Mississippi University for Women Student Population

How many students at MUW?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Mississippi University for Women has a total enrollment of 2,193 students, including 1,962 undergraduate and 231 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 506 male students (23.1%) and 1,687 female students (76.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,241 White students (56.6%) and 785 Black students (35.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,962 undergraduate students (89.5%) and 231 graduate students (10.5%).
• Class Delivery: 766 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 818 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 3,189 - MUW's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 506 male (23.07%) and 1,687 female (76.93%) students are attending Mississippi University for Women. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 29.99.

By class level, 1,962 (89.47%) are undergraduate students and 231 (10.53%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 23.96% are male and 76.04% are female, while among graduate students, 15.58% are male and 84.42% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,241 White, 785 Black, and 64 Asian students out of a total of 2,193 are attending at Mississippi University for Women. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Mississippi University for Women is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, MUW has 263 students under 18 years old and 14 students over 65 years old. There are 1,588 students under 25 years old, and 605 students over 25 years old out of 2,193 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 263 students are younger than 18 and 11 students are older than 65. MUW has 1,508 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 454 students aged 25 and over.

It has 80 graduate students aged under 25 and 151 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Mississippi University for Women, 766 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 818 students are enrolled in some online courses.

648 students who live in Mississippi or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 118 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,962 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 491 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 25.03%.461 students have transferred in as full-time status and 30 students transferred in as part-time status.