Student Population at MC

Total Enrollment

3,946

Undergraduate

2,396

Graduate

1,550

Online Enrollment

650

Men Students

1,495

Women Students

2,451

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,946 students have enrolled at Mississippi College - 2,396 undergraduate and 1,550 graduate.

By gender, 1,495 male and 2,451 female students are attending Mississippi College. By attendance status, there are 3,045 full-time students and 901 part-time students.

The number of students at Mississippi College is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Belhaven University and William Carey University, its population is relatively small (average population is 4,645).

Mississippi College offers online degree/certificate programs and 650 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Mississippi College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,495 male and 2,451 female students attending MC. 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 MC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,396	1,953	443
Men	1,010	813	197
Women	1,386	1,140	246

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,550	1,092	458
Men	485	369	116
Women	1,065	723	342

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,514 White students (63.71%) and 813 Black or African American students (20.60%) at Mississippi College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mississippi College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mississippi College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	1	5
Asian	46	16	30
Black or African American	365	161	204
Hispanic	76	33	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,699	700	999
Two or More Races	53	25	28
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	64	19	45
Total	2,396	1,010	1,386

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mississippi College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0	3
Asian	41	10	31
Black or African American	448	98	350
Hispanic	39	18	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	815	253	562
Two or More Races	14	2	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	138	73	65
Total	1,550	485	1,065

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,713 students whose age under twenty five and 669 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mississippi College.

Especially, 231 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mississippi College.

Population by Student Age at Mississippi College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,396	1,010	1,386
Under 18	231	107	124
18-19	706	297	409
20-21	862	355	507
22-24	404	183	221
25-29	93	45	48
30-34	28	9	19
35-39	25	5	20
40-49	29	6	23
50-64	15	2	13
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	2,396	1,010	1,386

Population by Student Age at Mississippi College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,550	485	1,065
20-21	15	1	14
22-24	495	167	328
25-29	471	174	297
30-34	157	65	92
35-39	123	23	100
40-49	197	39	158
50-64	89	16	73
65 and over	3	0	3
Total	1,550	485	1,065

Online Student Population

At Mississippi College, 1,795 students (45.49% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 650 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, 568 students live in Mississippi where Mississippi College is located in and 81 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,946	2,396	1,550
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	650	119	531
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,145	1,025	120
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,151	1,252	899

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	650	119	531
Mississippi Residents	568	110	458
Other State in U.S.	81	9	72
Outside of U.S.	1	0	1
Unknown	0	0	0