A total of 168,305 students are enrolled in Mississippi colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 862 native american or Alaska native students (0.51%), 2,509 asian students (1.49%), 57,982 african-american students (34.45%), 6,702 hispanic students (3.98%), 108 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.06%), and 87,718 white students (52.12%).
For Mississippi colleges, KC's School of Hair Design has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Tougaloo College has the lowest rate of white students (0.00%.
For Afraican-american students, Upper Kutz Barber & Style College has the highest rate of black students (1.00% and Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology has the lowest rate of black students (0.06% among Mississippi colleges.
For Asian students, Chris Beauty College has the highest rate of asian students (0.10% and Alcorn State University has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among Mississippi colleges.
In Mississippi 4-year colleges and universites, there are 1,775 asian students (1.82%), 28,740 african-american students (29.50%), 3,825 hispanic students (3.93%), and 54,297 white students (55.74%).
In Mississippi community colleges, there are 26,945 african-american students (39.73%), 2,758 hispanic students (4.07%), and 32,832 white students (48.41%).
In Mississippi trade schools, there are 2,297 african-american students (74.97%), 119 hispanic students (3.88%), and 589 white students (19.22%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 168,305 | 862 (0.51%) |
2,509 (1.49%) |
57,982 (34.45%) |
6,702 (3.98%) |
108 (0.06%) |
87,718 (52.12%) |
3,995 (2.37%) |
3,916 (2.33%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 97,415 | 431 (0.44%) |
1,775 (1.82%) |
28,740 (29.50%) |
3,825 (3.93%) |
65 (0.07%) |
54,297 (55.74%) |
2,142 (2.20%) |
1,694 (1.74%) |
| Community Colleges | 67,826 | 424 (0.63%) |
718 (1.06%) |
26,945 (39.73%) |
2,758 (4.07%) |
43 (0.06%) |
32,832 (48.41%) |
1,824 (2.69%) |
2,215 (3.27%) |
| Trade Schools | 3,064 | 7 (0.23%) |
16 (0.52%) |
2,297 (74.97%) |
119 (3.88%) |
0 (0.00%) |
589 (19.22%) |
29 (0.95%) |
7 (0.23%) |
The following table compares student population by race between Mississippi colleges. A total of 168,305 students have enrolled in Mississippi colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,995 | 3 (0.1%) |
2 (0.1%) |
2,870 (95.8%) |
17 (0.6%) |
5 (0.2%) |
45 (1.5%) |
- | - |
| Belhaven UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,213 | 27 (0.6%) |
19 (0.5%) |
1,878 (44.6%) |
99 (2.3%) |
1 (0.0%) |
978 (23.2%) |
141 (3.3%) |
342 (8.1%) |
| Blue Mountain Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 968 | 63 (6.5%) |
17 (1.8%) |
129 (13.3%) |
75 (7.7%) |
1 (0.1%) |
634 (65.5%) |
24 (2.5%) |
13 (1.3%) |
| Chris Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 73 | - | 7 (9.6%) |
27 (37.0%) |
- | - | 39 (53.4%) |
- | - |
| Coahoma Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,633 | 1 (0.1%) |
3 (0.2%) |
1,535 (94.0%) |
12 (0.7%) |
1 (0.1%) |
68 (4.2%) |
7 (0.4%) |
5 (0.3%) |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,932 | 5 (0.2%) |
15 (0.5%) |
1,220 (41.6%) |
75 (2.6%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,507 (51.4%) |
28 (1.0%) |
80 (2.7%) |
| Delta State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,654 | 8 (0.3%) |
