Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of Colleges in Mississippi is 168,288 with 101,896 female students and 66,392 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between Colleges in Mississippi.
Among the Colleges in Mississippi, University of has the most enrolled students of 26,449, while Academy of Hair Design-Grenada has the least number of students of 21 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of Colleges in Mississippi is 146,013 with 87,790 female students and 58,223 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between Colleges in Mississippi.
Among the Colleges in Mississippi, University of has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 21,585, while Academy of Hair Design-Grenada has the least number of undergraduate students of 21.
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Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of Colleges in Mississippi is 22,275 with 14,106 female students and 8,169 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between Colleges in Mississippi.
Among the Colleges in Mississippi, University of has the most enrolled graduate students of 4,864, while Tougaloo College has the least number of graduate students of 15.
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| Name | Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University | 463 | 140 | 323 | |
| Belhaven University | 2,599 | 1,081 | 1,518 | |
| Blue Mountain Christian University | 56 | 19 | 37 | |
| Delta State University | 778 | 217 | 561 | |
| Jackson State University | 1,676 | 443 | 1,233 | |
| Millsaps College | 44 | 28 | 16 | |
| University of | 4,864 | 1,791 | 3,073 | |
| University for Women | 231 | 36 | 195 | |
| Valley State University | 192 | 82 | 110 | |
| College | 1,281 | 452 | 829 | |
| State University | 4,583 | 2,016 | 2,567 | |
| University of Southern | 2,977 | 1,018 | 1,959 | |
| Tougaloo College | 15 | 6 | 9 | |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | 146 | 107 | 39 | |
| William Carey University | 2,269 | 718 | 1,551 | |
| Strayer University- | 101 | 15 | 86 | |
| Antonelli College-Jackson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Delta Beauty College | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Board of Trustees- State Institutions of Higher Learning | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Magnolia College of Cosmetology | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Community College Board | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Antonelli College-Hattiesburg | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Virginia College-Jackson | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Institute of Health & Technology | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Virginia College-Biloxi | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| ITT Technical Institute-Madison | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Miller-Motte Technical College-Gulfport | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Midwest Technical Institute-Ridgeland | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Goshen School of Cosmetology | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Simpson County Center | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College-Natchez Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| University of Medical Center | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Campus | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Pearl River Community College - Hancock Workforce Academy Hangar | Enrollment information is not available. | |||
| Total | 22,275 | 8,169 | 14,106 | |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between Colleges in Mississippi. In undergraduate programs, out of total 142,766 students, 29,475 students (20.65%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 59,973 students (42.01%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 22,275 students, 10,000 students (44.89%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 2,577 students (11.57%) have learned from at least one online course.
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| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | ||
| Alcorn State University | 2,532 | 336 (13.27%) |
1,652 (65.24%) | 463 | 306 (66.09%) |
110 (23.76%) | |
| Belhaven University | 1,614 | 484 (29.99%) |
294 (18.22%) | 2,599 | 1,740 (66.95%) |
19 (0.73%) | |
| Blue Mountain Christian University | 912 | 138 (15.13%) |
322 (35.31%) | 56 | 56 (100.00%) |
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| Chris Beauty College | Chris Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Coahoma Community College | 1,633 | 724 (44.34%) |
500 (30.62%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Pearl River Community College - Hancock Workforce Academy Hangar | Pearl River Community College - Hancock Workforce Academy Hangar does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College | 2,932 | 715 (24.39%) |
1,292 (44.07%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Delta State University | 1,876 | 256 (13.65%) |
