A total of 159,067 students are enrolled in Mississippi colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
By race, there are 755 native american or Alaska native students (0.47%), 2,343 asian students (1.47%), 54,822 african-american students (34.46%), 5,371 hispanic students (3.38%), 108 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.07%), and 84,823 white students (53.33%).
For Mississippi colleges, KC's School of Hair Design has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Tougaloo College has the lowest rate of white students (0.01%.
For Afraican-american students, Traxlers School of Hair has the highest rate of black students (0.96% and KC's School of Hair Design has the lowest rate of black students (0.07% among Mississippi colleges.
For Asian students, William Carey University has the highest rate of asian students (0.05% and Alcorn State University has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among Mississippi colleges.
In Mississippi 4-year colleges and universites, there are 1,690 asian students (1.84%), 28,496 african-american students (31.00%), 3,108 hispanic students (3.38%), and 52,044 white students (56.62%).
In Mississippi community colleges, there are 24,182 african-american students (37.76%), 2,120 hispanic students (3.31%), and 32,008 white students (49.99%).
In Mississippi trade schools, there are 2,144 african-american students (68.78%), 143 hispanic students (4.59%), and 771 white students (24.74%).
| School Level | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Levels | 159,067 | 755 (0.47%) |
2,343 (1.47%) |
54,822 (34.46%) |
5,371 (3.38%) |
108 (0.07%) |
84,823 (53.33%) |
3,400 (2.14%) |
4,499 (2.83%) |
| 4-year Colleges | 91,917 | 360 (0.39%) |
1,690 (1.84%) |
28,496 (31.00%) |
3,108 (3.38%) |
76 (0.08%) |
52,044 (56.62%) |
1,915 (2.08%) |
1,310 (1.43%) |
| Community Colleges | 64,033 | 383 (0.60%) |
638 (1.00%) |
24,182 (37.76%) |
2,120 (3.31%) |
32 (0.05%) |
32,008 (49.99%) |
1,466 (2.29%) |
3,176 (4.96%) |
| Trade Schools | 3,117 | 12 (0.38%) |
15 (0.48%) |
2,144 (68.78%) |
143 (4.59%) |
0 (0.00%) |
771 (24.74%) |
19 (0.61%) |
13 (0.42%) |
The following table compares student population by race between Mississippi colleges. A total of 159,067 students have enrolled in Mississippi colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.
| School | Total Enrollment | American Indian / Native American | Asian | African-American | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Race | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,933 | 9 (0.3%) |
3 (0.1%) |
2,775 (94.6%) |
24 (0.8%) |
14 (0.5%) |
65 (2.2%) |
- | - |
| Belhaven UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 3,627 | 21 (0.6%) |
16 (0.4%) |
1,873 (51.6%) |
93 (2.6%) |
2 (0.1%) |
968 (26.7%) |
115 (3.2%) |
453 (12.5%) |
| Blue Mountain Christian UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 922 | 6 (0.7%) |
11 (1.2%) |
135 (14.6%) |
63 (6.8%) |
- | 627 (68.0%) |
20 (2.2%) |
7 (0.8%) |
| Chris Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 122 | - | 5 (4.1%) |
45 (36.9%) |
2 (1.6%) |
- | 66 (54.1%) |
3 (2.5%) |
1 (0.8%) |
| Coahoma Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,783 | 5 (0.3%) |
7 (0.4%) |
1,594 (89.4%) |
10 (0.6%) |
1 (0.1%) |
96 (5.4%) |
7 (0.4%) |
61 (3.4%) |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,801 | 8 (0.3%) |
