2005-2006 Tuition and Fees

Millsaps College is an independent institution. Each student is charged a tuition which covers a part of the cost of an education. The balance is met by income from the endowment and by gifts from the United Methodist Church, alumni, trustees, parents, and other friends.

Semester Expenses for Full-Time Undergraduate Students

1. Residence Hall rooms are ordinarily rented on a yearly basis according to the schedule below. This schedule of charges is for students who enter in the fall. Those students who enter second semester will pay half the annual rate for their type of occupancy. If the student changes type of occupancy during the year, the charge will be adjusted accordingly. See schedule of payment and residence hall options below.
2. Room fees include a charge for the 21 meal per week plan. Off-campus students may purchase the meal plan for $1,659 per semester.

New Students - All full-time students must pay a reservation deposit of $250. If a student decides not to come to Millsaps, this deposit is refundable if the Admissions Office receives a written request for refund prior to May 1.

Reservation deposits will be credited to the student's account upon enrollment.

Millsaps charges each full-time undergraduate student a comprehensive fee of $534 per semester, which includes a portion of the cost of student activities and student government, laboratory and computer usage, post office, parking, and certain special instructional materials. Part-time undergraduate students will be charged a proportionate amount.

The general purpose of special fees is to allocate to the user at least a portion of the direct cost for providing special services, equipment, and facilities.

Course Overload Fee - A fee of $100 per hour is charged for course loads above 17 hours.

Late Fee - A $50 late fee will be charged for late scheduling of classes to be applied after the first day of classes each semester.

Late Payment Fee - A $50 late payment fee will be charged to any account not paid by the agreed upon due date.

Change of Schedule Fee - A $25 fee will be charged for each change of schedule authorization processed. Any change initiated by the College will have no fee.

Late Check-in Fee - A $100 fee will be charged to any student who has not made payment and/or arrangements prior to registration and who has not appeared in the Business Office to do so during the published registration period.

Dance and Music Fee - A fee of $200 is charged for private dance and music lessons per semester hour.

Credit by Examination Fee - A $25 fee is assessed to record each course for which credit is allowed if the credit is not transfer credit or if the examination is not a Millsaps examination.

Auditing of Courses - Courses are audited with approval of the instructor of the course. Students must indicate their intention to audit at the time of registration. There will be no additional charge to a full-time degree seeking student for auditing any course. All Non-degree seeking students may audit one course for one quarter of the cost of tuition and fees for that course.

Senior Citizens - Qualified senior citizens (60 and over) enrolled in an undergraduate degree program pay half tuition for the first course taken each semester and full tuition for additional courses. All related fees will be paid at regular rates.

Graduation Fee - The $75 fee covers a portion of the cost of the diploma, the rental of a cap and gown, and general commencement expenses.

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