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%).
Student Population by Age for Mississippi Colleges
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%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All Mississippi Colleges
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.