The student population at Mississippi State University is 22,649 (18,305 undergraduate and 4,344 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,488 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Mississippi State is 80.82% which is increased by 1,906 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 582 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.06 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

3,686 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 86.26% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,760 where 22,649 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

80.82% of total students is undergraduate students and 19.18% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,906 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 582 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.06 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Mississippi State.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1420,16116,3998,5237,8763,7621,8831,879
2014-1520,138
-23
16,536
137
8,565
42
7,971
95
3,602
-160
1,787
-96
1,815
-64
2015-1620,873
735
17,421
885
8,882
317
8,539
568
3,452
-150
1,751
-36
1,701
-114
2016-1721,622
749
18,090
669
9,127
245
8,963
424
3,532
80
1,790
39
1,742
41
2017-1821,883
261
18,312
222
9,242
115
9,070
107
3,571
39
1,789
-1
1,782
40
2018-1921,974
91
18,490
178
9,301
59
9,189
119
3,484
-87
1,698
-91
1,786
4
2019-2022,226
252
18,792
302
9,500
199
9,292
103
3,434
-50
1,633
-65
1,801
15
2020-2122,986
760
18,803
11
9,466
-34
9,337
45
4,183
749
1,851
218
2,332
531
2021-2223,086
100
18,584
-219
9,225
-241
9,359
22
4,502
319
2,039
188
2,463
131
2022-2322,649
-437
18,305
-279
9,066
-159
9,239
-120
4,344
-158
1,919
-120
2,425
-38
Average21,76017,9739,0908,8843,7871,8141,973
Mississippi State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,973 where 18,305 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 Mississippi State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1416,39915,0487,8057,2431,351718633
2014-1516,53615,1467,8387,3081,390727663
2015-1617,42116,0238,1487,8751,398734664
2016-1718,09016,6958,3448,3511,395783612
2017-1818,31216,8038,4138,3901,509829680
2018-1918,49016,8398,3778,4621,651924727
2019-2018,79217,1138,5178,5961,679983696
2020-2118,80317,0898,4828,6071,714984730
2021-2218,58416,7948,2158,5791,7901,010780
2022-2318,30516,6218,1648,4571,684902782
Average17,97317,9738,2308,18717,973859697
Mississippi State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,787 where 4,344 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 Mississippi State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,7621,9039609431,859923936
2014-153,6021,8589349241,744853891
2015-163,4521,8509199311,602832770
2016-173,5321,9209529681,612838774
2017-183,5711,9729571,0151,599832767
2018-193,4841,8708481,0221,614850764
2019-203,4341,8387991,0391,596834762
2020-214,1831,9898291,1602,1941,0221,172
2021-224,5022,0688971,1712,4341,1421,292
2022-234,3442,1758861,2892,1691,0331,136
Average3,7873,7878981,0463,787916926
Mississippi State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.98%. The percentage was 70.74% 10 years ago and Mississippi State still has a high percentage of white students. 1.65% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.24% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141182453,9483962014,261257
2014-151042633,8714571714,209273
2015-161092664,0225141514,744301
2016-17872864,1485971815,276336
2017-181052804,1106271915,443372
2018-191203293,9636671715,591392
2019-201233383,7257001715,998433
2020-211373613,9557851816,336489
2021-221243843,7728411816,435516
2022-231193733,4518551116,303539
Average1153133,8976441715,460391
Mississippi State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,686 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 86.26% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Mississippi State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1520,1381,9791,47816,681
2015-1620,8731,9491,84617,078
2016-1721,6221,8451,86017,917
2017-1821,8831,7881,90218,193
2018-1921,9741,7851,87418,315
2019-2022,2261,8362,15318,237
2020-2122,9864,76215,5442,680
2021-2223,0863,8086,01513,263
2022-2322,6493,6866,39412,569
Average21,9372,6044,34114,993

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