University Has the Largest Student Population with 26,449 Students Enrolled in Mississippi

The top city with the largest student population in Mississippi is University, MS with 26,449 students enrolled across 1 colleges.

While University has the largest student population, it is not the city with the most colleges. Jackson has the highest number of colleges with 7 schools (12,284 students) in Mississippi. You can check the cities with the most colleges in Mississippi here.

The largest college in University is University of Mississippi with 26,449 students enrolled.

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Mississippi Cities with Largest College Student Population

The following table lists cities with the largest student populations in Mississippi, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students , along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.

Mississippi Cities with Largest College Student Population
CityTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduateOnline EnrollmentMenWomen
University, MS1 School26,44921,5854,8641,90411,02515,424
Mississippi State, MS1 School23,15018,5674,5833,87711,15311,997
Hattiesburg, MS5 Schools18,55713,3135,2445,9906,58911,968
Jackson, MS7 Schools12,2847,8664,4185,4284,4507,834
Raymond, MS1 School8,8598,860-2,3093,4735,386
Perkinston, MS1 School8,6948,695-2,0643,2485,446
Senatobia, MS1 School7,8677,868-2,2722,9514,916
Poplarville, MS1 School6,0116,012-1,8052,0863,925
Fulton, MS1 School5,1395,140-1,4891,8463,293
Goodman, MS1 School5,0395,040-1,6081,6163,423