A total of 134,840 students are enrolled in Mississippi colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Mississippi colleges and universites, 14,196 students are 18 years old or younger(10.53%), 37,138 students are 18 or 19 years old (27.54%), 30,733 students are between 20 and 22 years old (22.79%), 20,248 students are between 22 and 24 years old (15.02%), and 11,905 students are between 25 and 29 years old (8.83%).
11,272 students are between 30 and 39 years old (8.36%), 6,029 students are between 40 and 49 years old (4.47%), 3,169 students are 50 years old or older (2.35%).
In Mississippi 4-year colleges and universites, 2,255 students are 18 years old or younger(1.28%), 21,536 students are 18 or 19 years old (12.25%), 23,376 students are between 20 and 22 years old (13.30%), 16,593 students are between 22 and 24 years old (9.44%), 8,787 students are between 25 and 29 years old (5.00%), 8,109 students are between 30 and 39 years old (4.61%), 4,600 students are between 40 and 49 years old (2.62%), 2,503 students are 50 years old or older (1.42%)
In Mississippi community colleges, there are 27,522 students are younger than 20 years old (29.41%), 10,980 students are between 20 and 24 years old (11.73%), 3,088 students are between 25 and 29 years old (3.30%), and 5,207 students are 30 years old or older (5.56%).
In Mississippi trade schools, there are 21 students are younger than 20 years old (7.84%), 32 students are between 20 and 24 years old (11.94%), 30 students are between 25 and 29 years old (11.19%), and 51 students are 30 years old or older (19.03%).
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 134,840 | 14,196 (10.53%) |
37,138 (27.54%) |
30,733 (22.79%) |
20,248 (15.02%) |
11,905 (8.83%) |
11,272 (8.36%) |
6,029 (4.47%) |
3,169 (2.35%) |
| 4-Year Colleges | 175,816 | 2,255 (1.28%) |
21,536 (12.25%) |
23,376 (13.30%) |
16,593 (9.44%) |
8,787 (5.00%) |
8,109 (4.61%) |
4,600 (2.62%) |
2,503 (1.42%) |
| Community Colleges | 93,596 | 11,938 (12.75%) |
15,584 (16.65%) |
7,342 (7.84%) |
3,638 (3.89%) |
3,088 (3.30%) |
3,126 (3.34%) |
1,419 (1.52%) |
662 (0.71%) |
| Trade Schools | 268 | 3 (1.12%) |
18 (6.72%) |
15 (5.60%) |
17 (6.34%) |
30 (11.19%) |
37 (13.81%) |
10 (3.73%) |
4 (1.49%) |
The following table compares student population by age between Mississippi colleges. A total of 134,840 students have enrolled in Mississippi colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | Under 18 | 18-19 | 20-21 | 22-24 | 25-29 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50 and Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traxlers School of HairPrivate, Less than 2-year | 78 | - | 6 (7.69%) |
7 (8.97%) | 9 (11.54%) |
17 (21.79%) |
30 (38.46%) |
5 (6.41%) | 4 (5.13%) |
| William Carey UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 5,662 | 304 (5.37%) |
1,307 (23.08%) |
375 (6.62%) | 807 (14.25%) |
1,005 (17.75%) |
938 (16.57%) |
627 (11.07%) | 299 (5.28%) |
| Wesley Biblical SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 180 | - | - | - | 3 (1.67%) |
14 (7.78%) |
41 (22.78%) |
45 (25.00%) | 51 (28.33%) |
| Vaughn Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 56 | 3 (5.36%) |
12 (21.43%) |
8 (14.29%) | 8 (14.29%) |
13 (23.21%) |
7 (12.50%) |
5 (8.93%) | - |
| University of Southern MississippiPublic, 4-year | 13,526 | 166 (1.23%) |
2,778 (20.54%) |
3,715 (27.47%) | 2,444 (18.07%) |
1,561 (11.54%) |
1,663 (12.29%) |
786 (5.81%) | 413 (3.05%) |
| Rust CollegePrivate, 4-year | 755 | 19 (2.52%) |
185 (24.50%) |
190 (25.17%) | 118 (15.63%) |
58 (7.68%) |
49 (6.49%) |
9 (1.19%) | 4 (0.53%) |
