Student Population at Delta State

Total Enrollment

2,727

Undergraduate

2,041

Graduate

686

Online Enrollment

762

Men Students

1,034

Women Students

1,693

A total of 2,727 students have enrolled at Delta State University - 2,041 undergraduate and 686 graduate.

By gender, 1,034 male and 1,693 female students are attending Delta State University. By attendance status, there are 1,764 full-time students and 963 part-time students.

The number of students at Delta State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi.

Delta State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 762 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Delta State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,034 male and 1,693 female students attending Delta State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.61 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Delta State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Delta State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,041	1,486	555
Men	814	603	211
Women	1,227	883	344

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Delta State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	686	278	408
Men	220	101	119
Women	466	177	289

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,459 White students (53.50%) and 967 Black or African American students (35.46%) at Delta State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Delta State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Delta State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	2	3
Asian	13	6	7
Black or African American	657	239	418
Hispanic	46	21	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	1,164	463	701
Two or More Races	34	20	14
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	53	28	25
Total	2,041	814	1,227

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Delta State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	4	0	4
Black or African American	310	79	231
Hispanic	16	5	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	295	108	187
Two or More Races	3	3	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	27	9	18
Total	686	220	466

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,928 students whose age under twenty five and 523 students whose age is over thirty years old at Delta State University.

Especially, 230 students are younger than eighteen and 41 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Delta State University.

Population by Student Age at Delta State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,041	814	1,227
Under 18	230	94	136
18-19	412	176	236
20-21	635	258	377
22-24	486	217	269
25-29	107	35	72
30-34	50	16	34
35-39	32	8	24
40-49	29	2	27
50-64	22	3	19
65 and over	38	5	33
Total	2,041	814	1,227

Population by Student Age at Delta State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	686	220	466
20-21	8	2	6
22-24	157	69	88
25-29	169	54	115
30-34	102	34	68
35-39	79	20	59
40-49	114	27	87
50-64	54	14	40
65 and over	3	0	3
Total	686	220	466

Online Student Population

At Delta State University, 1,862 students (68.28% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 762 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 601 students live in Mississippi where Delta State University is located in and 153 students have enrolled from other states.