Mississippi State University vs. University of Southern Mississippi- Population

The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 28,760 with 15,786 female students and 12,974 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, Mississippi State University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 18,567, while University of Southern Mississippi has the least number of undergraduate students of 10,193.

The total graduate population of selected colleges is 7,560 with 4,526 female students and 3,034 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.

Among the selected colleges, Mississippi State University has the most enrolled graduate students of 4,583, while University of Southern Mississippi has the least number of graduate students of 2,977.

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 28,760 students, 4,468 students (15.54%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 10,861 students (37.76%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 7,560 students, 3,549 students (46.94%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 771 students (10.20%) have learned from at least one online course.