Top Colleges in Mississippi Student Population

A total of 87,064 students enroll in Top Colleges in Mississippi.

  • Gender Breakdown: of the total student body, 40.76% are male (35,490) and 59.24% are female (51,574). There are an average of 68.81 male students per 100 female students in Top Colleges in Mississippi. Millsaps College has the highest ratio of male students with 123.77 per 100 female students, while Mississippi University for Women has the lowest ratio of male students with 29.99 per 100 female students among Top Colleges in Mississippi.
  • Largest and Smallest: The average student population of Top Colleges in Mississippi is 8,706. University of Mississippi is the largest with 26,449 students, and Millsaps College is the smallest with 593 students among Top Colleges in Mississippi.
  • Student level: There are 66,580 undergraduate students in Top Colleges in Mississippi, 76.47% of the student body. Graduate students account for 23.53% of the total students. Of the Top Colleges in Mississippi, University of Mississippi has the largest undergraduate and graduate schools with 21,585 undergraduate and 4,864 graduate schools.
  • Distance Learning: There are an average of 14.07% undergraduate students enrolled online and 44.85% graduate students enrolled online in Top Colleges in Mississippi. University of Southern Mississippi has the most online enrollment with 4,140 students, while Alcorn State University has the least with 642 students among Top Colleges in Mississippi.

Top Colleges in Mississippi Student Population Comparison Table

Table. Top Colleges in Mississippi Student Population Comparison
RankSchoolTotalBy GenderBy LevelOnline Enrollment
MenWomenUndergraduateGraduateUndergraduateGraduate
1William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS5,3211,7343,5873,0522,2698231,027
2Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS23,15011,15311,99718,5674,5831,9421,935
3University of MississippiUniversity, MS26,44911,02515,42421,5854,8641,195709
4Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS2,1935061,6871,962231621145
5Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS59332826554944--
6University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS13,1704,8558,31510,1932,9772,5261,614
7Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS6,3262,1554,1714,6501,6761,1861,035
8Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS4,2131,6862,5271,6142,5994841,740
9Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS2,9959762,0192,532463336306
10Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS2,6541,0721,5821,876778256676
-Average8,7063,5495,1576,6582,0481,0411,021
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