Financial Aid Brochure

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WHAT DO YOU NEED?

The Millsaps College Office of Financial Aid is committed to helping you explore all of your financial options to determine what’s best for you and your educational goals. All admitted students are considered for merit scholarships. Need-based grants, student loans and other financial aid opportunities are available based on your financial circumstances. Students wishing to apply for need-based financial aid must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) after Oct. 1.

WHAT’S NEXT?

File the FAFSA! Don’t think you’ll qualify for financial assistance? File anyway! You may be surprised what assistance you can receive.

1. Request a Federal Student Aid ID at fsaid.ed.gov.

2. Submit your FAFSA with Millsaps College code 002414

YOU CAN AFFORD MILLSAPS COLLEGE Office of Admission 1701 North State Street Jackson, Mississippi 39210-0001 601-974-1050 admissions@millsaps.edu www.millsaps.edu Connect with us @SapsAdmissions Call us at 601-974-1050 Millsaps College is a United Methodist–related college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation, and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Millsaps College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any legally protected status.

WHAT DOES YOUR FUTURE COST?

YOU ARE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENT.

There’s more to the cost of college than tuition. Consider the return on your investment.

WILL I BE

WELL-PREPARED

FOR LIFE AFTER COLLEGE? At Millsaps, you will. Our residential, liberal arts experience means you will learn broadly and deeply, explore your talents and interests, and develop lifelong friendships and connections.

WILL I HAVE A PLAN — OR

A JOB

YOU’RE

SPECIAL. SO ARE OUR SCHOLARSHIPS.

Millsaps offers a variety of specialized scholarships, including:

• The Millsaps Legacy Scholarship for students who have family who attended Millsaps

• The United Methodist Scholarships for students affiliated with the United Methodist Church

• E.H. Sumners Grant for Mississippi students from Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Montgomery or Webster counties

• Millsaps Yellow Ribbon Program in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs

• The TRANSFERmation Scholarship for transfer students who have excelled academically

• The Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship for members of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges

• International Student Merit Scholarships for international students

• Fine Art Scholarships for students planning to major or participate in the arts at Millsaps

We know that planning and paying for college can be confusing, but our merit scholarship calculator simplifies the process! Just enter your cumulative GPA and highest super-scored ACT (or SAT) score to estimate your merit scholarship award. Awards range from $21,000 to $34,000. Want to apply test-optional? No problem. The calculator will provide your scholarship award without an ACT or SAT score.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNIQUELY YOURS. LET US HELP YOU FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH IT WILL COST YOU TO GO TO MILLSAPS BY USING OUR NET PRICE AND MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CALCULATORS.

DID YOU KNOW?

You may also be able to find additional scholarship opportunities through your parent/guardian or your employment, church or other community organizations. Websites like scholarships.com and fastweb.com also help!

— WHEN I GRADUATE? At Millsaps, you will. Over 90% of our graduates are employed or in graduate school just six months after graduation. Our graduates also enjoy the highest average salary 10 years after starting college than graduates of any other institution in Mississippi.

WILL

THE NAME ON MY DEGREE MEAN

SOMETHING YEARS DOWN THE ROAD?

At Millsaps, it will. We are one of the few liberal arts colleges that can boast a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter (the first in Mississippi) and an AACSB-accredited school of business. We are the only private college in Mississippi listed in The Princeton Review’s 2023 edition of The Best 388 Colleges and are ranked by Forbes as the best college in the state.

WILL I GRADUATE IN FOUR YEARS?

At Millsaps, you will. We guarantee a path to graduation in four years. And that’s important when you look at the price of tuition on an annual basis, especially since many of our competitors base their graduation rates on six or even eight years.

DID YOU KNOW?

• 98% of our students receive need-based and/or merit-based financial aid.

• Admitted students are automatically considered for merit scholarships.

• We don’t require any out-of-state fees.

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