| Pearl River Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,462 | 639 (11.70%) |
2,100 (38.45%) |
1,145 (20.96%) | 524 (9.59%) |
445 (8.15%) |
401 (7.34%) |
154 (2.82%) | 54 (0.99%) |
| Northwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,198 | 4,512 (62.68%) |
1,187 (16.49%) |
405 (5.63%) | 308 (4.28%) |
281 (3.90%) |
271 (3.76%) |
125 (1.74%) | 109 (1.51%) |
| Mississippi State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 22,649 | 240 (1.06%) |
6,183 (27.30%) |
7,659 (33.82%) | 4,194 (18.52%) |
1,777 (7.85%) |
1,551 (6.85%) |
695 (3.07%) | 350 (1.55%) |
| Mississippi CollegePrivate, 4-year | 3,946 | 231 (5.85%) |
706 (17.89%) |
877 (22.23%) | 899 (22.78%) |
564 (14.29%) |
333 (8.44%) |
226 (5.73%) | 110 (2.79%) |
| Mississippi Valley State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,879 | 383 (20.38%) |
375 (19.96%) |
360 (19.16%) | 370 (19.69%) |
136 (7.24%) |
111 (5.91%) |
90 (4.79%) | 54 (2.87%) |
| Mississippi University for WomenPublic, 4-year | 2,339 | 272 (11.63%) |
315 (13.47%) |
609 (26.04%) | 521 (22.27%) |
219 (9.36%) |
227 (9.71%) |
107 (4.57%) | 69 (2.95%) |
| University of MississippiPublic, 4-year | 22,300 | 46 (0.21%) |
6,935 (31.10%) |
6,771 (30.36%) | 4,839 (21.70%) |
1,857 (8.33%) |
1,110 (4.98%) |
530 (2.38%) | 212 (0.95%) |
| Mississippi Delta Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,039 | 277 (13.59%) |
772 (37.86%) |
492 (24.13%) | 197 (9.66%) |
122 (5.98%) |
110 (5.39%) |
51 (2.50%) | 18 (0.88%) |
| Millsaps CollegePrivate, 4-year | 661 | 15 (2.27%) |
319 (48.26%) |
257 (38.88%) | 58 (8.77%) |
1 (0.15%) |
6 (0.91%) |
4 (0.61%) | 1 (0.15%) |
| Meridian Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,621 | 324 (12.36%) |
795 (30.33%) |
462 (17.63%) | 264 (10.07%) |
250 (9.54%) |
304 (11.60%) |
150 (5.72%) | 71 (2.71%) |
| Jones County Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,399 | 572 (13.00%) |
1,818 (41.33%) |
1,032 (23.46%) | 382 (8.68%) |
249 (5.66%) |
206 (4.68%) |
97 (2.21%) | 43 (0.98%) |
| Jackson State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 6,906 | 5 (0.07%) |
1,529 (22.14%) |
1,430 (20.71%) | 1,229 (17.80%) |
755 (10.93%) |
950 (13.76%) |
613 (8.88%) | 395 (5.72%) |
| Itawamba Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,599 | 964 (20.96%) |
2,081 (45.25%) |
615 (13.37%) | 294 (6.39%) |
261 (5.68%) |
245 (5.33%) |
104 (2.26%) | 35 (0.76%) |
| Holmes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,948 | 623 (12.59%) |
1,675 (33.85%) |
877 (17.72%) | 504 (10.19%) |
464 (9.38%) |
500 (10.11%) |
225 (4.55%) | 80 (1.62%) |
| Hinds Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 9,407 | 2,829 (30.07%) |
2,736 (29.08%) |
1,195 (12.70%) | 677 (7.20%) |
662 (7.04%) |
773 (8.22%) |
365 (3.88%) | 170 (1.81%) |
| East Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,324 | 492 (14.80%) |
1,232 (37.06%) |
693 (20.85%) | 340 (10.23%) |
245 (7.37%) |
197 (5.93%) |
93 (2.80%) | 32 (0.96%) |
| Delta State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,556 | 175 (6.85%) |
381 (14.91%) |
553 (21.64%) | 612 (23.94%) |
279 (10.92%) |
259 (10.13%) |
162 (6.34%) | 135 (5.28%) |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,801 | 706 (25.21%) |
1,188 (42.41%) |
426 (15.21%) | 148 (5.28%) |
109 (3.89%) |
119 (4.25%) |
55 (1.96%) | 50 (1.79%) |
| Blue Mountain Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 922 | 361 (39.15%) |
186 (20.17%) |
212 (22.99%) | 89 (9.65%) |
28 (3.04%) |
26 (2.82%) |
12 (1.30%) | 8 (0.87%) |
| Belhaven UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,627 | 38 (1.05%) |
337 (9.29%) |
368 (10.15%) | 410 (11.30%) |
533 (14.70%) |
845 (23.30%) |
694 (19.13%) | 402 (11.08%) |