Enrollment Trends at Mississippi State

The student population at Mississippi State University is 23,150 (18,567 undergraduate and 4,583 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,277 (10.91%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Mississippi State is 80.20% which is increased by 1,146 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,131 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 93 male students for every 100 female students, down from 104 in 2015.
3,877 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 98.92% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,311 where 23,150 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 23,150 students in 2025 and was lowest at 20,873 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 20,873 to 23,150 students, a net gain of 2,277 (10.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mississippi State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,873	17,421	8,882	8,539	3,452	1,751	1,701
2016-17	21,622 749	18,090 669	9,127 245	8,963 424	3,532 80	1,790 39	1,742 41
2017-18	21,883 261	18,312 222	9,242 115	9,070 107	3,571 39	1,789 -1	1,782 40
2018-19	21,974 91	18,490 178	9,301 59	9,189 119	3,484 -87	1,698 -91	1,786 4
2019-20	22,226 252	18,792 302	9,500 199	9,292 103	3,434 -50	1,633 -65	1,801 15
2020-21	22,986 760	18,803 11	9,466 -34	9,337 45	4,183 749	1,851 218	2,332 531
2021-22	23,086 100	18,584 -219	9,225 -241	9,359 22	4,502 319	2,039 188	2,463 131
2022-23	22,649 -437	18,305 -279	9,066 -159	9,239 -120	4,344 -158	1,919 -120	2,425 -38
2023-24	22,657 8	18,230 -75	8,940 -126	9,290 51	4,427 83	1,963 44	2,464 39
2024-25	23,150 493	18,567 337	9,137 197	9,430 140	4,583 156	2,016 53	2,567 103
Average	22,311	18,359	9,189	9,171	3,951	1,845	2,106

Mississippi State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 18,359 where 18,567 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mississippi State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	17,421	16,023	8,148	7,875	1,398	734	664
2016-17	18,090	16,695	8,344	8,351	1,395	783	612
2017-18	18,312	16,803	8,413	8,390	1,509	829	680
2018-19	18,490	16,839	8,377	8,462	1,651	924	727
2019-20	18,792	17,113	8,517	8,596	1,679	983	696
2020-21	18,803	17,089	8,482	8,607	1,714	984	730
2021-22	18,584	16,794	8,215	8,579	1,790	1,010	780
2022-23	18,305	16,621	8,164	8,457	1,684	902	782
2023-24	18,230	16,583	8,009	8,574	1,647	931	716
2024-25	18,567	16,913	8,194	8,719	1,654	943	711
Average	18,359	18,359	8,286	8,461	18,359	902	710

Mississippi State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,951 where 4,583 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mississippi State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,452	1,850	919	931	1,602	832	770
2016-17	3,532	1,920	952	968	1,612	838	774
2017-18	3,571	1,972	957	1,015	1,599	832	767
2018-19	3,484	1,870	848	1,022	1,614	850	764
2019-20	3,434	1,838	799	1,039	1,596	834	762
2020-21	4,183	1,989	829	1,160	2,194	1,022	1,172
2021-22	4,502	2,068	897	1,171	2,434	1,142	1,292
2022-23	4,344	2,175	886	1,289	2,169	1,033	1,136
2023-24	4,427	2,299	947	1,352	2,128	1,016	1,112
2024-25	4,583	2,434	997	1,437	2,149	1,019	1,130
Average	3,951	3,951	903	1,138	3,951	942	968

Mississippi State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.26%. The percentage was 70.64% 10 years ago and Mississippi State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.59% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.43% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 70.64% to 70.26%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.27% to 1.72%. Black student enrollment decreased from 19.27% to 15.59%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.46% to 4.43%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4791 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4629 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mississippi State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	109	266	4,022	514	15	14,744	301
2016-17	87	286	4,148	597	18	15,276	336
2017-18	105	280	4,110	627	19	15,443	372
2018-19	120	329	3,963	667	17	15,591	392
2019-20	123	338	3,725	700	17	15,998	433
2020-21	137	361	3,955	785	18	16,336	489
2021-22	124	384	3,772	841	18	16,435	516
2022-23	119	373	3,451	855	11	16,303	539
2023-24	118	383	3,373	912	10	16,212	554
2024-25	111	398	3,610	1,025	13	16,265	599
Average	115	340	3,813	752	16	15,860	453

Mississippi State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,877 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 98.92% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mississippi State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	20,873	1,949	1,846	17,078
2016-17	21,622	1,845	1,860	17,917
2017-18	21,883	1,788	1,902	18,193
2018-19	21,974	1,785	1,874	18,315
2019-20	22,226	1,836	2,153	18,237
2020-21	22,986	4,762	15,544	2,680
2021-22	23,086	3,808	6,015	13,263
2022-23	22,649	3,686	6,394	12,569
2023-24	22,657	3,749	5,932	12,976
2024-25	23,150	3,877	6,082	13,191
Average	22,311	2,909	4,960	14,442

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Enrollment Trends at Mississippi State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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