16 (0.6%) |
1,115 (42.0%) |
64 (2.4%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,250 (47.1%) |
29 (1.1%) |
63 (2.4%) |
| East Central Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,785 | 121 (4.3%) |
9 (0.3%) |
967 (34.7%) |
220 (7.9%) |
3 (0.1%) |
1,320 (47.4%) |
83 (3.0%) |
40 (1.4%) |
| East Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,841 | 39 (1.0%) |
54 (1.4%) |
1,940 (50.5%) |
107 (2.8%) |
- | 1,526 (39.7%) |
22 (0.6%) |
145 (3.8%) |
| Fosters Cosmetology CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 23 | - | - | 18 (78.3%) |
3 (13.0%) |
- | 2 (8.7%) |
- | - |
| Academy of Hair Design-GrenadaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 21 | - | - | 9 (42.9%) |
- | - | 12 (57.1%) |
- | - |
| Hinds Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,859 | 55 (0.6%) |
105 (1.2%) |
5,050 (57.0%) |
297 (3.4%) |
5 (0.1%) |
2,828 (31.9%) |
183 (2.1%) |
336 (3.8%) |
| Holmes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,039 | 13 (0.3%) |
57 (1.1%) |
2,268 (45.0%) |
95 (1.9%) |
2 (0.0%) |
2,370 (47.0%) |
223 (4.4%) |
9 (0.2%) |
| Itawamba Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,139 | 10 (0.2%) |
44 (0.9%) |
1,454 (28.3%) |
198 (3.9%) |
4 (0.1%) |
3,172 (61.7%) |
239 (4.7%) |
18 (0.4%) |
| Jackson State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 6,326 | 20 (0.3%) |
14 (0.2%) |
5,820 (92.0%) |
14 (0.2%) |
8 (0.1%) |
195 (3.1%) |
26 (0.4%) |
16 (0.3%) |
| Jones County Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,753 | 36 (0.8%) |
25 (0.5%) |
1,565 (32.9%) |
174 (3.7%) |
- | 2,785 (58.6%) |
126 (2.7%) |
21 (0.4%) |
| Meridian Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,780 | 29 (1.0%) |
21 (0.8%) |
1,318 (47.4%) |
72 (2.6%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,215 (43.7%) |
11 (0.4%) |
112 (4.0%) |
| Millsaps CollegePrivate, 4-year | 593 | 7 (1.2%) |
20 (3.4%) |
134 (22.6%) |
37 (6.2%) |
1 (0.2%) |
345 (58.2%) |
8 (1.3%) |
22 (3.7%) |
| Mississippi Delta Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,978 | 4 (0.2%) |
10 (0.5%) |
1,272 (64.3%) |
53 (2.7%) |
1 (0.1%) |
482 (24.4%) |
6 (0.3%) |
150 (7.6%) |
| University of MississippiPublic, 4-year | 26,449 | 66 (0.2%) |
601 (2.3%) |
2,818 (10.7%) |
1,410 (5.3%) |
20 (0.1%) |
19,737 (74.6%) |
713 (2.7%) |
247 (0.9%) |
| Mississippi University for WomenPublic, 4-year | 2,193 | 17 (0.8%) |
64 (2.9%) |
785 (35.8%) |
38 (1.7%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,241 (56.6%) |
28 (1.3%) |
- |
| Mississippi Valley State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,205 | - | 21 (1.0%) |
1,948 (88.3%) |
55 (2.5%) |
2 (0.1%) |
117 (5.3%) |
3 (0.1%) |
59 (2.7%) |
| Mississippi Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 4,164 | 10 (0.2%) |
94 (2.3%) |
776 (18.6%) |
142 (3.4%) |
2 (0.0%) |
2,792 (67.1%) |
70 (1.7%) |
118 (2.8%) |
| Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year | 57 | - | - | 7 (12.3%) |
- | - | 50 (87.7%) |
- | - |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 8,694 | 30 (0.3%) |
198 (2.3%) |
2,019 (23.2%) |
696 (8.0%) |
11 (0.1%) |
4,459 (51.3%) |
462 (5.3%) |
819 (9.4%) |
| Mississippi State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 23,150 | 111 (0.5%) |
398 (1.7%) |
3,610 (15.6%) |
1,025 (4.4%) |
13 (0.1%) |
16,265 (70.3%) |
599 (2.6%) |
195 (0.8%) |
