Total 168,332 Students Enrolled in Mississippi Colleges

168,332

Total

97,415

4-Year Colleges

67,826

Community Colleges

3,091

Trade Schools

A total of 168,332 students are enrolled in Mississippi colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 146,057 undergraduate and 22,275 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 86.77% and the proportion of graduate students is 13.23%.
  • Institution Level: 97,415 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 67,826 students enrolled in community colleges, and 3,091 students enrolled in trade schools.

Mississippi 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 19 Mississippi 4-year colleges, there are 97,415 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 79,142 (81.24%) students in public and 18,273 (18.76%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 75,140 (77.13%) undergraduate and 22,275 (22.87%) graduate students in Mississippi public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in Mississippi 4-year colleges, 59.13% are women (57,604) and 40.87% are men (39,811). This yields a ratio of approximately 69 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 11,194 (11.49%) undergraduate and 10,000 (10.27%) graduate students are enrolled online in Mississippi 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For Mississippi colleges, University of Mississippi has the most number of students of 26,449 among 4-year colleges. For Mississippi community colleges, Hinds Community College has the most students of 8,859 and Delta Technical College-Mississippi is the largest trade school with 2,307.

Student Population By School Level for Mississippi Colleges

By attending status, there are 121,251 full-time students and 47,054 part-time students at Mississippi colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Mississippi colleges. A total of 168,332 students have enrolled in Mississippi colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Mississippi Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
Alcorn State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,9952,5322,058474463182281
Belhaven UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,2131,6141,1534612,5991512,448
Blue Mountain Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year968912491421563719
Chris Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year737373----
Coahoma Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,6331,6331,004629---
Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,9322,9321,8201,112---
Delta State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,6541,8761,432444778350428
East Central Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7852,7851,4711,314---
East Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,8413,8412,3861,455---
Fosters Cosmetology CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year2323176---
Academy of Hair Design-GrenadaPrivate, Less than 2-year212121----
Hinds Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,8598,8595,1973,662---
Holmes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,0395,0393,1291,910---
Itawamba Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year5,1395,1393,2721,867---
Jackson State UniversityPublic, 4-year6,3264,6504,1784721,676768908
Jones County Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,7534,7532,8481,905---
Meridian Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7802,7801,896884---
Millsaps CollegePrivate, 4-year593549543644368
Mississippi Delta Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,9781,9781,393585---
University of MississippiPublic, 4-year26,44921,58520,5341,0514,8643,6191,245
Mississippi University for WomenPublic, 4-year2,1931,9621,45450823114487
Mississippi Valley State UniversityPublic, 4-year2,2052,0131,0479661929894
Mississippi Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year4,1642,8832,4444391,281834447
Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year575757----
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,6948,6944,8433,851---
Mississippi State UniversityPublic, 4-year23,15018,56716,9131,6544,5832,4342,149
Northeast Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,4423,4422,527915---
Northwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,8677,8674,6983,169---
Pearl River Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,0116,0114,2631,748---
Rust CollegePrivate, 4-year46746741948---
Southeastern Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year93938310---
Southwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,7581,7581,288470---
University of Southern MississippiPublic, 4-year13,17010,1938,6791,5142,9771,4291,548
Tougaloo CollegePrivate, 4-year1,3011,2866626241587
Wesley Biblical SeminaryPrivate, 4-year1702412314624122
William Carey UniversityPrivate, 4-year5,3213,0521,9851,0672,2691,704565
Traxlers School of HairPrivate, Less than 2-year989898----
Mississippi Barber AcademyPrivate, Less than 2-year71714724---
KC's School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year585858----
Academy of Hair Design-PearlPrivate, Less than 2-year43433112---
The Academy of Hair Design SixPrivate, Less than 2-year37371918---
Blue Cliff College-GulfportPrivate, 2-4 year200200200----
Delta Technical College-MississippiPrivate, Less than 2-year2,3072,3072,307----
Corinth Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year90906921---
Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year777777----
Strayer University-MississippiPrivate, 4-year983882208621011883
Concorde Career College-SouthavenPrivate, 2-4 year115115115----
Unlimited Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year2929254---
Goshen School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year2727-----
Vaughn Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year63635310---
Copiah-Lincoln Community College Simpson County CenterPublic, 2-4 year-------
Copiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
University of Mississippi Medical CenterPublic, 4-year-------
Pearl River Community College-Forrest County CampusPublic, 2-4 year-------
Pearl River Community College - Hancock Workforce Academy HangarPublic, 2-4 year-------
Upper Kutz Barber & Style CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year171717----