Student Population at Mississippi Valley State

Total Enrollment

1,879

Undergraduate

1,654

Graduate

225

Online Enrollment

226

Men Students

787

Women Students

1,092

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,879 students have enrolled at Mississippi Valley State University - 1,654 undergraduate and 225 graduate.

By gender, 787 male and 1,092 female students are attending Mississippi Valley State University. By attendance status, there are 1,148 full-time students and 731 part-time students.

The number of students at Mississippi Valley State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alcorn State University and Mississippi University for Women, its population is relatively small (average population is 2,636).

Mississippi Valley State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 226 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 Valley State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 787 male and 1,092 female students attending Mississippi Valley State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 Mississippi Valley State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mississippi Valley State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,654	1,054	600
Men	715	477	238
Women	939	577	362

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mississippi Valley State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	225	94	131
Men	72	34	38
Women	153	60	93

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,586 Black or African American students (84.41%) and 139 White students (7.40%) at Mississippi Valley State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mississippi Valley State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mississippi Valley State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	0
Asian	8	4	4
Black or African American	1,373	584	789
Hispanic	39	17	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	3	3
White	133	54	79
Two or More Races	15	6	9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	78	45	33
Total	1,654	715	939

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mississippi Valley State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	1	0	1
Black or African American	213	67	146
Hispanic	2	2	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	6	2	4
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	2	1	1
Total	225	72	153

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,488 students whose age under twenty five and 255 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mississippi Valley State University.

Especially, 383 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Mississippi Valley State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,654	715	939
Under 18	383	131	252
18-19	375	172	203
20-21	359	170	189
22-24	316	165	151
25-29	74	28	46
30-34	34	9	25
35-39	32	11	21
40-49	54	22	32
50-64	27	7	20
Total	1,654	715	939

Population by Student Age at Mississippi Valley State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	225	72	153
20-21	1	0	1
22-24	54	31	23
25-29	62	23	39
30-34	25	4	21
35-39	20	5	15
40-49	36	5	31
50-64	25	3	22
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	225	72	153

Online Student Population

At Mississippi Valley State University, 845 students (44.97% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 226 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, 175 students live in Mississippi where Mississippi Valley State University is located in and 51 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,879	1,654	225
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	226	115	111
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	619	554	65
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,034	985	49

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	226	115	111
Mississippi Residents	175	89	86
Other State in U.S.	51	26	25
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0