| Northeast Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,442 | 4 (0.1%) |
15 (0.4%) |
597 (17.3%) |
134 (3.9%) |
- | 2,555 (74.2%) |
137 (4.0%) |
- |
| Northwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,867 | 12 (0.2%) |
109 (1.4%) |
2,908 (37.0%) |
536 (6.8%) |
9 (0.1%) |
4,014 (51.0%) |
264 (3.4%) |
15 (0.2%) |
| Pearl River Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 6,011 | 62 (1.0%) |
40 (0.7%) |
1,839 (30.6%) |
40 (0.7%) |
- | 3,630 (60.4%) |
- | 400 (6.7%) |
| Rust CollegePrivate, 4-year | 467 | - | 2 (0.4%) |
428 (91.6%) |
9 (1.9%) |
1 (0.2%) |
3 (0.6%) |
- | 7 (1.5%) |
| Southeastern Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year | 93 | 5 (5.4%) |
- | 25 (26.9%) |
1 (1.1%) |
- | 60 (64.5%) |
2 (2.2%) |
- |
| Southwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,758 | 3 (0.2%) |
10 (0.6%) |
792 (45.1%) |
40 (2.3%) |
3 (0.2%) |
820 (46.6%) |
32 (1.8%) |
45 (2.6%) |
| University of Southern MississippiPublic, 4-year | 13,170 | 61 (0.5%) |
208 (1.6%) |
3,421 (26.0%) |
664 (5.0%) |
6 (0.0%) |
7,384 (56.1%) |
451 (3.4%) |
185 (1.4%) |
| Tougaloo CollegePrivate, 4-year | 1,301 | 4 (0.3%) |
1 (0.1%) |
703 (54.0%) |
10 (0.8%) |
- | 2 (0.2%) |
7 (0.5%) |
287 (22.1%) |
| Wesley Biblical SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 170 | - | 3 (1.8%) |
47 (27.6%) |
13 (7.6%) |
1 (0.6%) |
91 (53.5%) |
1 (0.6%) |
13 (7.6%) |
| William Carey UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 5,321 | 22 (0.4%) |
294 (5.5%) |
1,452 (27.3%) |
146 (2.7%) |
- | 3,003 (56.4%) |
18 (0.3%) |
116 (2.2%) |
| Traxlers School of HairPrivate, Less than 2-year | 98 | - | - | 93 (94.9%) |
- | - | 5 (5.1%) |
- | - |
| Mississippi Barber AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 71 | - | - | 67 (94.4%) |
1 (1.4%) |
- | 2 (2.8%) |
1 (1.4%) |
- |
| KC's School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 58 | - | 1 (1.7%) |
- | 2 (3.4%) |
- | 55 (94.8%) |
- | - |
| Academy of Hair Design-PearlPrivate, Less than 2-year | 43 | - | - | 12 (27.9%) |
- | - | 31 (72.1%) |
- | - |
| The Academy of Hair Design SixPrivate, Less than 2-year | 37 | - | - | 26 (70.3%) |
- | - | 11 (29.7%) |
- | - |
| Blue Cliff College-GulfportPrivate, 2-4 year | 200 | - | 3 (1.5%) |
111 (55.5%) |
7 (3.5%) |
- | 75 (37.5%) |
1 (0.5%) |
3 (1.5%) |
| Delta Technical College-MississippiPrivate, Less than 2-year | 2,307 | 7 (0.3%) |
7 (0.3%) |
1,943 (84.2%) |
107 (4.6%) |
- | 212 (9.2%) |
26 (1.1%) |
5 (0.2%) |
| Corinth Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 90 | - | - | 38 (42.2%) |
- | - | 49 (54.4%) |
1 (1.1%) |
2 (2.2%) |
| Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 77 | - | - | 5 (6.5%) |
3 (3.9%) |
- | 69 (89.6%) |
- | - |
| Strayer University-MississippiPrivate, 4-year | 983 | 7 (0.7%) |
1 (0.1%) |
781 (79.5%) |
6 (0.6%) |
- | 155 (15.8%) |
22 (2.2%) |
11 (1.1%) |
| Concorde Career College-SouthavenPrivate, 2-4 year | 115 | - | - | 90 (78.3%) |
2 (1.7%) |
- | 6 (5.2%) |
- | 17 (14.8%) |
| Unlimited Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 29 | - | - | 15 (51.7%) |
2 (6.9%) |
- | 11 (37.9%) |
1 (3.4%) |
- |
| Vaughn Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 63 | - | 1 (1.6%) |
20 (31.7%) |
1 (1.6%) |
- | 41 (65.1%) |
- | - |
| Upper Kutz Barber & Style CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 17 | - | - | 17 (100.0%) |
- | - | - | - | - |