Enrollment Trends at Alcorn State

-523

Total Enrollment

-250

Men

-273

Women

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.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,5182,9111,0461,865607180427
2016-173,420
-98
2,825
-86
1,026
-20
1,799
-66
595
-12
182
2
413
-14
2017-183,716
296
3,172
347
1,140
114
2,032
233
544
-51
160
-22
384
-29
2018-193,658
-58
3,173
1
1,135
-5
2,038
6
485
-59
135
-25
350
-34
2019-203,523
-135
3,069
-104
1,090
-45
1,979
-59
454
-31
134
-1
320
-30
2020-213,230
-293
2,729
-340
929
-161
1,800
-179
501
47
121
-13
380
60
2021-223,074
-156
2,533
-196
853
-76
1,680
-120
541
40
132
11
409
29
2022-232,933
-141
2,431
-102
808
-45
1,623
-57
502
-39
135
3
367
-42
2023-242,894
-39
2,432
1
813
5
1,619
-4
462
-40
141
6
321
-46
2024-252,995
101
2,532
100
836
23
1,696
77
463
1
140
-1
323
2
Average3,2962,7819681,813515146369
Alcorn State University Enrollment Trends Chart

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,9112,5569491,60735597258
2016-172,8252,5899501,63923676160
2017-183,1722,8931,0521,84127988191
2018-193,1732,8551,0361,81931899219
2019-203,0692,7299711,758340119221
2020-212,7292,3458031,542384126258
2021-222,5332,1317391,392402114288
2022-232,4312,0216911,330410117293
2023-242,4321,9666871,279466126340
2024-252,5322,0587011,357474135339
Average2,7812,7818581,5562,781110257
Alcorn State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166072018911240691315
2016-1759519981118396101295
2017-185441906512535495259
2018-194851545110333184247
2019-204541616010129374219
2020-215011634012333881257
2021-225411715611537076294
2022-235021736311032972257
2023-24462172739929068222
2024-254631826911328171210
Average5155156511251581258
Alcorn State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161113,21211911166
2016-17263,096281111449
2017-18763,362301011054
2018-19773,3452412980
2019-20493,2291615900
2020-21292,9252717254
2021-22482,8282715920
2022-23932,7752414650
2023-24512,752189620
2024-25322,870175450
Average463,03922108622
Alcorn State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,5183201,3431,855
2016-173,4204561,7151,249
2017-183,7164302,1131,173
2018-193,6584552,0761,127
2019-203,5235502,176797
2020-213,2305261,843861
2021-223,0745461,658870
2022-232,9335991,681653
2023-242,8946091,707578
2024-252,9956421,762591
Average3,2965131,807975

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