The student population at Alcorn State University is 2,995 (2,532 undergraduate and 463 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 523 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Alcorn State is 84.54% which is decreased by 379 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 144 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 2.07 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
642 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 100.63% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,296 where 2,995 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
84.54% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.46% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 379 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 144 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 2.07 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Alcorn State than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Alcorn State University since 2015.
Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,781 where 2,532 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Alcorn State University since 2015.
Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 515 where 463 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Alcorn State University since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 1.50% and the percentage of black students is 95.83% at Alcorn State University. 0.07% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 0.57% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 3.16% to 1.50%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.31% to 0.07%. Black student enrollment increased from 91.30% to 95.83%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.31% to 0.57%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.0815 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.1650 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Alcorn State University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
642 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 100.63% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Alcorn State University from 2015 to 2025.