A total of 121,779 students are enrolled in Mississippi colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Mississippi colleges and universites, 8,174 students are 18 years old or younger(6.71%), 35,388 students are 18 or 19 years old (29.06%), 30,382 students are between 20 and 22 years old (24.95%), 19,568 students are between 22 and 24 years old (16.07%), and 10,671 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.76%).
9,806 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.05%), 5,181 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.25%), 2,588 students are 50 years old or older (2.13%).
Student Population by Age for Mississippi Colleges
In Mississippi 4-year colleges and universites, 2,629 students are 18 years old or younger(2.88%), 24,018 students are 18 or 19 years old (26.31%), 25,565 students are between 20 and 22 years old (28.01%), 16,861 students are between 22 and 24 years old (18.47%), 8,470 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.28%), 7,422 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.13%), 4,144 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.54%), 2,161 students are 50 years old or older (2.37%)
In Mississippi community colleges, there are 16,908 students are younger than 20 years old (55.62%), 7,497 students are between 20 and 24 years old (24.66%), 2,173 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.15%), and 3,815 students are 30 years old or older (12.55%).
In Mississippi trade schools, there are 7 students are younger than 20 years old (7.14%), 27 students are between 20 and 24 years old (27.55%), 28 students are between 25 and 29 years old (28.57%), and 33 students are 30 years old or older (33.67%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All Mississippi Colleges
The following table compares student population by age between Mississippi colleges. A total of 121,779 students have enrolled in Mississippi colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.