13 (0.5%) |
1,084 (38.7%) |
64 (2.3%) |
- | 1,522 (54.3%) |
27 (1.0%) |
83 (3.0%) |
| Delta State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 2,556 | 5 (0.2%) |
11 (0.4%) |
923 (36.1%) |
62 (2.4%) |
1 (0.0%) |
1,360 (53.2%) |
36 (1.4%) |
74 (2.9%) |
| East Central Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,380 | 133 (5.6%) |
15 (0.6%) |
666 (28.0%) |
137 (5.8%) |
4 (0.2%) |
1,306 (54.9%) |
66 (2.8%) |
36 (1.5%) |
| East Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,324 | 35 (1.1%) |
41 (1.2%) |
1,466 (44.1%) |
72 (2.2%) |
- | 1,518 (45.7%) |
12 (0.4%) |
179 (5.4%) |
| Fosters Cosmetology CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 36 | - | - | 25 (69.4%) |
3 (8.3%) |
- | 6 (16.7%) |
2 (5.6%) |
- |
| Academy of Hair Design-GrenadaPrivate, Less than 2-year | 24 | - | - | 3 (12.5%) |
1 (4.2%) |
- | 20 (83.3%) |
- | - |
| Hinds Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 9,407 | 22 (0.2%) |
65 (0.7%) |
4,644 (49.4%) |
276 (2.9%) |
6 (0.1%) |
2,985 (31.7%) |
303 (3.2%) |
1,106 (11.8%) |
| Holmes Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,948 | 17 (0.3%) |
44 (0.9%) |
2,170 (43.9%) |
94 (1.9%) |
1 (0.0%) |
2,442 (49.4%) |
176 (3.6%) |
3 (0.1%) |
| Itawamba Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,599 | 3 (0.1%) |
34 (0.7%) |
1,232 (26.8%) |
135 (2.9%) |
- | 3,064 (66.6%) |
114 (2.5%) |
17 (0.4%) |
| Jackson State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 6,906 | 19 (0.3%) |
21 (0.3%) |
6,402 (92.7%) |
22 (0.3%) |
10 (0.1%) |
182 (2.6%) |
47 (0.7%) |
- |
| Jones County Junior CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 4,399 | 44 (1.0%) |
19 (0.4%) |
1,375 (31.3%) |
79 (1.8%) |
- | 2,742 (62.3%) |
123 (2.8%) |
17 (0.4%) |
| Meridian Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,621 | 26 (1.0%) |
25 (1.0%) |
1,160 (44.3%) |
57 (2.2%) |
5 (0.2%) |
1,146 (43.7%) |
24 (0.9%) |
178 (6.8%) |
| Millsaps CollegePrivate, 4-year | 661 | 2 (0.3%) |
20 (3.0%) |
177 (26.8%) |
27 (4.1%) |
1 (0.2%) |
393 (59.5%) |
6 (0.9%) |
18 (2.7%) |
| Mississippi Delta Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 2,039 | 3 (0.1%) |
12 (0.6%) |
1,155 (56.6%) |
40 (2.0%) |
- | 493 (24.2%) |
- | 336 (16.5%) |
| University of MississippiPublic, 4-year | 22,300 | 71 (0.3%) |
547 (2.5%) |
2,621 (11.8%) |
1,015 (4.6%) |
15 (0.1%) |
16,706 (74.9%) |
524 (2.3%) |
51 (0.2%) |
| Mississippi University for WomenPublic, 4-year | 2,339 | 29 (1.2%) |
62 (2.7%) |
821 (35.1%) |
21 (0.9%) |
2 (0.1%) |
1,385 (59.2%) |
- | - |
| Mississippi Valley State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 1,879 | 3 (0.2%) |
9 (0.5%) |
1,586 (84.4%) |
41 (2.2%) |
6 (0.3%) |
139 (7.4%) |
15 (0.8%) |
80 (4.3%) |
| Mississippi CollegePrivate, 4-year | 3,946 | 9 (0.2%) |
87 (2.2%) |
813 (20.6%) |
115 (2.9%) |
1 (0.0%) |
2,514 (63.7%) |
67 (1.7%) |
202 (5.1%) |
| Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year | 55 | - | - | 6 (10.9%) |
1 (1.8%) |
- | 48 (87.3%) |
- | - |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,845 | 40 (0.5%) |
213 (2.7%) |
1,819 (23.2%) |
527 (6.7%) |
7 (0.1%) |
4,143 (52.8%) |
387 (4.9%) |
709 (9.0%) |
| Mississippi State UniversityPublic, 4-year | 22,649 | 119 (0.5%) |
373 (1.6%) |
3,451 (15.2%) |
855 (3.8%) |
11 (0.0%) |
16,303 (72.0%) |
539 (2.4%) |
190 (0.8%) |
