MUW total enrollment is approximately 2,704 students. 1,835 are undergraduates and 165 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time MUW undergraduate population is made up of 82% women, and 18% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
MUW Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
Race/Ethnicity | Number |
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White | 1,025 |
Black or African American | 726 |
International | 26 |
Asian | 23 |
Hispanic | 3 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
Multi-Ethnic | 1 |
Unknown | 0 |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 86% of full-time grad students are women, and 14% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
MUW Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
Race/Ethnicity | Number |
---|---|
White | 113 |
Black or African American | 49 |
Asian | 2 |
International | 1 |
Hispanic | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
Multi-Ethnic | 0 |
Unknown | 0 |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Race/Ethnicity | Number |
---|---|
White | 1,553 |
Black or African American | 1,008 |
Asian | 65 |
International | 30 |
Hispanic | 8 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
Multi-Ethnic | 1 |
Unknown | 0 |
There are approximately 2,172 female students and 532 male students at MUW.
MUW ranks 1,198 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.
24.61% of MUW students come from out of state, and 33.79% come from out of the country.
The undergraduate student body is split among 9 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
State | Amount |
---|---|
Mississippi | 144 |
Alabama | 38 |
Illinois | 2 |
Texas | 2 |
Florida | 1 |
Students from 15 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Nepal, Nigeria, and Kenya.
Learn more about international students at MUW.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At MUW, 42.42% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
Student Age Group | Amount |
---|---|
20-21 | 762 |
22-24 | 533 |
18-19 | 421 |
35 and over | 333 |
25-29 | 317 |
30-34 | 187 |
Under 18 | 0 |
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
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