Mississippi State Demographics & Diversity Report

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Mississippi State Student Population

How Many Students Attend Mississippi State University?

Mississippi State total enrollment is approximately 22,986 students. 17,089 are undergraduates and 1,989 are graduate students.

Mississippi State Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Mississippi State undergraduate population is made up of 50% women, and 50% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Mississippi State Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Mississippi State Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 58% of full-time grad students are women, and 42% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Mississippi State Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Mississippi State Racial Demographics:

Mississippi State Male/Female Diversity

There are approximately 11,669 female students and 11,317 male students at Mississippi State.

High Geographic Diversity

Mississippi State ranks 450 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

40.62% of Mississippi State students come from out of state, and 0.86% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 37 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

International Students at Mississippi State

Students from 81 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from India, China, and Nepal.

Learn more about international students at Mississippi State.

High Student Age Diversity

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Mississippi State, 56.60% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• How we came up with Diversity Scores.