A total of 121,779 students are enrolled in Mississippi colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Mississippi colleges and universites, 8,174 students are 18 years old or younger(6.71%), 35,388 students are 18 or 19 years old (29.06%), 30,382 students are between 20 and 22 years old (24.95%), 19,568 students are between 22 and 24 years old (16.07%), and 10,671 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.76%).
9,806 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.05%), 5,181 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.25%), 2,588 students are 50 years old or older (2.13%).
In Mississippi 4-year colleges and universites, 2,629 students are 18 years old or younger(2.88%), 24,018 students are 18 or 19 years old (26.31%), 25,565 students are between 20 and 22 years old (28.01%), 16,861 students are between 22 and 24 years old (18.47%), 8,470 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.28%), 7,422 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.13%), 4,144 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.54%), 2,161 students are 50 years old or older (2.37%)
In Mississippi community colleges, there are 16,908 students are younger than 20 years old (55.62%), 7,497 students are between 20 and 24 years old (24.66%), 2,173 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.15%), and 3,815 students are 30 years old or older (12.55%).
In Mississippi trade schools, there are 7 students are younger than 20 years old (7.14%), 27 students are between 20 and 24 years old (27.55%), 28 students are between 25 and 29 years old (28.57%), and 33 students are 30 years old or older (33.67%).
| Total | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 121,779 | 8,174 (6.71%) |
35,388 (29.06%) |
30,382 (24.95%) |
19,568 (16.07%) |
10,671 (8.76%) |
9,806 (8.05%) |
5,181 (4.25%) |
2,588 (2.13%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 91,280 | 2,629 (2.88%) |
24,018 (26.31%) |
25,565 (28.01%) |
16,861 (18.47%) |
8,470 (9.28%) |
7,422 (8.13%) |
4,144 (4.54%) |
2,161 (2.37%) |
| Community Colleges | 30,401 | 5,545 (18.24%) |
11,363 (37.38%) |
4,805 (15.81%) |
2,692 (8.85%) |
2,173 (7.15%) |
2,362 (7.77%) |
1,027 (3.38%) |
426 (1.40%) |
| Trade Schools | 98 | 0 (0.00%) |
7 (7.14%) |
12 (12.24%) |
15 (15.31%) |
28 (28.57%) |
22 (22.45%) |
10 (10.20%) |
1 (1.02%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Mississippi colleges. A total of 121,779 students have enrolled in Mississippi colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belhaven UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,213 | 75 (1.78%) |
384 (9.11%) |
399 (9.47%) | 650 (15.43%) |
798 (18.94%) |
866 (20.56%) |
634 (15.05%) | 407 (9.66%) |
| Blue Mountain Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 968 | 319 (32.95%) |
247 (25.52%) |
203 (20.97%) | 132 (13.64%) |
26 (2.69%) |
19 (1.96%) |
10 (1.03%) | 11 (1.14%) |
| Delta State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,654 | 222 (8.36%) |
365 (13.75%) |
621 (23.40%) | 543 (20.46%) |
285 (10.74%) |
304 (11.45%) |
197 (7.42%) | 117 (4.41%) |
| East Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,841 | 720 (18.75%) |
1,363 (35.49%) |
708 (18.43%) | 382 (9.95%) |
267 (6.95%) |
273 (7.11%) |
94 (2.45%) | 34 (0.89%) |
| Itawamba Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,139 | 1,012 (19.69%) |
2,302 (44.79%) |
712 (13.85%) | 359 (6.99%) |
269 (5.23%) |
317 (6.17%) |
118 (2.30%) | 50 (0.97%) |
| Jackson State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 6,326 | 34 (0.54%) |
1,252 (19.79%) |
1,442 (22.79%) | 1,209 (19.11%) |
733 (11.59%) |
822 (12.99%) |
538 (8.50%) | 296 (4.68%) |
| Meridian Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,780 | 443 (15.94%) |
871 (31.33%) |
435 (15.65%) | 269 (9.68%) |
237 (8.53%) |
291 (10.47%) |
163 (5.86%) | 71 (2.55%) |
| Mississippi Delta Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,978 | 370 (18.71%) |
783 (39.59%) |
375 (18.96%) | 171 (8.65%) |
92 (4.65%) |
108 (5.46%) |
44 (2.22%) | 27 (1.37%) |
| University of MississippiPublic, 4-year | 26,449 | 59 (0.22%) |
9,404 (35.56%) |
8,657 (32.73%) | 4,775 (18.05%) |
1,855 (7.01%) |
1,018 (3.85%) |
461 (1.74%) | 220 (0.83%) |
| Mississippi University for WomenPublic, 4-year | 2,193 | 263 (11.99%) |
326 (14.87%) |
543 (24.76%) | 456 (20.79%) |
210 (9.58%) |
208 (9.48%) |
122 (5.56%) | 65 (2.96%) |
| Mississippi Valley State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,205 | 412 (18.68%) |
588 (26.67%) |
381 (17.28%) | 384 (17.41%) |
194 (8.80%) |
116 (5.26%) |
72 (3.27%) | 58 (2.63%) |
| Mississippi Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,164 | 143 (3.43%) |
1,014 (24.35%) |
1,042 (25.02%) | 919 (22.07%) |
501 (12.03%) |
293 (7.04%) |
157 (3.77%) | 86 (2.07%) |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,694 | 1,895 (21.80%) |
2,976 (34.23%) |
1,258 (14.47%) | 735 (8.45%) |
652 (7.50%) |
708 (8.14%) |
314 (3.61%) | 156 (1.79%) |
| Mississippi State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 23,150 | 273 (1.18%) |
6,745 (29.14%) |
7,625 (32.94%) | 4,155 (17.95%) |
1,812 (7.83%) |
1,466 (6.33%) |
709 (3.06%) | 365 (1.58%) |
| Pearl River Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,011 | 796 (13.24%) |
2,310 (38.43%) |
1,057 (17.58%) | 607 (10.10%) |
500 (8.32%) |
464 (7.72%) |
215 (3.58%) | 62 (1.03%) |
| Rust CollegePrivate, 4-year | 467 | - | 151 (32.33%) |
137 (29.34%) | 113 (24.20%) |
35 (7.49%) |
16 (3.43%) |
10 (2.14%) | 5 (1.07%) |
| Southwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,758 | 309 (17.58%) |
736 (41.87%) |
235 (13.37%) | 128 (7.28%) |
118 (6.71%) |
158 (8.99%) |
52 (2.96%) | 22 (1.25%) |
| University of Southern MississippiPublic, 4-year | 13,170 | 206 (1.56%) |
2,928 (22.23%) |
3,628 (27.55%) | 2,413 (18.32%) |
1,430 (10.86%) |
1,436 (10.90%) |
771 (5.85%) | 358 (2.72%) |
| William Carey UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 5,321 | 623 (11.71%) |
614 (11.54%) |
887 (16.67%) | 1,112 (20.90%) |
591 (11.11%) |
858 (16.12%) |
463 (8.70%) | 173 (3.25%) |
| Traxlers School of HairPrivate, Less than 2-year | 98 | - | 7 (7.14%) |
12 (12.24%) | 15 (15.31%) |
28 (28.57%) |
22 (22.45%) |
10 (10.20%) | 1 (1.02%) |
| Blue Cliff College-GulfportPrivate, 2-4 year | 200 | - | 22 (11.00%) |
25 (12.50%) | 41 (20.50%) |
38 (19.00%) |
43 (21.50%) |
27 (13.50%) | 4 (2.00%) |