| Northeast Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 3,062 | 12 (0.4%) |
15 (0.5%) |
603 (19.7%) |
106 (3.5%) |
1 (0.0%) |
2,258 (73.7%) |
67 (2.2%) |
- |
| Northwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 7,198 | 15 (0.2%) |
85 (1.2%) |
2,433 (33.8%) |
448 (6.2%) |
7 (0.1%) |
3,952 (54.9%) |
122 (1.7%) |
136 (1.9%) |
| Pearl River Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 5,462 | 15 (0.3%) |
37 (0.7%) |
1,721 (31.5%) |
35 (0.6%) |
- | 3,414 (62.5%) |
- | 240 (4.4%) |
| Rust CollegePrivate, 4-year | 755 | - | - | 720 (95.4%) |
7 (0.9%) |
- | 8 (1.1%) |
2 (0.3%) |
3 (0.4%) |
| Southeastern Baptist CollegePrivate, 4-year | 97 | 1 (1.0%) |
- | 50 (51.5%) |
2 (2.1%) |
- | 37 (38.1%) |
6 (6.2%) |
1 (1.0%) |
| Southwest Mississippi Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year | 1,807 | 2 (0.1%) |
12 (0.7%) |
775 (42.9%) |
32 (1.8%) |
- | 909 (50.3%) |
35 (1.9%) |
35 (1.9%) |
| University of Southern MississippiPublic, 4-year | 13,526 | 53 (0.4%) |
250 (1.8%) |
3,644 (26.9%) |
573 (4.2%) |
13 (0.1%) |
7,967 (58.9%) |
481 (3.6%) |
59 (0.4%) |
| Tougaloo CollegePrivate, 4-year | 677 | 1 (0.1%) |
- | 602 (88.9%) |
13 (1.9%) |
- | 4 (0.6%) |
14 (2.1%) |
42 (6.2%) |
| Wesley Biblical SeminaryPrivate, 4-year | 180 | - | 3 (1.7%) |
60 (33.3%) |
3 (1.7%) |
- | 73 (40.6%) |
1 (0.6%) |
39 (21.7%) |
| William Carey UniversityPrivate, 4-year | 5,662 | 10 (0.2%) |
277 (4.9%) |
1,580 (27.9%) |
168 (3.0%) |
- | 3,288 (58.1%) |
35 (0.6%) |
90 (1.6%) |
| Traxlers School of HairPrivate, Less than 2-year | 78 | - | - | 75 (96.2%) |
- | - | 3 (3.8%) |
- | - |
| Academy of Hair Design-JacksonPrivate, Less than 2-year | 60 | - | - | 56 (93.3%) |
1 (1.7%) |
- | 3 (5.0%) |
- | - |
| KC's School of Hair DesignPrivate, Less than 2-year | 58 | - | 1 (1.7%) |
4 (6.9%) |
- | - | 53 (91.4%) |
- | - |
| Academy of Hair Design-PearlPrivate, Less than 2-year | 42 | - | - | 11 (26.2%) |
1 (2.4%) |
- | 30 (71.4%) |
- | - |
| The Academy of Hair Design SixPrivate, Less than 2-year | 41 | - | - | 35 (85.4%) |
1 (2.4%) |
- | 5 (12.2%) |
- | - |
| Blue Cliff College-GulfportPrivate, Less than 2-year | 352 | 7 (2.0%) |
3 (0.9%) |
197 (56.0%) |
14 (4.0%) |
- | 128 (36.4%) |
2 (0.6%) |
1 (0.3%) |
| Delta Technical College-MississippiPrivate, Less than 2-year | 1,981 | 4 (0.2%) |
6 (0.3%) |
1,584 (80.0%) |
114 (5.8%) |
- | 256 (12.9%) |
9 (0.5%) |
8 (0.4%) |
| Corinth Academy of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 90 | - | - | 38 (42.2%) |
- | - | 47 (52.2%) |
2 (2.2%) |
3 (3.3%) |
| Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 79 | 1 (1.3%) |
- | 9 (11.4%) |
2 (2.5%) |
- | 67 (84.8%) |
- | - |
| Strayer University-MississippiPrivate, 4-year | 302 | 2 (0.7%) |
- | 263 (87.1%) |
4 (1.3%) |
- | 25 (8.3%) |
7 (2.3%) |
1 (0.3%) |
| Concorde Career College-SouthavenPrivate, 2-4 year | 358 | 3 (0.8%) |
1 (0.3%) |
285 (79.6%) |
8 (2.2%) |
- | 18 (5.0%) |
3 (0.8%) |
40 (11.2%) |
| Unlimited Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year | 26 | - | - | 16 (61.5%) |
1 (3.8%) |
- | 8 (30.8%) |
1 (3.8%) |
- |
| Goshen School of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year | 17 | - | - | 15 (88.2%) |
1 (5.9%) |
- | 1 (5.9%) |
- | - |
| Vaughn Beauty CollegePrivate, Less than 2-year | 56 | - | - | 25 (44.6%) |
1 (1.8%) |
- | 30 (53.6%) |
- | - |