Mississippi Christian University Student Population

How many students at MC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Mississippi Christian University has a total enrollment of 4,164 students, including 2,883 undergraduate and 1,281 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,692 male students (40.6%) and 2,472 female students (59.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,792 White students (67.1%) and 776 Black students (18.6%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,883 undergraduate students (69.2%) and 1,281 graduate students (30.8%).
• Class Delivery: 456 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,507 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - MC'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, 1,692 male (40.63%) and 2,472 female (59.37%) students are attending Mississippi Christian University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 68.45.

By class level, 2,883 (69.24%) are undergraduate students and 1,281 (30.76%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.01% are male and 56.99% are female, while among graduate students, 35.28% are male and 64.72% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,792 White, 776 Black, and 94 Asian students out of a total of 4,164 are attending at Mississippi Christian University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Mississippi Christian University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 51.3% 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, MC has 143 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 3,118 students under 25 years old, and 1,037 students over 25 years old out of 4,164 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 143 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. MC has 2,725 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 158 students aged 25 and over.

It has 393 graduate students aged under 25 and 879 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 Christian University, 456 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,507 students are enrolled in some online courses.

374 students who live in Mississippi or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 82 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,883 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 293 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.16%.280 students have transferred in as full-time status and 13 students transferred in as part-time status.