Enrollment Trends for Mississippi Colleges

There are 19 active four-years colleges and universities in Mississippi - 9 public and 10 private schools. In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 91,917 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Mississippi including undergraduate and graduate programs. Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 1.97% from 93,763 to 91,917. The undergraduate population decreased by 5.98% and the graduate population increased by 12.85% in last 10 years at Mississippi Colleges.

By gender, there are 55,251 female students and 36,666 male students enrolled in the schools. The female to male students ratio is 1.51 to 1. The female students decreased by 0.16% and male students decreased by 4.58% in that period.

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Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 95,949, and 91,917 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 75.46% are undergraduate students and 24.54% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 4,415, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 2,569.

The female to male ratio is 1.51 to 1, meaning that there are more female students enrolled in Mississippi Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Mississippi Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	93,763	73,773	30,943	42,830	19,990	7,481	12,509
2014-15	95,760 1,997	75,211 1,438	31,353 410	43,858 1,028	20,549 559	7,816 335	12,733 224
2015-16	97,541 1,781	76,909 1,698	31,906 553	45,003 1,145	20,632 83	7,803 -13	12,829 96
2016-17	100,188 2,647	79,067 2,158	32,823 917	46,244 1,241	21,121 489	7,782 -21	13,339 510
2017-18	98,665 -1,523	78,317 -750	32,596 -227	45,721 -523	20,348 -773	7,441 -341	12,907 -432
2018-19	96,642 -2,023	76,735 -1,582	31,810 -786	44,925 -796	19,907 -441	7,228 -213	12,679 -228
2019-20	95,495 -1,147	75,466 -1,269	31,234 -576	44,232 -693	20,029 122	7,236 8	12,793 114
2020-21	95,476 -19	71,853 -3,613	29,239 -1,995	42,614 -1,618	23,623 3,594	8,059 823	15,564 2,771
2021-22	94,042 -1,434	69,738 -2,115	28,536 -703	41,202 -1,412	24,304 681	8,424 365	15,880 316
2022-23	91,917 -2,125	69,358 -380	28,872 336	40,486 -716	22,559 -1,745	7,794 -630	14,765 -1,115
Average	95,949	74,643	30,931	43,712	21,306	7,706	13,600

Mississippi Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 74,643. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 4,415 from 73,773 to 69,358.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mississippi Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	73,773	64,419	27,487	36,932	9,354	3,456	5,898
2014-15	75,211	65,805	27,899	37,906	9,406	3,454	5,952
2015-16	76,909	67,615	28,383	39,232	9,294	3,523	5,771
2016-17	79,067	68,715	28,690	40,025	10,352	4,133	6,219
2017-18	78,317	68,132	28,566	39,566	10,185	4,030	6,155
2018-19	76,735	65,269	27,128	38,141	11,466	4,682	6,784
2019-20	75,466	63,350	26,423	36,927	12,116	4,811	7,305
2020-21	71,853	60,279	24,508	35,771	11,574	4,731	6,843
2021-22	69,738	58,747	24,064	34,683	10,991	4,472	6,519
2022-23	69,358	58,978	24,569	34,409	10,380	4,303	6,077
Average	74,643	74,643	26,772	37,359	74,643	4,160	6,352

Mississippi Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 21,306. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 2,569 from 19,990 to 22,559.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Mississippi Colleges since 2014.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	19,990	10,485	4,308	6,177	9,505	3,173	6,332
2014-15	20,549	10,628	4,582	6,046	9,921	3,234	6,687
2015-16	20,632	10,739	4,578	6,161	9,893	3,225	6,668
2016-17	21,121	10,968	4,498	6,470	10,153	3,284	6,869
2017-18	20,348	10,766	4,348	6,418	9,582	3,093	6,489
2018-19	19,907	10,187	4,100	6,087	9,720	3,128	6,592
2019-20	20,029	10,243	4,077	6,166	9,786	3,159	6,627
2020-21	23,623	11,705	4,419	7,286	11,918	3,640	8,278
2021-22	24,304	12,043	4,546	7,497	12,261	3,878	8,383
2022-23	22,559	11,472	4,316	7,156	11,087	3,478	7,609
Average	21,306	21,306	4,377	6,546	21,306	3,329	7,053

Mississippi Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 56.62%. The percentage was 54.78% 10 years ago and Mississippi Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 1.84% of enrolled students is Asian and 31.00% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mississippi Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	347	1,261	33,893	2,049	75	51,364	1,179
2014-15	345	1,297	34,060	2,028	85	52,364	1,371
2015-16	355	1,373	34,302	2,108	69	53,509	1,437
2016-17	341	1,374	34,751	2,426	74	55,088	1,534
2017-18	377	1,466	33,271	2,464	77	55,307	1,578
2018-19	402	1,543	31,524	2,585	76	54,900	1,670
2019-20	395	1,939	30,542	2,679	75	54,065	1,724
2020-21	409	2,184	31,120	2,868	57	53,454	1,819
2021-22	411	1,862	30,412	2,967	79	52,542	1,807
2022-23	360	1,690	28,496	3,108	76	52,044	1,915
Average	374	1,599	32,237	2,528	74	53,464	1,603

Mississippi Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

19,404 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 189.61% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mississippi Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	94,672	6,700	12,117	75,855
2013-14	93,763	7,372	14,369	72,022
2014-15	95,760	9,196	15,839	70,725
2015-16	97,541	10,490	19,477	67,574
2016-17	100,188	11,516	22,184	66,488
2017-18	98,665	11,837	27,369	59,459
2018-19	96,642	12,965	26,308	57,369
2019-20	95,495	13,675	28,495	53,325
2020-21	95,476	25,566	44,438	25,472
2021-22	94,042	20,548	33,500	39,994
2022-23	91,917	19,404	35,305	37,208
Average	95,833	13,570	25,400	56,863

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