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Important Dates & Current Costs

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We welcome students for summer terms, one semester, or the academic year.

The Spring 2024 official arrival day is January 15, 2024. If you arrive on August 12 or August 13 between 8:00 am and 10:00pm at the Memphis, Tennessee airport (MEM), we will pick you up and transport you to Oxford, Mississippi with our free shuttle service. If you plan on arriving before January 15, you will need to secure a hotel room near the airport until January 15 or arrange your own transportation to Oxford and stay in a hotel until on-campus housing opens on January 15. 
 
  Fall 2023 Spring 2024
Arrival Day(s) August 12 or August 13, 2023 January 15, 2024
Orientation Activities August 14 - 18, 2023 January 16 - 19, 2024
Classes Start August 21, 2023 January 22, 2023
Break(s) September 4, 2023 (Labor Day)
November 18 - 26, 2023 (Thanksgiving Break)
March 9 - 17, 2024 (Spring Break)
March 29, 2024 (Good Friday)
Exams December 4 - 8, 2023 May 6 - 10, 2024
Departure Day December 9, 2023 May 11, 2024
Free transportation to and from the Memphis (MEM) aiport will only be provided on official Arrival and Departure Days.

Orientation is mandatory. Orientation takes place during Welcome Week from January 16 - 19, 2024. You do not need to physically sign up for orientation. As an incoming exchange student, we will have helpful information for you and will anticipate your presence at orientation. 

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COSTS

**Please be aware that we try our best to keep this page updated with the current costs to study at Ole Miss. This is not a contract or guarantee of costs, and costs may increase before the beginning of the academic year or semester. If costs are going to increase, they usually increase before the month of July. 
 
Depending upon your university’s exchange agreement with UM, the cost of studying at Ole Miss will vary. Please check with your home institution advisor as to which of the following agreements apply to you:
 
Tuition-Only Exchanges
You will receive a scholarship that covers tuition costs. You should budget for housing and meals, health insurance, textbooks, the student health center visit, personal expenses, travel expenses, and fees.

Tuition, Housing, and Meals Exchanges
You will receive a scholarship that covers tuition, housing, and meal benefits (the dollar equivalent of housing on campus and the dollar equivalent of a full meal plan). You should budget for health insurance, textbooks, the student health center visit, personal expenses, travel expenses, and fees.

Fee-Paying Exchange Students (Direct Enroll)
You will receive a scholarship that covers the Non-Resident Fee. You should budget for tuition, health insurance, textbooks, the mandatory tuberculosis test, personal expenses, travel expenses, and fees.
 
 
ESTIMATED COSTS - EXCHANGE AND DIRECT ENROLL

 

 

Semester

Summer

Tuition and Direct Enroll Fees

$5,300 per semester for study abroad/direct enroll students

Waived for exchange students 
 

Approximately $1,400 for 3 credit hours and $2,400 for 6 credit hours

Waived for exchange students

Non-Resident Fees

Waived for all students in the value of $8,610

Waived for all students in the value of $2,105.25

Application Fee

 $65

 $65

On-Campus Housing

From $3,300 - $3,900 per semester plus $100 application fee

$712 for Summer 1 single room 

$535 for Summer 1 double room

$712 for Summer 2 single room

$535 for Summer 2 double room 

Off-Campus Housing Booked Independently

Approximately $500-$800 per month; generally requires a full year (12 month) lease

Not recommended for summer

Meal Plan On Campus

$2,288

This estimate is for our unlimited option. There are other, smaller meal plan options at a lower price.

Please go to olemiss.campusdish.com for all meal plan options.

$500

Mandatory UM Health Insurance

$844 in Fall
$1,163 in Spring

$335

Mandatory Tuberculosis Testing

$202

This amount depends on individual insurance coverage.

$202

International Study Fee

$100

$50

Capital Improvements Fee

$50

$25

Student Activities Fee

$2 per credit hour

$2 per credit hour

Textbooks

~$500 - $650

~$200

Special Class Fees

~$25 - $150 per class

Special course fees only applies to certain classes. These fees are more typical for science and art courses.

~$10-$100 per class

Special course fees only applies to certain classes.       

Optional Bed and Bath Pack

$40

$40

Personal Spending Money

~$300 per month
 

~$300 per month

This table is based on 2023-2024 AY costs and is subject to change. Fees will be finalized in July prior to the August start of the academic year.