The student population at University of Mississippi is 22,300 (17,302 undergraduate and 4,998 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,869 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Ole Miss is 77.59% which is increased by 625 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,244 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,808 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 77.08% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,048 where 22,300 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

77.59% of total students is undergraduate students and 22.41% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 625 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,244 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.39 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Ole Miss than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1419,43116,6777,5139,1642,7541,2541,500
2014-1522,503
3,072
18,101
1,424
7,957
444
10,144
980
4,402
1,648
1,921
667
2,481
981
2015-1623,212
709
18,785
684
8,187
230
10,598
454
4,427
25
1,918
-3
2,509
28
2016-1723,610
398
19,213
428
8,401
214
10,812
214
4,397
-30
1,872
-46
2,525
16
2017-1823,136
-474
18,737
-476
8,271
-130
10,466
-346
4,399
2
1,863
-9
2,536
11
2018-1922,456
-680
18,007
-730
7,861
-410
10,146
-320
4,449
50
1,871
8
2,578
42
2019-2021,617
-839
17,150
-857
7,463
-398
9,687
-459
4,467
18
1,843
-28
2,624
46
2020-2121,014
-603
16,179
-971
6,800
-663
9,379
-308
4,835
368
1,922
79
2,913
289
2021-2221,203
189
16,092
-87
6,831
31
9,261
-118
5,111
276
1,999
77
3,112
199
2022-2322,300
1,097
17,302
1,210
7,430
599
9,872
611
4,998
-113
1,896
-103
3,102
-10
Average22,04817,6247,6719,9534,4241,8362,588
University of Mississippi Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 17,624 where 17,302 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 University of Mississippi since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1416,67715,6287,0248,6041,049489560
2014-1518,10116,6657,3619,3041,436596840
2015-1618,78517,3957,5999,7961,390588802
2016-1719,21317,8527,79910,0531,361602759
2017-1818,73717,5117,7239,7881,226548678
2018-1918,00716,6367,1679,4691,371694677
2019-2017,15015,9026,8539,0491,248610638
2020-2116,17914,8396,1018,7381,340699641
2021-2216,09215,0406,3268,7141,052505547
2022-2317,30216,2406,8799,3611,062551511
Average17,62417,6247,0839,28817,624588665
University of Mississippi Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,424 where 4,998 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 University of Mississippi since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,7541,9849781,006770276494
2014-154,4023,2601,5311,7291,142390752
2015-164,4273,2701,5221,7481,157396761
2016-174,3973,2051,4791,7261,192393799
2017-184,3993,2271,4851,7421,172378794
2018-194,4493,2281,4541,7741,221417804
2019-204,4673,2431,4421,8011,224401823
2020-214,8353,3841,4611,9231,451461990
2021-225,1113,6311,5182,1131,480481999
2022-234,9983,5021,4452,0571,4964511,045
Average4,4244,4241,4321,7624,424404826
University of Mississippi Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.91%. The percentage was 74.76% 10 years ago and Ole Miss still has a high percentage of white students. 2.45% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.75% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14513242,9655101914,527335
2014-15644293,1786102316,882471
2015-16734623,0886472017,616451
2016-17634733,0557271617,948488
2017-18595102,9057292017,585478
2018-19595072,7667541916,999502
2019-20584962,6767871716,251499
2020-21575212,6867931315,734481
2021-22655182,6778581415,760467
2022-23715472,6211,0151516,706524
Average624792,8627431816,601470
University of Mississippi Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,808 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 8% of total students. The number of online students has increased 77.08% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Mississippi from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1522,5031,0212,39519,087
2015-1623,2121,1463,35918,707
2016-1723,6108254,76618,019
2017-1823,1368116,16116,164
2018-1922,4569916,47314,992
2019-2021,6177877,45813,372
2020-2121,0141,1649,52410,326
2021-2221,2031,7469,9569,501
2022-2322,3001,80811,4609,032
Average22,3391,1446,83914,356

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