2,000 more per academic year!

Tuition and Fees Semester Year
Resident Tuition* $4,999 $9,998
Nonresident Tuition** $5,999 $11,998

These rates are subject to change with prior approval from the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning or University policy. The amounts shown here are for the 2024-25 academic year.

*Includes capital improvement fee of $35 each fall/spring semester and student activities fee of $20 each fall/spring semester


**Includes nonresident fee of $1,000 per fall/spring semester

MATT Transfer Tool

Will My Credits Transfer?

The Mississippi Articulation and Transfer Tool (MATT) enables students at Mississippi community colleges to compare current courses against equivalent courses at Southern Miss to learn how those courses meet degree requirements for a specific major.

TAG Program

Transfer Admission Guarantee

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Southern Miss is proud to be a destination of choice for the region’s community college transfer students! Transfer students who applied to Southern Miss as high school seniors and were offered freshman admission within the last 3 years are eligible for automatic transfer admission through our Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) program. Students must have only ever attended a community college and maintained a 2.0 cumulative GPA at the community college. The $45 application fee will be waived for TAG students!

Campus Visits

See For Yourself

A cornerstone of any college search, schedule an in-person tour on either the Hattiesburg or Gulf Park campus today.
Come see for yourself all that Southern Miss has to offer you!

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This is where the black and gold legacy started! Our traditional campus, students can cheer on the Golden Eagles at a home game or join one of our more than 220 student organizations, including Greek-letter fraternities and sororities. Our convenient and comfortable residence halls are just moments away from campus dining locations and academic buildings. An easy distance to New Orleans, Mobile, and the Gulf Coast, with plentiful opportunities for jobs and internships, Hattiesburg is truly Mississippi’s premier college city!

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Tour Gulf Park Campus

Our Gulf Park campus is located in Long Beach and situated along the Mississippi Sound. This campus serves as a hub for the University’s academic instruction along the Gulf Coast and offers academic programs such as marine science, ocean engineering, business, human capital development, and sustainability studies in a uniquely beautiful beachfront setting. The Gulf Park campus and other USM coastal sites capitalize on and embrace our coastal community, coastal presence, and proximity to the Gulf of Mexico to deliver a distinctive academic experience for students.

Transfer Admission

Applying made as easy as...

Step 2

Pay the nonrefundable $45 application fee.

Step 3

Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended after high school to the Office of Admissions.

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