The student population at Delta State University is 2,556 (1,889 undergraduate and 667 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,229 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Delta State is 73.90% which is decreased by 749 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,480 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.71 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

776 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 13.95% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,497 where 2,556 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

73.90% of total students is undergraduate students and 26.10% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 749 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,480 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.71 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Delta State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Delta State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,7852,6381,0501,5882,1476011,546
2014-153,610
-1,175
2,774
136
1,094
44
1,680
92
836
-1,311
274
-327
562
-984
2015-163,454
-156
2,653
-121
1,061
-33
1,592
-88
801
-35
242
-32
559
-3
2016-173,584
130
2,763
110
1,128
67
1,635
43
821
20
285
43
536
-23
2017-183,785
201
3,037
274
1,224
96
1,813
178
748
-73
246
-39
502
-34
2018-193,715
-70
3,075
38
1,276
52
1,799
-14
640
-108
190
-56
450
-52
2019-203,751
36
3,109
34
1,307
31
1,802
3
642
2
216
26
426
-24
2020-212,999
-752
2,331
-778
954
-353
1,377
-425
668
26
216452
26
2021-222,727
-272
2,041
-290
814
-140
1,227
-150
686
18
220
4
466
14
2022-232,556
-171
1,889
-152
762
-52
1,127
-100
667
-19
180
-40
487
21
Average3,4972,6311,0671,564866267599
Delta State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,631 where 1,889 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Delta State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,6382,1668641,302472186286
2014-152,7742,3079371,370467157310
2015-162,6532,2629361,326391125266
2016-172,7632,2599291,330504199305
2017-183,0372,1989331,265839291548
2018-193,0751,9898731,1161,086403683
2019-203,1091,9818821,0991,128425703
2020-212,3311,667690977664264400
2021-222,0411,486603883555211344
2022-231,8891,418596822471166305
Average2,6312,6318241,1492,631243415
Delta State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 866 where 667 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Delta State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,1471,5104361,074637165472
2014-15836327135192509139370
2015-16801319116203482126356
2016-17821360133227461152309
2017-18748364123241384123261
2018-196402719217936998271
2019-2064225788169385128257
2020-2166825493161414123291
2021-22686278101177408119289
2022-2366724775172420105315
Average866866139280866128319
Delta State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.21%. The percentage was 58.43% 10 years ago and Delta State still has a high percentage of white students. 0.43% of enrolled students is Asian and 36.11% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Delta State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1413631,54019022,79621
2014-154261,3294652,03823
2015-165261,2335631,94526
2016-175321,2025932,04630
2017-182351,2127522,23140
2018-197361,10610222,19749
2019-208271,08910332,19758
2020-216179799021,65044
2021-226179676221,45937
2022-235119236211,36036
Average6291,1588531,99236
Delta State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

776 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 30% of total students. The number of online students has increased 13.95% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Delta State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,6106811,1691,760
2015-163,4547061,1801,568
2016-173,5847151,2211,648
2017-183,7856691,0762,040
2018-193,7156141,1181,983
2019-203,7516461,2071,898
2020-212,9998231,450726
2021-222,7277621,100865
2022-232,556776943837
Average3,3537101,1631,481

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