Student Population by Gender

Mississippi State University has a total of 22,649 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 18,305 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,344 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 10,985 male and 11,664 female students (the male-female ratio is 49:51) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total22,64918,3054,344
Men10,9859,0661,919
Women11,6649,2392,425
Mississippi State University Student Population by Gender

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 16,303 White, 3,451 Black, and 373 Asian students out of a total of 22,649 are attending at Mississippi State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (all students)
Mississippi State University Student Population by Race
Mississippi State University Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Mississippi State University Undergraduate Student Population by Race
Mississippi State University Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Mississippi State University Graduate Student Population by Race
Mississippi State University Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 18,305 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,829 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.99%.1,649 students have transferred in as full-time status and 180 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
By age, Mississippi State has 240 students under 18 years old and 26 students over 65 years old. There are 18,276 students under 25 years old, and 4,373 students over 25 years old out of 22,649 total students.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
In undergraduate programs, 240 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. Mississippi State has 16,882 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,423 students aged 25 and over.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Mississippi State University Student Population by Age
Mississippi State University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Mississippi State University Undergraduate Student Population by Age
Mississippi State University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 1,394 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,950 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Mississippi State University Graduate Student Population by Age
Mississippi State University Student Population by Age Pie Chart

Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Mississippi State University, 3,686 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,394 students are enrolled in some online courses.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students22,6493,6866,394
Undergraduate18,3051,8266,027
Graduate4,3441,860367
Online Program Student Population
Mississippi State University Online Student Population

Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses

2,357 students lived in Mississippi or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,329 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Mississippi ResidentsOther States in U.S. Outside of U.S.
All Students2,3571,27257
Undergraduate1,34347112
Graduate1,01480145
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Distance Learning Course
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