Largest Mississippi Colleges and Universities

Largest Mississippi Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Mississippi has the most students of 26,449 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Mississippi. Mississippi State University is ranked second with 23,150 students and University of Southern Mississippi follows them with 13,170 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Mississippi Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Mississippi Public, four-yearsUniversity, MS	26,449	15,424	11,025
2	Mississippi State University Public, four-yearsMississippi State, MS	23,150	11,997	11,153
3	University of Southern Mississippi Public, four-yearsHattiesburg, MS	13,170	8,315	4,855
4	Jackson State University Public, four-yearsJackson, MS	6,326	4,171	2,155
5	William Carey University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHattiesburg, MS	5,321	3,587	1,734
6	Belhaven University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, MS	4,213	2,527	1,686
7	Mississippi College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsClinton, MS	4,164	2,472	1,692
8	Alcorn State University Public, four-yearsAlcorn State, MS	2,995	2,019	976
9	Delta State University Public, four-yearsCleveland, MS	2,654	1,582	1,072
10	Mississippi Valley State University Public, four-yearsItta Bena, MS	2,205	1,170	1,035
11	Mississippi University for Women Public, four-yearsColumbus, MS	2,193	1,687	506
12	Tougaloo College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsTougaloo, MS	1,301	762	539
13	Blue Mountain Christian University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBlue Mountain, MS	968	519	449
14	Millsaps College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsJackson, MS	593	265	328
15	Rust College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHolly Springs, MS	467	244	223

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