1,131 (60.29%) | 778 | 676 (86.89%) |
82 (10.54%) | |
| East Central Community College | 2,785 | 1,110 (39.86%) |
909 (32.64%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| East Mississippi Community College | 3,841 | 1,530 (39.83%) |
1,214 (31.61%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Fosters Cosmetology College | Fosters Cosmetology College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Academy of Hair Design-Grenada | Academy of Hair Design-Grenada does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Hinds Community College | 8,859 | 2,309 (26.06%) |
2,727 (30.78%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Holmes Community College | 5,039 | 1,608 (31.91%) |
1,164 (23.10%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Itawamba Community College | 5,139 | 1,489 (28.97%) |
2,455 (47.77%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Jackson State University | 4,650 | 1,186 (25.51%) |
2,990 (64.30%) | 1,676 | 1,035 (61.75%) |
237 (14.14%) | |
| Jones County Junior College | 4,753 | 1,024 (21.54%) |
1,847 (38.86%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Meridian Community College | 2,780 | 255 (9.17%) |
751 (27.01%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Millsaps College | 549 | - | 42 (7.65%) | 44 | - | 28 (63.64%) | |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | 1,978 | 374 (18.91%) |
480 (24.27%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Mississippi | 21,585 | 1,195 (5.54%) |
13,633 (63.16%) | 4,864 | 709 (14.58%) |
879 (18.07%) | |
| Mississippi University for Women | 1,962 | 621 (31.65%) |
789 (40.21%) | 231 | 145 (62.77%) |
29 (12.55%) | |
| Mississippi Valley State University | 2,013 | 204 (10.13%) |
938 (46.60%) | 192 | 91 (47.40%) |
101 (52.60%) | |
| Mississippi College | 2,883 | 52 (1.80%) |
1,417 (49.15%) | 1,281 | 404 (31.54%) |
90 (7.03%) | |
| Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture | Hatfield's Mississippi College of Beauty Culture does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | 8,694 | 2,064 (23.74%) |
2,768 (31.84%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Mississippi State University | 18,567 | 1,942 (10.46%) |
5,697 (30.68%) | 4,583 | 1,935 (42.22%) |
385 (8.40%) | |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | 3,442 | 786 (22.84%) |
2,278 (66.18%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | 7,867 | 2,272 (28.88%) |
3,085 (39.21%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Pearl River Community College | 6,011 | 1,805 (30.03%) |
2,499 (41.57%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Rust College | 467 | 27 (5.78%) |
62 (13.28%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southeastern Baptist College | 93 | 31 (33.33%) |
9 (9.68%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | 1,758 | 158 (8.99%) |
669 (38.05%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| University of Southern Mississippi | 10,193 | 2,526 (24.78%) |
5,164 (50.66%) | 2,977 | 1,614 (54.22%) |
386 (12.97%) | |
| Tougaloo College | 1,286 | 525 (40.82%) |
- | 15 | 15 (100.00%) |
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| Vaughn Beauty College | Vaughn Beauty College does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | 24 | 24 (100.00%) |
- | 146 | 146 (100.00%) |
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| William Carey University | 3,052 | 823 (26.97%) |
1,080 (35.39%) | 2,269 | 1,027 (45.26%) |
231 (10.18%) | |
| Traxlers School of Hair | Traxlers School of Hair does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Academy of Hair Design-Jackson | Academy of Hair Design-Jackson does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| KC's School of Hair Design | KC's School of Hair Design does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Academy of Hair Design-Pearl | Academy of Hair Design-Pearl does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| The Academy of Hair Design Six | The Academy of Hair Design Six does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Blue Cliff College-Gulfport | Blue Cliff College-Gulfport does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Delta Technical College-Mississippi | Delta Technical College-Mississippi does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Corinth Academy of Cosmetology | Corinth Academy of Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology | Mississippi Institute of Aesthetics Nails & Cosmetology does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Strayer University-Mississippi | 882 | 882 (100.00%) |
- | 101 | 101 (100.00%) |
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| Concorde Career College-Southaven | 115 | - | 115 (100.00%) | No Graduate Level Courses Offered | |||
| Unlimited Cosmetology School | Unlimited Cosmetology School does not offer online courses. | ||||||
| Upper Kutz Barber & Style College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||||
| Average | 142,766 | 29,475 (20.65%) |
59,973 (42.01%) |
22,275 | 10,000 (44.89%) |
2,577 (11.57%) | |
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