Student Population at MUW

Total Enrollment

2,339

Undergraduate

2,080

Graduate

259

Online Enrollment

826

Men Students

518

Women Students

1,821

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,339 students have enrolled at Mississippi University for Women - 2,080 undergraduate and 259 graduate.

By gender, 518 male and 1,821 female students are attending Mississippi University for Women. By attendance status, there are 1,667 full-time students and 672 part-time students.

The number of students at Mississippi University for Women is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University, its population is average (average population is 2,406).

Mississippi University for Women offers online degree/certificate programs and 826 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 University for Women and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 518 male and 1,821 female students attending MUW. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.28 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 MUW.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MUW
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,080	1,528	552
Men	484	286	198
Women	1,596	1,242	354

Population by Gender/Attending Status at MUW
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	259	139	120
Men	34	12	22
Women	225	127	98

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,385 White students (59.21%) and 821 Black or African American students (35.10%) at Mississippi University for Women(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mississippi University for Women.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mississippi University for Women
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	28	6	22
Asian	59	26	33
Black or African American	763	119	644
Hispanic	19	7	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,193	318	875
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	2,080	484	1,596

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mississippi University for Women
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	3	1	2
Black or African American	58	4	54
Hispanic	2	0	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	192	29	163
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	259	34	225

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,717 students whose age under twenty five and 403 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mississippi University for Women.

Especially, 272 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mississippi University for Women.

Population by Student Age at Mississippi University for Women
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,080	484	1,596
Under 18	272	118	154
18-19	315	87	228
20-21	605	113	492
22-24	437	92	345
25-29	172	40	132
30-34	96	13	83
35-39	72	7	65
40-49	66	6	60
50-64	39	7	32
65 and over	6	1	5
Total	2,080	484	1,596

Population by Student Age at Mississippi University for Women
	Total	Men	Women
Total	259	34	225
20-21	4	0	4
22-24	84	4	80
25-29	47	11	36
30-34	40	5	35
35-39	19	4	15
40-49	41	4	37
50-64	21	5	16
65 and over	3	1	2
Total	259	34	225

Online Student Population

At Mississippi University for Women, 1,629 students (69.65% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 826 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, 693 students live in Mississippi where Mississippi University for Women is located in and 129 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,339	2,080	259
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	826	665	161
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	803	767	36
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	710	648	62

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	826	665	161
Mississippi Residents	693	606	87
Other State in U.S.	129	58	71
Outside of U.S.	4	1	3
Unknown	0	0	0