Total 168,332 Students Enrolled in Mississippi Colleges

A total of 168,332 students are enrolled in Mississippi colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 146,057 undergraduate and 22,275 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 86.77% and the proportion of graduate students is 13.23%.

By school level, 97,415 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 67,826 students enrolled in community colleges, and 3,091 students enrolled in trade schools.

For Mississippi colleges, University of Mississippi has the most number of students of 26,449 among 4-year colleges. For Mississippi community colleges, Hinds Community College has the most students of 8,859 and Delta Technical College-Mississippi is the largest trade school with 2,307.

Student Population By School Level for Mississippi Colleges

By attending status, there are 121,251 full-time students and 47,054 part-time students at Mississippi colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Mississippi colleges. A total of 168,332 students have enrolled in Mississippi colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Mississippi Colleges
School	Total Enrollment	Undergraduate			Graduate
School	Total Enrollment	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Alcorn State UniversityPublic, 4-year	2,995	2,532	2,058	474	463	182	281
Belhaven UniversityPrivate, 4-year	4,213	1,614	1,153	461	2,599	151	2,448
Blue Mountain Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year	968	912	491	421	56	37	19
Chris Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year	73	73	73	-	-	-	-
Coahoma Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	1,633	1,633	1,004	629	-	-	-
Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	2,932	2,932	1,820	1,112	-	-	-
Delta State UniversityPublic, 4-year	2,654	1,876	1,432	444	778	350	428
East Central Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	2,785	2,785	1,471	1,314	-	-	-
East Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	3,841	3,841	2,386	1,455	-	-	-
Fosters Cosmetology CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year	23	23	17	6	-	-	-
Academy of Hair Design-GrenadaPrivate, Less than 2-year	21	21	21	-	-	-	-
Hinds Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	8,859	8,859	5,197	3,662	-	-	-
Holmes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	5,039	5,039	3,129	1,910	-	-	-
Itawamba Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	5,139	5,139	3,272	1,867	-	-	-
Jackson State UniversityPublic, 4-year	6,326	4,650	4,178	472	1,676	768	908
Jones County Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year	4,753	4,753	2,848	1,905	-	-	-
Meridian Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	2,780	2,780	1,896	884	-	-	-
Millsaps CollegePrivate, 4-year	593	549	543	6	44	36	8
Mississippi Delta Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	1,978	1,978	1,393	585	-	-	-
University of MississippiPublic, 4-year	26,449	21,585	20,534	1,051	4,864	3,619	1,245
Mississippi University for WomenPublic, 4-year	2,193	1,962	1,454	508	231	144	87
Mississippi Valley State UniversityPublic, 4-year	2,205	2,013	1,047	966	192	98	94
Mississippi Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year	4,164	2,883	2,444	439	1,281	834	447
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year	57	57	57	-	-	-	-
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	8,694	8,694	4,843	3,851	-	-	-
Mississippi State UniversityPublic, 4-year	23,150	18,567	16,913	1,654	4,583	2,434	2,149
Northeast Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	3,442	3,442	2,527	915	-	-	-
Northwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	7,867	7,867	4,698	3,169	-	-	-
Pearl River Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	6,011	6,011	4,263	1,748	-	-	-
Rust CollegePrivate, 4-year	467	467	419	48	-	-	-
Southeastern Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year	93	93	83	10	-	-	-
Southwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year	1,758	1,758	1,288	470	-	-	-
University of Southern MississippiPublic, 4-year	13,170	10,193	8,679	1,514	2,977	1,429	1,548
Tougaloo CollegePrivate, 4-year	1,301	1,286	662	624	15	8	7
Wesley Biblical SeminaryPrivate, 4-year	170	24	1	23	146	24	122
William Carey UniversityPrivate, 4-year	5,321	3,052	1,985	1,067	2,269	1,704	565
Traxlers School of HairPrivate, Less than 2-year	98	98	98	-	-	-	-
Mississippi Barber AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year	71	71	47	24	-	-	-
KC's School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year	58	58	58	-	-	-	-
Academy of Hair Design-PearlPrivate, Less than 2-year	43	43	31	12	-	-	-
The Academy of Hair Design SixPrivate, Less than 2-year	37	37	19	18	-	-	-
Blue Cliff College-GulfportPrivate, 2-4 year	200	200	200	-	-	-	-
Delta Technical College-MississippiPrivate, Less than 2-year	2,307	2,307	2,307	-	-	-	-
Corinth Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year	90	90	69	21	-	-	-
Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year	77	77	77	-	-	-	-
Strayer University-MississippiPrivate, 4-year	983	882	20	862	101	18	83
Concorde Career College-SouthavenPrivate, 2-4 year	115	115	115	-	-	-	-
Unlimited Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year	29	29	25	4	-	-	-
Goshen School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year	27	27	-	-	-	-	-
Vaughn Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year	63	63	53	10	-	-	-
Copiah-Lincoln Community College Simpson County CenterPublic, 2-4 year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Copiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez CampusPublic, 2-4 year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
University of Mississippi Medical CenterPublic, 4-year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pearl River Community College-Forrest County CampusPublic, 2-4 year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pearl River Community College - Hancock Workforce Academy HangarPublic, 2-4 year	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Upper Kutz Barber & Style CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year	17	17	17	-	-	-	-

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