Student Population by Gender

University of Southern Mississippi has a total of 13,526 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 10,258 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,268 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 4,729 male and 8,797 female students (the male-female ratio is 35:65) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total13,52610,2583,268
Men4,7293,6171,112
Women8,7976,6412,156
University of Southern Mississippi Student Population by Gender

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,967 White, 3,644 Black, and 250 Asian students out of a total of 13,526 are attending at University of Southern Mississippi. 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)
University of Southern Mississippi Student Population by Race
University of Southern Mississippi Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
University of Southern Mississippi Undergraduate Student Population by Race
University of Southern Mississippi Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
University of Southern Mississippi Graduate Student Population by Race
University of Southern Mississippi Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,258 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,342 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.08%.1,187 students have transferred in as full-time status and 155 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
By age, U of Southern Mississippi has 166 students under 18 years old and 29 students over 65 years old. There are 9,103 students under 25 years old, and 4,423 students over 25 years old out of 13,526 total students.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
In undergraduate programs, 166 students are younger than 18 and 11 students are older than 65. U of Southern Mississippi has 8,375 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,883 students aged 25 and over.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
University of Southern Mississippi Student Population by Age
University of Southern Mississippi Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
University of Southern Mississippi Undergraduate Student Population by Age
University of Southern Mississippi Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 728 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,540 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
University of Southern Mississippi Graduate Student Population by Age
University of Southern Mississippi 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 University of Southern Mississippi, 3,954 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,490 students are enrolled in some online courses.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students13,5263,9546,490
Undergraduate10,2582,2226,072
Graduate3,2681,732418
Online Program Student Population
University of Southern Mississippi Online Student Population

Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses

2,589 students lived in Mississippi or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,365 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Mississippi ResidentsOther States in U.S. Outside of U.S.
All Students2,5891,32639
Undergraduate1,64156615
Graduate94876024
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Distance Learning Course
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