Top Colleges in Mississippi Student Population

A total of 83,159 students enroll in Top Colleges in Mississippi. By gender, of the total student body, 39.82% are male (33,111) and 60.18% are female (50,048).

The average student population of Top Colleges in Mississippi is 8,316. Mississippi State University is the largest with 22,649 students, and Millsaps College is the smallest with 661 students among Top Colleges in Mississippi.

There are 62,611 undergraduate students in Top Colleges in Mississippi, 75.29% of the student body. Graduate students account for 24.71% of the total students.

Of the Top Colleges in Mississippi, Mississippi State University has the most number of undergraduate students of 18,305, and University of Mississippi has the most number of graduate students of 4,998.


Table. Top Colleges in Mississippi Student Population Comparison
RankSchoolTotalBy GenderBy LevelOnline Enrollment
MenWomenUndergraduateGraduateUndergraduateGraduate
1William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS5,6621,8413,8213,2912,371502739
2Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS22,64910,98511,66418,3054,3441,8261,860
3University of MississippiUniversity, MS22,3009,32612,97417,3024,9981,048760
4Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS2,3395181,8212,080259665161
5Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS66136429762734--
6University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS13,5264,7298,79710,2583,2682,2221,732
7Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS6,9062,3074,5994,9271,9791,4861,379
8Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS3,6271,1562,4711,5012,1264261,732
9Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS2,9339431,9902,431502303296
10Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS2,5569421,6141,889667215561
-Average8,3163,3115,0056,2612,0559661,024