Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Mississippi Valley State's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi.
Mississippi Valley State has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,594 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi average (9,820 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Mississippi Valley State University2,2052,013192
Similarly Ranked Schools2,5942,247347
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Mississippi9,8208,0541,766
The below chart compares the student population between Mississippi Valley State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,035 male and 1,170 female students attending Mississippi Valley State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.88 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 Mississippi Valley State.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mississippi Valley State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,0131,047966
Men953513440
Women1,060534526
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Mississippi Valley State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1929894
Men824735
Women1105159

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,948 Black or African American students (88.34%) and 117 White students (5.31%) at Mississippi Valley State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Mississippi Valley State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mississippi Valley State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian20119
Black or African American1,772823949
Hispanic512625
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White1145559
Two or More Races321
Race/Ethnicity Unknown513615
Total 2,0139531,060
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Mississippi Valley State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian101
Black or African American17672104
Hispanic431
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White321
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown853
Total 19282110

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,765 students whose age under twenty five and 246 students whose age is over thirty years old at Mississippi Valley State University.
Especially, 412 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Mississippi Valley State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Mississippi Valley State University
TotalMenWomen
Total2,013 9531,060
Under 18412 154258
18-19588 285303
20-21378 213165
22-24318 170148
25-29141 7764
30-3443 1429
35-3937 1225
40-4955 1540
50-6438 1127
65 and over3 21
Total 2,013 9531,060
Population by Student Age at Mississippi Valley State University
TotalMenWomen
Total192 82110
20-213 30
22-2466 3333
25-2953 2627
30-3422 814
35-3914 212
40-4917 413
50-6415 510
65 and over2 11
Total 192 82110

Online Student Population

At Mississippi Valley State University, 1,334 students (60.50% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 295 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, 197 students live in Mississippi where Mississippi Valley State University is located in and 94 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,2052,013192
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes29520491
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,039938101
Not Enrolled in Online Classes8718710
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)29520491
Mississippi Residents19712473
Other State in U.S.947618
Outside of U.S.440
Unknown000